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**Dave Sutton** · 7th June 2007, 13:40

Quote: (Originally Posted by Ben Field)

I've never fully understood closing ADV's once at depth, I suppose that they (ADV's) must be really easy to trigger on some rebreathers? On my KISS you have to suck like a backalley ho before the ADV kicks, certainly keeps you aware of loop volume and is maybe too much effort for "open loop"? Will have to give it a try and see.

BEN

Hi Ben,

Makes no difference how well or poorly an ADV breathes.... I can see no reason to shut one down. Ranging from the Mark-15 (makes the KISS ADV seem like a high performance regulator) to the 'Boris and rEvo ADV's (which *are* high performance regulators), they all ought to be left on. The better they breathe, the more usable they are for an open-loop flush. I'd be damned if I'd loose that hands-free flush capability. Just seems silly. My rEvo ADV breathes as well as any BOV regulator (probably better) when being used as an open-loop supply regulator, and save for caustic cocktail or a ripped hose can do all of the work that a BOV does. Why would anyone turn it off?

Dave

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Dave Sutton Diveshop of Horrors Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Megalodon rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,978	Re: Is a BOW fast enough to save a life? Quote: (Originally Posted by Ben Field) I've never fully understood closing ADV's once at depth, I suppose that they (ADV's) must be really easy to trigger on some rebreathers? On my KISS you have to suck like a backalley ho before the ADV kicks, certainly keeps you aware of loop volume and is maybe too much effort for "open loop"? Will have to give it a try and see. BEN Hi Ben, Makes no difference how well or poorly an ADV breathes.... I can see no reason to shut one down. Ranging from the Mark-15 (makes the KISS ADV seem like a high performance regulator) to the 'Boris and rEvo ADV's (which are high performance regulators), they all ought to be left on. The better they breathe, the more usable they are for an open-loop flush. I'd be damned if I'd loose that hands-free flush capability. Just seems silly. My rEvo ADV breathes as well as any BOV regulator (probably better) when being used as an open-loop supply regulator, and save for caustic cocktail or a ripped hose can do all of the work that a BOV does. Why would anyone turn it off? Dave __________________ "Silent Diving with No Bubbles and No Politics".... www.nobubblediving.com And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids, For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white-laced lips. And you see a girls brown body dancing through the turquoise, And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea. And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body, Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind...... Last edited by Dave Sutton : 7th June 2007 at 13:43.
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