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Have to agree with you on that one ! (Bad design ...) every rb I've seen had some questionable either designs or was not as fully perfected as i could imagine it could be !! (ok ! have had hands on with only 3 rb) so I'm no expert ! :) But I do have quite a few hours on the mk5p which is, in my opinion, the best !! (I've tried ..... no flames please this is my opinion if anybody cares ! And yes it is usually pilot f***** when somebody bites it on a rb. you really need to be trained well and get the routine going ! What ever the list might think of Tom M. he did teach me the importance of paranoia when operating a rb this includes making qualified decision about the strengths and weaknesses of the equipment you are operating, I stress operating ! it's like a bike not a hat ... My point being that no equipment or configuration will ever be perfected to a degree guaranteeing your survival when it comes to diving ! RGDS and safe diving Lars Bjaerris On torsdag, september 12, 2002, at 06:15 PM, G. A. wrote: > A bad design is a bad design. Go find a friend who is an engineer > (mechanical or aerospace), show him the two designs side by side and > have him (or her :-) ) comment. Maybe you can take their word for it. > (It is better if this person would be a non-diver, as then you would > have ZERO complaints about their objectivity). I am such an > engineer, though I am sure you wouldn't take my word on it. > > Anyone who demands proof should go out and find it instead of > demanding for it. I remember reading that after one of the most > recent (Inspiration) deaths the UK HSE (?) or a coroner DID comment > that the death was questionable and the equipment needed to be looked > at closer. (ok - not sure which one of the two) > > Your life is in your hands - and mine is in my hands - that is why I > dive open circuit and will continue to do so. If you choose to dive > with a more complicated peace of gear, you have to choose amongst > them, but try to be objective when doing so. (Just because the Buddy > is made in the UK is no reason to dive it; ex: the Concorde wastes > fuel and is VERY loud and flies at a loss to the airlines simply > because the British and the French want a symbol of their aerospace > accomplishments up in the air - totally impractical even from the > business standpoint, yet still around) > > I know statistics can be lied with, but these are piss-poor examples, > since the numbers are not disputed by ANYONE - not even Diver > magazine's Trewavas who is pro-rebreather and pro-Inspiration. > > Although open circuit is 'safer', omitting decompression is equally > dangerous, and unless the RB-80 PREVENTED the divers in question from > decompressing properly (and carrying proper bailout to do so in the > event of failure), then you (and the others posting in similar tones) > have no argument. > > Next question? > > Gene Avakyan > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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