Bad design of boris'sloop?

Drmike · 5th October 2006, 05:48

Quote: (Originally Posted by DrJM)

ok guys lets clarify some points:

1) MIKE ???????? I thought the flooding last week of your unit was due to YOU using a modified spring (cut shorter) in the OPV, mainly with the new little larger upgraded OPV-back plate ???? therefore being a larger surface, it needed the original spring to push it in position (understand close). When I gave you the original small OPV-back plate it seems to work !

I thought that at first but apparently when they fitted my new CL they only transfered across my (newer) OPV plate (as teh new CL had the older OPV plate installed) so I was actually using the original spring last week -everything was standard.

I dont think theres any doubt the OPV works - but theres also little doubt its not very muck tolerant. Like I keep saying I never had a real problem with it before only when there was muck in the CL (before the membrane was fitted and I was sloppy filling, and when the new 'dirty' CL was fitted last week. If you have a clean loop and fill clean there should never be a problem.

Quote:

As Howard Hall said about Rebreather:

“During my 1,000 hours of rebreather diving, the rather high frequency of equipment malfunction has only been exceeded by the much higher frequency of stupid diver mistakes”

Now aint that the damn truth!

5th October 2006, 05:48	#41 (permalink)
Drmike Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: MK 15.X Ouroboros Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,128	Re: Bad design of boris'sloop? Quote: (Originally Posted by DrJM) ok guys lets clarify some points: 1) MIKE ???????? I thought the flooding last week of your unit was due to YOU using a modified spring (cut shorter) in the OPV, mainly with the new little larger upgraded OPV-back plate ???? therefore being a larger surface, it needed the original spring to push it in position (understand close). When I gave you the original small OPV-back plate it seems to work ! I thought that at first but apparently when they fitted my new CL they only transfered across my (newer) OPV plate (as teh new CL had the older OPV plate installed) so I was actually using the original spring last week -everything was standard. I dont think theres any doubt the OPV works - but theres also little doubt its not very muck tolerant. Like I keep saying I never had a real problem with it before only when there was muck in the CL (before the membrane was fitted and I was sloppy filling, and when the new 'dirty' CL was fitted last week. If you have a clean loop and fill clean there should never be a problem. Quote: As Howard Hall said about Rebreather: “During my 1,000 hours of rebreather diving, the rather high frequency of equipment malfunction has only been exceeded by the much higher frequency of stupid diver mistakes” Now aint that the damn truth! __________________ Get a girlfriend you sad twat - a Rebreather is an unfaithful mistress - dont blind yourself to her faults just because she goes down on you
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