| Re: COPIS vs APECS
I've considered both megs before I bought mine and yes it would be simpler and cheaper to go COPIS but I didn't see the safer part. I, as others, control my APECS manually all of the time and it's not that big of a hassle. I'll let the solenoid take over if I'm not "available" so to speak. I bought the APECS because I want that solenoid to be there for me if I, for some reason, am not able to respond. If you look at the "almost accident" thread you'll see a few entries like: "I got tunnel vision and almost passed out while putting my fins on because I forgot to push the button on my CK" type of incidents. I don't like that scenario.
As far as the solenoid going bad closed or open, I decided to mitigate that with good preventive maintenance. If you're not afraid to do your own Rebreather maintenace it shouldn't be a problem.
I have to tell you though that I am new at this and my opinion may not be the right way to go.
I think soon (hopefully) someone will come up with a combination solenoid/leaky valve (like a needle valve controller) that will let you fly manually and have a real safety net controller and have it available for the Meg as well as other RBs.
Good luck,
Tibby
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