Quote: (Originally Posted by
Gilles)
Eric; I would discourage this idea. I know I'm a stupid jerk, bad apple, etc, etc, but I have survived errors in the past with the tank valve. Inserting a shut-off invites more of the same. Please don't red blob me more than I already have been.
I am not so sure about this.......There are a lot of benefits in being able to isolate the solenoid in the event of a failure. The most obvious benefit is you can leave the O2 tank valve open and manually add O2.......Making the remainder of the dive a lot less stressful.
I got a beaut little shut-off from Rasmus and it screws into the O2 first stage and the hose screws into it. It operates very much like any other flow stop and is made of metal and no plastic. It works a treat and is a lot easier to operate than I first thought. In the beginning I was a little worried I could accidentally bump it and isolate the gas but it has never happened. All is needed is to just do a quick operation check when you open the O2 tank and it's good for the dive.
Cool idea to have the primary controller mounted onto a folding wrist slate....Definately food for thought there!!!
The other question I wanted to ask is do any of you use the Armidillo (or similar) side-mount system when wreck diving from a boat and what method do you use for getting in the water with it or clip the tanks on in the water?
With the tanks clipped off to D rings I am always have to hold the regs up when penetrating and finning close to the bottom in order to keep them out of the way, hence buying the Armidillo. Now all I need to do is work out the easiest way to put it all together before descending.
Regards,
Lance