Assuming we are talking same day dives. If the first dive is long enough to exhaust the scrubber, I'm starting with fresh sorb. If I'm starting with fresh sorb and exhausting it, I doubt I'm doing a second dive. 4 to 6 hours is a long time in the water to plan a second dive.
I have seen it recommended to coat them in Christo Lube. Problem is it dries out, and it is conductive. So you have to balance water protection with shorting your cells. Haven't found any dielectric grease that is compatible with a breathing environment.
All surfaces must be completely clean...
My opinion:
The reason most breather divers are instructors is because >20 years ago any LDS you walked into would tell you instructor was the top dog baddest of badass diver you could become. Some still do. Now however you are starting to see more technical divers with no professional...
No, but competency with 2 deco bottles and a stage/travel will greatly simplify your breather training. Most people don't get there until TRIMIX. Most AN/DP classes don't even teach two deco gasses. How do you stress the importance of switch protocol with only one deco gas?
Trying to figure out if this: "SMB to 2/3 pin Molex connector" is equivalent to the K22D. I have one cell about to die and I would like to replace it with one of these rather than open a new chemical cell.
Adding to Jim's comment. Having taken AN/DP does not mean you are "highly proficient". It means you now have a license to practice and become proficient.
I know of CCR divers that are afraid to bailout because they never learned to "feel" their OC gas consumption/requirements in deco or...
Didn't realize KISS made different versions. I have the molex splitter board that comes with the SW. K22Ds plug directly into the board. I suppose the better questions is: Will one of these replace a K22D.
I have the Halo AR. It's way warmer than the Arctic with about the same buoyancy. The big standout for me is the comfort. For the warmth it's the most flexible undergarment I've warn (better than the Arctic)and it simply feels like I'm laying in my bed with not a single hotspot during the...
I would be most concerned about compounding error from not calibrating as accurately, but generally you will still probably land within the margin of error for the cells anyway.
I just got back from 10 days cave diving in MX. I was very happy I made the decision to take my dry suit. With the thin undergarments I used about the same amount of lead I do in the ocean with my 5 mil wetsuit. For me the drysuit is about more than thermal protection.
Any good guide will...
Lots of way more experienced people than me commenting here, but if you want to stick with side mount, I expect Joe Seda already has a curriculum for side mount fundamentals given his affiliation with sidemounting.com. I haven't taken any classes with him, but we have spoken on several...
I was referring to this comment. I have hundreds of dives in FL caves surrounded by persons using steel tanks and I have only seen one or two ring systems.
The ring system has a steel ring on the bungee and a bolt snap on the tank that clips to it. The ring usually also has a clip to somewhere...
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