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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:26:19 +1000
Subject: Re: 300m coffee maker
From: Dean Laffan <email@re*.co*.au*>
To: Tech diver list <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> stortford@ub*.co* wrote:
> 
>> This Mark Andrew's (the deep air guy) latest rig - he reckons dive the he's
>> going to dive to 300m on it?
>> 
>> http://www.divernet.com

Wow, this site has some pretty amazing crap.

Check out the "how to invert your twins if you're off the errr ....  "husky"
type of physical build  http://www.divernet.com/gear/invert1198.htm

Here's a snippet of the accompanying text:

> a very simple scuba system that consists of a twinset with manifold, one first
> and one second stage and no contents gauge at all. They simply shut off one
> cylinder pillar valve, then breathe off the other one until it is nearly empty
> and they sense an increasing breathing resistance.
> That is when they reach behind them, open the previously closed pillar valve
> and decant air from the full cylinder to the empty one. They then shut off the
> "donor" cylinder again. This decanting process is carried out twice. Then,
> with 50 bars left in each cylinder (from an initial 200 bar fill), it is time
> to head back to the surface.

What a shock to find I've been DIW.


regards

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dean laffan
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Mobile - 0418-525-315
It said on the box: 'Requires Windows 95 or better' ... so I bought a Mac !

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