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silent running · 29th May 2008, 20:05

Quote: (Originally Posted by paulraymaekers)

hello Alex, that is possible in theory, but at the moment the units with the least WOB ar by far the biggest on the market
it does not mean that we must not try to change that!
paul

Hi Paul, no big changes are necessary. The Prism has a lower WOB than any other CCR on the CCRB chart except possibly Boris and weighs only 47 lbs/21.5 kilos, fully charged, is only 53.4 cm tall, 43.2 cm wide and at 23 cm front to back, thinner than all other CCRs in the CCRB chart, except the Kisses and rEvo.

A CCR can have very low WOB and still be compact with low hydro drag. I couldn't do the kind of diving in strong currents so easily without the low WOB and low profile of the Prism... -Andy

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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: Comprehensive list of all accidents Quote: (Originally Posted by paulraymaekers) hello Alex, that is possible in theory, but at the moment the units with the least WOB ar by far the biggest on the market it does not mean that we must not try to change that! paul Hi Paul, no big changes are necessary. The Prism has a lower WOB than any other CCR on the CCRB chart except possibly Boris and weighs only 47 lbs/21.5 kilos, fully charged, is only 53.4 cm tall, 43.2 cm wide and at 23 cm front to back, thinner than all other CCRs in the CCRB chart, except the Kisses and rEvo. A CCR can have very low WOB and still be compact with low hydro drag. I couldn't do the kind of diving in strong currents so easily without the low WOB and low profile of the Prism... -Andy
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