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womble · 31st October 2007, 09:24

Quote: (Originally Posted by Fun Under Pressure)

Hi Womble,

to many hoses for me. I use for deeper dive´s (more than 20 meters) a 7 L Ali o2 tank. With an inflator hose at the 1st stage. So i can plump in the manual Inflator at the CL. When the solonid stuck i close the inboard valve and use the outboard ali stage. I use 2-3 80´s Ali stage tank´s with various gases too. All stage tank´s have 1st stages with inflator hose, so i can close the inboard dil stage and plumb in the manual dil inflator any gas i need. I connect a shearwater on my classic inspiration so when the electronics failt, the oxygen 1st stage failt and the dil bottle is empty i can fly the unit maually and use the gas from o2 and dil stages(I think this is the maximum worst case). All stage tank´s have 2nd stage reg´s so i use when the scrubber is flooded. So i use only the hoses i need on my Rebreather. When you can manage all your hoses it´s ok. But for me it is to much.

That´s the problem when you are not a DIR Guy, you must think about it by YOUR SELF.

Cheers Markku

Thanks for youer input Markku, yes, i agree, there does seem to be a lot of hoses, but in actual fact there is only one more hose on each side to the standard setup. My issue is more with the number of joins / reliability of Y blocks, 90 degree swivels, switch blocks, etc. I was wondering if anyone has tried this sort of setup and what their experiences were.

Please keep the comments coming in!!

31st October 2007, 09:24	#3 (permalink)
womble Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 196	Re: Offboard connection setup - Thoughts please? Quote: (Originally Posted by Fun Under Pressure) Hi Womble, to many hoses for me. I use for deeper dive´s (more than 20 meters) a 7 L Ali o2 tank. With an inflator hose at the 1st stage. So i can plump in the manual Inflator at the CL. When the solonid stuck i close the inboard valve and use the outboard ali stage. I use 2-3 80´s Ali stage tank´s with various gases too. All stage tank´s have 1st stages with inflator hose, so i can close the inboard dil stage and plumb in the manual dil inflator any gas i need. I connect a shearwater on my classic inspiration so when the electronics failt, the oxygen 1st stage failt and the dil bottle is empty i can fly the unit maually and use the gas from o2 and dil stages(I think this is the maximum worst case). All stage tank´s have 2nd stage reg´s so i use when the scrubber is flooded. So i use only the hoses i need on my Rebreather. When you can manage all your hoses it´s ok. But for me it is to much. That´s the problem when you are not a DIR Guy, you must think about it by YOUR SELF. Cheers Markku Thanks for youer input Markku, yes, i agree, there does seem to be a lot of hoses, but in actual fact there is only one more hose on each side to the standard setup. My issue is more with the number of joins / reliability of Y blocks, 90 degree swivels, switch blocks, etc. I was wondering if anyone has tried this sort of setup and what their experiences were. Please keep the comments coming in!! __________________ "What could possibly go wrong?? . . "
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