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Is there a jump functionality with the new Quantum?

FWIW, I use ‘cone spanners’, very thin wrenches that are common for bicycle service, which I already had lying around. It should be $10 or so for a high quality Park Tools wrench, and I can vouch for their high torque reliability. Only issue is that they’re not chrome, so you might have to line...

Yeah, I share your frustration. I think with Fourth Element, part of the problem is that their manufacturing is done by Ursuit (I believe? And my suit does say Made in Finland on the pocket tag), so Fourth Element may not have total control or visibility into the manufacturing.

If they’re not responding to your emails, there is a phone number for the North America office that’s easy to find. I had a similar experience when ordering mine years ago (which I thought was just a COVID thing), and I ended up having to call the North America distributor to get a response.

Hi, I would love to test the new light. I am very familiar with the SD06 and other similar budget lights, and I have even been running my own series of tests burn-testing different budget 21700 lights.

Oh, I 100% agree. I think that’s the justification for using the splitter.

10/70 is expensive?

If you don't have easy access to a spring luggage scale, a good alternative is simply to measure the volume of the light using a measuring jug. Put 1000 mL or 2000 mL of water in a large measuring jug. Then, put the light into the jug (ensuring there is enough water to entirely cover the light)...

I heard (third-hand) that Graham had them made to spec.

I actually ended up selling it with a stock tech tube, 2x DeWALT batteries, for $2k CAD.

Not a Genesis, but I solved this problem on my Suex using a Silva C58 compass (the boat version, not the kayak version). This compass has compensators, so with a little bit of work you can mount the compass to the scooter and the adjust the compass to compensate for the permanent magnetic fields.

It’s a heating wire. They’re the older version of the GEARS 12v motorcycle heated socks.

I have got ‘tingles’ before from my 12V heated undergarments - specifically the heated socks, which have quite a lot of use, if they get wet. I can turn the system on and off using the battery and feel the mild electric current in my feet.

Definitely needs to be stranded, I feel that goes without saying. I have been using silicone-insulated wire for my own heating wiring harness, which exhibits good flexibility (better than PVC) over a wide range of temperature.

- Heating panels on the wrists - I've been experimenting with active heated wrist warmers and I find excellent results with notably warmer hands when I pump 10W of heat into the area just inside my wrists. - Somewhat watertight connectors, so that they don't get corroded in the case of a suit...

You actually can rinse a trilam drysuit in a 5 gallon bucket. I shore dive 2x per week on average, and I do almost all my gear rinsing on site with a bucket of fresh water that I bring from home.

I will say, over-compression is absolutely possible. I counterintuitively find my feet to be warmer when I wear one pair of socks rather than two (I have neoprene socks on the drysuit and use boots). I also personally find that wool isn’t ideal for socks inside a drysuit, as it doesn’t wick as...

I haven't seen or used the Subgravity plate, so I can't weigh in on that. I can vouch for the quality of the DGX singles wing though, I own it and use it as my travel setup. If you're mix-and-matching, I'd personally recommend buying the webbing kit from Halcyon, as I found the DGX webbing to...

Most common are the same as with any reg brands - DIN o-ring, HP spool o-rings, LP hose-to-1st-stage O-ring. Personally, given that they're very small, I have an Apeks 1st and 2nd stage kit in my save-a-dive kit, but that's probably a little extra.

For those prices, the Quantum seems like the logical choice. My only concern would be the fairly low thrust creating some limitations when using a scooter in a high-current area (which is the only time I normally get into the upper ranges of my XJ-S’s power for any amount of time).