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How much of that is due to the counterlungs being chest-mounted, vs. general line resistance?I did a pool demo on the FXCCR a few months ago and had a hard time making it breathe well in any position, regardless of loop volume. I have not tried the choptima but my friends that dive it assure me it breathes well…
How much of that is due to the counterlungs being chest-mounted, vs. general line resistance?
Or do you think there is cross-sectional restriction on the breathing paths or canister?
Military rebreathers (Drager, OMG, SIEL) all employ chest mounted counterlungs.How much of that is due to the counterlungs being chest-mounted, vs. general line resistance?
Different CL positioning compared to typical back/shoulder mounted 'type T' designs. Some divemed people have remarked that front/chest mounted lungs would have positive static lung loads, which is hypothetically better in some ways, but not yet adequately tested underwater.
Or do you think there is cross-sectional restriction on the breathing paths or canister?
Anyone else personally experienced direct head-to-head comparisons vs. Choptima, Triton, GBM, or the Halcyon thing?