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Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 10:44:52 +22305714 (HST)
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
Subject: Re: Heliair - was O2 NARCOSIS
To: Michel Therrien <m.therrien@Ne*.qc*.ca*>
Cc: techdiver@terra.net

> Sheck's primary argument (during my training sessions) for using Heliair was
> that it is easy to analyse.  If you mix two known gas mix, you only need to
> analyze one gas.  In the present situation, analyzing O2 allows to determine
> the amount of helium and also the amount of nitrogen.

This makes better sense to me, because it's the same reason I prefer to
use Heliair whenever possible on deep open-circuit dives.

Aloha,
Rich

Richard Pyle
deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*
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