Agreed. I just had concerns over any new divers getting sucked in even more. Later, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trey" <trey@ne*.co*> To: "Dave Grey" <grey@te*.ne*>; "techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:26 AM Subject: RE: Posting of BC Safety Warning > > This is too much - like recalling a bad batch of dogshit, "do not eat this > particular dogshit, onyx the real dogshit will do". What kind of screaming > idiot buys bondage wings in the first place? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Grey [mailto:grey@te*.ne*] > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 11:42 PM > To: techdiver > Subject: Fw: Posting of BC Safety Warning > Importance: High > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:16 PM > Subject: Posting of BC Safety Warning > > > > > > > > Hi Ed > > > > Please post this in our Web Site news letter: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > - > > Product Safety Warning! > > > > About 5 years ago OMS 100# lift dual and single bladder BC's were rejected > > by Ocean Management Systems Inc. because of serious manufacturing defects. > > These BC's were supposed to have been destroyed by the fabricator: Cindi > > Walters of Cal Pacific, dba Forte. > > They evidently were not destroyed. > > > > These defects include possible bladder rupturing without warning causing > > total loss of buoyancy control, defective stitching and setting of > grommets. > > > > These BC's were never authorized by OMS for sale or distribution and may > > pose a serious safety hazard. > > > > They are easily identifible as a. The Power inflator is equipped with a > gray > > inflator button and a oral inflator mouthpiece located at a 45 degree > angle > > (OMS has never sold a BC with this inflator) b. There is no warning label > > c. The webbing that holds the elastomeric bands may be frayed around the > > grommet area d. The fabric makes a "cracking noise" when compressed and is > > shiny > > > > Know sellers of this defect BC are: > > > > The Wet Shop > > Owner Jeff David alias David Jefferies > > 6615 Royal > > West Vancouver BC > > > > and > > > > Joe Doiron > > 3031 Washington Ave > > Victoria BC > > > > Should you have further questions please feel free to contact Ocean > > Management Systems Inc. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ----------------------- > > > > Reps please feel free to post this warning on any internet formums that > will > > get the word out. > > > > Thankyou everyone > > John Griffiths > > > > > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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