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silent running · 23rd October 2007, 08:27

Not that it's news to anybody, but to put it in plain terms: cells do not age at the same rate, even if they are from the same batch, even if they are sequential, never mind the failure rates of individual cells. In otherwords, forget predicting the failure of a healthy, linear cell beyond say, the basic 6-20 month time frame.

So, from a cell life standpoint, who cares which sensor the 2dry dial is left at? It's barely loading a cell which may may not last for 6-20 months. Anybody want to guess how much leaving the dial on sensor 2 matters compared to switching the load around between different cells from a statistical POV? I know there's not a lot of things to go wrong with the Prism, but don't we have something more important we can worry about? -Andy

23rd October 2007, 08:27	#18 (permalink)
silent running Mature mouth breather Current Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: U.S.A. Brooklyn, New York Posts: 1,836	Re: Prism Topaz - Analog Secondary & Cell Sensors Not that it's news to anybody, but to put it in plain terms: cells do not age at the same rate, even if they are from the same batch, even if they are sequential, never mind the failure rates of individual cells. In otherwords, forget predicting the failure of a healthy, linear cell beyond say, the basic 6-20 month time frame. So, from a cell life standpoint, who cares which sensor the 2dry dial is left at? It's barely loading a cell which may may not last for 6-20 months. Anybody want to guess how much leaving the dial on sensor 2 matters compared to switching the load around between different cells from a statistical POV? I know there's not a lot of things to go wrong with the Prism, but don't we have something more important we can worry about? -Andy
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