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Helen, We refer to the "piston clips" as "bolt snap clips" or just "snap clips". The "widow makers" we call "suicide clips". Same thing, just different terminology across the ocean. Sort of like calling a cigarrette a fag. Ken > Date sent: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:21:01 GMT > From: johnstone@en*.bt*.co*.uk* (Helen Johnstone) > To: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com, Rob.de_Groot@gi*.in*.co*, tsmith@fl*.or* > Subject: Re: Wreck gear rigging > > From: Tony Smith <tsmith@fl*.or*> > > What is a piston clip? > > A Piston Clip is a clip that has a 'piston'-like open/closure mechansim. They are > preferable to the normal 'widow-makers' (carrabina-type) clips as they are not as prone to > accidentally opening and attaching the diver to other items - such as wrecks. > > I only use piston clips. However, when squeezing down a narrow area last year, a piston > clip that was holding a torch accidentally opened as it was dragged across the rock, and > dropped the torch. So they are not infallible. > > > ____________ > / ______ | > | / \___| > | | > | | _ > | | | | > | | | | > | | | | <- 'piston' which opens / shuts clip > | \_ | | > \_ \_____|_| > \_ | > \_ |___ > \_ |_ | <- Use thumb to drag this sprung 'catch' > \ | | | down to open piston above. Release > | | \_/ catch to close piston. > | | > | | > | | > |___| > > - Helen > > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com > Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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