Quote: (Originally Posted by Drmike;112362
Once again you seem very sure of your data. Have you tested how much of a bypass you would get and the effect? I havent tested it - which is why Im not making definative statements.
For you to believe its not a real issue you have to believe that 1) a cell couldnt fall apart (so you must conclude Im a liar of a lunatic) and/or 2) if it does fall apart the bypass will be insignificant - and that we just dont know - yet but based on my experience with a crappy fitted o-ring on my inspiration it doesnt take much of a bypass to have bad results the seriousness of the end result of a problem caused by diver error can me mitigated by good design. that is the point.
The fact is there is a potential risk if a cell falls apart that you can get bypass. We know it CAN happen (cells fall apart) as its happened to me. Just because it hasnt killed anyone yet and just because its not been seen by others that doesnt mean it couldnt happen. The risk is death. I would have thought that reason enough to take this quite seriously.
But hey I dont dive a Meg, but I have friends that do I. Based on my experience with cells falling apart I [U)
personally[/u] wouldnt dive a Meg now unless there was a way to ensure the cell couldnt fall apart in use, (such as previously mentioned) or that some tests proved that even if the cell fell apart the bypass was negligable. Personally I think thats a sensible approach
havent tested it, but look at the pics above, how much gas bypass could get through that tiny hole?
Mike ole buddy, please dont put words in my mouth, Liar, never, lunatic maybe
been called similar myself. can you send me pics of the failed sensor, pm or email as I have tried to PM you but your box is full, so can you email me
ron@tmishop.com I think you may have valid points, but I also think I have answered your points and the design is fine, in fact I may just tear the internals from an old sensor and put it in the rig and try it out for some empiracal testing.