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You wrote: > >At 9:48 AM 10/25/95, IANTD wrote: > >>The transpac has had the following modifications done to it: > >I'm still working on mine (a life task I think) and would appreciate >some more detail on these.chris > >>2. the chest strap has been removed > >Excelent idea. Mine interfered with my inflator valve so I moved >it up, but taking it off entirely hadn't occured to me. How does >it effect stability? > >>4. The double tank wrap bands were replaced with the metal plates for >>attaching to the tanks just like the backplate > >Please clarify this. Are you refering to the stabalizer plate, or >a complete replacement of the bands? If the later, could you describe >it? I've never seen one of these. >DIVERITE OFFERS TWO METAL PLATES (I HAD NMADE SOME PLASTIC ONES ORGINALLY) THAT FIT AT THE TWO HOLES ON THE TRANSPAC . PLACE THE TRANSPAC ON THE DOUBLES WITH THE BOLTS RUNNING THRO IT THEN PLACE THE STEAL PLATES ON THE BOLTS AND SECURE THEM JUST LIKE ON A HARD PACK. THESYSTENM IS STABLE WITH THREE STAGES ON ONE SIDE THIS WAY .THROW THE WEBBED DOUBLETANK WRAPS AWAY AS YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED THEM --TOM >>6. For open water and wreck diving I placed gromlets at the base of the >>transpac and carry my lift bag there > >On the belt? >NO AT THE BASE OF THE BACK PART OF THE TRANSPACK THE LIFT BAG SITS AGAINST MY BUTT. IT IS EASY TO REMOVE AND TO REPLACE AND IS OUT OF THE DRAG STREAM --TOM >>7. I have surgical tubing loops on the circular rings just inside the >>pac where I stow my long hose. (I breath from both the long and short >>hose on each dive, to insure my regs are at 100% all the time) > >Where inside the pac? > >ON THE INSIDE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, JUST INSIDE OF WHERE THE WINGS SET THERE ARE TO SMALL CIRCULAR RINGS.I ATTACHED THE SURGICAL LOOPS THERE THE HOSE FITS IN THEM SNUGLY. THE HOSE THEN COMES UP OVER THE SHOULDER. I USE BOTH HOSES ON A DIVE SO IT IS HARD TO DEFINE WHICH I USE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT DURING A DIVE.IT WORKS WELL EITHER WAY. IT COMES OUT FAST FOR HANDING OFF. IF TEACHING AND A GAS DRILL IS OVER I DO NOT RESTORE IT INSTEAD I USE HOGARTH STYLE -TOM >Thanks, >Scott. > > > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >
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