Quote: (Originally Posted by
Drmike)
how does the check valve effect the wob?
Finally after many weeks I tested using Nitrox 30 at 40m. I tested the Golem BOV fed by the offboard through the checkvalve, then the on board, then compared with a Poseidon extream 2nd stage directly off the 1st stage on the bailout.
Normal breathing, then breathing as hard as I could.
Very difficult to detect the difference between the on and offboard tanks (i.e. thru checkvalve and not thru) using the Golem 2nd stage Apeks clone of the Golem BOV.
I could notice a difference however, between this and the Poseidon 2nd stage (the latter breathing easier).
I believe I will continue with this set up. So easy to use with so much flexibility. It works really good.
Aknowledgements to Dave Sutton and DrMike for their respective influences generating this concept.