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Paul Brookes · 8th January 2007, 14:15

Quote: (Originally Posted by CharlieT)

I would suggest you plumb it into an external stage rather than your onboard 3L cylinder.

If you had a CO2 hit, the experienced Rebreather divers on this site say that an inboard 3L cylinder is totally inadequate.

Otherwise, would a T join be the answer? Personally I wouldn't want to add another potential failure point but......

Charlie

I'm planning on running a line from both the manifold and stage, with a quick connect system. For "basic" dives, I will run it primarily from the manifold but for deepies, I will start the dive with it plumbed into the stage.

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Paul Brookes New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 35	Re: Larger Manifold Quote: (Originally Posted by CharlieT) I would suggest you plumb it into an external stage rather than your onboard 3L cylinder. If you had a CO2 hit, the experienced Rebreather divers on this site say that an inboard 3L cylinder is totally inadequate. Otherwise, would a T join be the answer? Personally I wouldn't want to add another potential failure point but...... Charlie I'm planning on running a line from both the manifold and stage, with a quick connect system. For "basic" dives, I will run it primarily from the manifold but for deepies, I will start the dive with it plumbed into the stage.
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