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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0144_01C0E557.CFC3B940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a Mares MR 12 with a Mares Arkos second stage and a sherwood = octo. The last 2 dives I cave done I have had very slight free flows. = The first time I was in 32 F degree and the free flow was somewhat = noticeable and got worse as the dive progressed. I aborted the dive once = I noticed it becomming a problem. I have a cold water kit on the first = stage however I chalked it up to the extreme temperature. My father used = it next on a pool dive for his certification and he didn't notice any = problems with it. The next dive was to 40' in 39-41 F dergrees water. = near the end of the dive about 15-20 mins into the dive I noticed a = positive pressure in my mouth. Not a major free flow but enough that I = could feel gas wanting to just push my lips out a little. I switched to = my octo wich was breathing good and I noticed that my reg would flow as = it should when it was turned upside down and when I turned it right side = up it would still be releasing a few tinny bubbles. Any thoughts as to = what might be the problem. Would the water temp on the second dive be = cold enough to cause a freeze up?=20 Thanks, Thom ------=_NextPart_000_0144_01C0E557.CFC3B940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3019.2500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a Mares MR 12 with a Mares Arkos = second=20 stage and a sherwood octo. The last 2 dives I cave done I have had very = slight=20 free flows. The first time I was in 32 F degree and the free flow was = somewhat=20 noticeable and got worse as the dive progressed. I aborted the dive once = I=20 noticed it becomming a problem. I have a cold water kit on the = first=20 stage however I chalked it up to the extreme temperature. My father used = it next=20 on a pool dive for his certification and he didn't notice any problems = with it.=20 The next dive was to 40' in 39-41 F dergrees water. near the end of the = dive=20 about 15-20 mins into the dive I noticed a positive pressure in my = mouth. Not a=20 major free flow but enough that I could feel gas wanting to just push my = lips=20 out a little. I switched to my octo wich was breathing good and I = noticed that=20 my reg would flow as it should when it was turned upside down and when I = turned=20 it right side up it would still be releasing a few tinny bubbles. Any = thoughts=20 as to what might be the problem. Would the water temp on the second dive = be cold=20 enough to cause a freeze up? </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Thom</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0144_01C0E557.CFC3B940-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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