Quote: (Originally Posted by Drmike)
Hi,
What is the deal with the OC reg in the side of the mask.? If you close the Rebreather dsv, and start breathing from that 2nd stage (as a bail) you will have a lot of dead space no? I would imagine the wob would be high as the mask volume expands/contracts off the face as you breathe too.
Whats your take on that?
Yes actually that is the reason why I would only use a side-mounted alternative reg for temporal use, until you switch back/ switch to some other primary reg that you put into the central port again. It depends on the reg whether the mask "wobbles" a lot on your face but it is definitely harder to breathe, and add to this "christmas tree-head effect", i.e. having all kinds of things connected to your FFM front (loop/reg), sides(comm, 2nd reg), top (torch), straps (receiver pouch, backup light) that is just too much stuff!
The Scubapro FFM offers a similar plug-in overload, and all the people that I know who got one, tried it, and connected all things in all ways possible ended up stripping them all off again sooner or later (including me
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