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Any idea if they offer the same compressor in 115v? I'd like to have something that is portable that I can plug in at hotels when I travel to locations that we can't easily get fills. What is the draw(in amps) on your 220v version? Mike

If anybody is interested, I have a Cochran Gemini for sale. Brand new, never wet. 3FO2/2PO2, Intelligent WU, 1100 hour dive memory, Analyst Pro software and link, etc.. For more details, see: http://www.scubaboard.com/t27089/s86cbc8d297991eb24b9c76bd8bdde8bc.html Mike

I own a TPII and an aluminum(Dive Rite) backplate. The BP is the way to go, IMO, for diving doubles. It may not feel great on land(although, mine feels fine in water and out), but in the water you won't notice the difference. The TPII I have is used strictly for sidemount. I have tried it with...

Cave Excursions is definitely the place to call home while you're training in the area. Bill Rennaker is a great instructor, and still does a fair amount of exploration diving. He's been in just about every cave in Florida - and he's the guy to ask if you want to know about one of those out of...

What is there to do/see at 500'? Do you have a specific place in mind, or do you just want to go to 500' to say that you've been there? I never have understood why people want to go deep just to say they've been there. If there's nothing to do or see, I'm not going. It's pointless. Now, if...

I don't really understand why people say they have a hard time understanding the VR3, or that anything on it is complicated.....I have had absolutely no problems with mine, and find that it is actually very easy to figure out and operate. If all else fails, RTFM before you start cursing the...

I don't agree with that. I am much more streamlined with a stage on each side than two on my left side. One hand valve management? What's that supposed to mean? That all valves can be manipulated with the same hand? Doesn't make sense to me, unless scootering....but I don't manipulate my valves...

I think that most people feel that way....because if somebody is diving a setup that they feel is inferior, they are just asking for trouble. I feel that my configuration is superior based on the type of diving I generally do. Divers with egos?! No way....that's like military pilots with...

My point exactly. Why are we "off base" because we choose to dive the way that we feel is the safest, most efficient way to dive for the given situation? Certainly not all....but most. I can't tell you how many times I've had somebody tell me why I should do something a certain way and NOT...

Those that never push their limits never better themselves. If you don't "push the limit", it never moves. Now if the question is "have you ever exceeded your training limits", then I think the answer from 99% of the people will be yes. Whether they admit it or not, they have. Hell, maybe...

Bread crumbs? Come on, get real.....we figured out MONTHS ago that the fish were eating the crumbs....now we just use a constant line of whipped cream(so don't eat our guideline!). Naw, that's just implied....just beware of the people in the cave with knives with 8" blades...when things go...

Navy dives often run abbreviated deco schedules in the water, and then surface and immediately get into a recompression chamber to "finish" their deco. They do, of course, have a very limited time to get into the chamber before bubbles start forming and causing problems. They run some pretty...

Well, I'm sure you figured out that I screwed up the above....it should have read approximately .81C......just a good reason as to why you(or at least, I) shouldn't drink and post. :D 20.0v 1.5 Ohms. There are two 3 Ohm 300 Watt resistors wired in parallel. That's kinda what I...

Wait a second.....let me get this straight....you claim that a 26ah pack will be discharged at .5C, but a 16ah pack would be discharged at 1.3C? Is this that new math I've heard about? That would mean that the scooter draws approximately 20A.....not quite. 12-14A is more like it. Therefore, I...

Ben, Have you built and tested a pack for burn time? I did some experimentation with NiMH about 6 months ago for the same purpose, but things didn't work out so well. I took two sets of 24v 8ah D cell NiMH packs and wired them in parrallel, then attached them to a burn tester. I ended up with...

Wow....I'd love to not have any deco obligation by the time I get back to the cavern zone....but I think I've only dove 3 systems in the past year that I don't incur deco on 95% of the dives....Telford, Peacock(main system only, not PIII), and Lafayette Blue. Most of the systems are deep enough...

Going down to dive the RBJ/Corey & Chris on Sunday afternoon....never been there....anything specific I should go see? Anything left inside either wreck that is accessible - such as the engine room? Mike

Where you going? Private charter or just a scheduled trip? I saw that on edivers.....are you guys planning to hang over the wreck for at least two dives? I might be interested if we're allowed to one long dive while other people do two. Any idea what the boat rules are for deco diving? Mike

It all depends on the type of diving you do. I started out on manifolded doubles(with isolator), and still dive those on occasion. Most of the time, however, I dive independents in the form of sidemount. I have considered removing the manifold from my banded doubles. With a manifold, you do...

At a PPO2 of 1.4, the exposure limits are 150 minutes and 180 minutes for single exposure and 24hr limit respectively. At a 1.3, the numbers are 180/210. Mike