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Moneysavr, The Deep Life database is not as unbiased as you might like to think. They have an agenda. Their data is dubious in it's accuracy. The tag line they attach to most things reveals where they are coming from "Deep Life Ltd: For those times when equipment really must work" They are...

"Romance Phase" :confused: And I was being condescending. C'mon! I am not going to have an experience "pissing contest" with you as we both know claims of "this and that" are a dime a dozen on these boards. Anyway let's stop there. We disagree mostly... What forum hasn't got enough of that...

You're right there! The battle against complacency is never ending. This is probably the biggest reason it will never be for everyone. Some folk just aren't interested in the monitoring requirements and will be put off when they find out. If all I did were easier (warm, shallow and short) dives...

Cool I think we are "unpacking" this somewhat T, and managing to avoid acrimony (fingers crossed :eyebrow:).. What I was (obtusely perhaps) getting at before was that a very large number of the fatalities that occurred early on in the initial flushes of wider RB adoption were probably due to...

There are a series of paintings (bear with me, there is a point) that are called " Most Wanted" They were painted in response to polling in 11 countries on what people most wanted to see in a painting. Each is unique to the country polled. Now the themes that were common are revealing of our...

Does it have to be audible? My preference for signaling is with a torch. For a number of reasons relying on noise to get attention is not ideal.

Well depending on the definitions of those terms you may be right.

But that's an accident that is quite independent of whether you are diving an RB or on OC. There have been many hypoxic OC events as you are no doubt aware.

I agree with a fair amount of what you say T. But I can't see the complexity argument as holding true across the full range of units. Yes there are some very intricate units out there but there are units at the opposite end of the continuum that are no more complex than a couple of regulators...

Mr X, You assume an enormous amount when you complain of condescension in my post. There was no such tone when I wrote it. Well for a start no I do not solo cave dive. I did watch all of the documentary before commenting on it. Secondly autonomous does not necessarily mean solo, it just means...

Well it's a pity you seem to have a negative inclination toward RBs now. It was the case early on that the pool of knowledge regarding the safe operation of RBs was limited. There was a spate of accidents due to what were at the time "received wisdoms" of how things were done. Now that it has...

I'd think twice about getting anything from Liquivision based on the terrible way they have treated a few customers (I'm not one of them) over the discontinuation of the X link.

Why thank you Rocketmahn! I tried Fireox and it seems fine. Must be a setting on safari causing trouble... John, I guess it's for the best the spam filter decided not to bother you with my problems... Damn versatile those things spam and secretarial services! ;) Cheers Rob

Oh well seeing as how someone else has brought up this thread I'll post a wee problem I'm having.. I cannot get a reliable account set up on the NESS website. I register, log off, log back on once then on any subsequent visit the logins fail... I've registered about 4 times now but it's...

It comes down to how high the spike is as to how you would react. For me if it was just a small spike I would dump gas out of my nose or around my lips then inhale until the Auto Diluent Valve (ADV, a very high cracking pressure second stage in the head of the RB) was activated. This would...

Here ya go. Per capita the US is Number 5 (CO2). China is Number 80.. SOURCE: World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World...

That's an entirely true statement on their part.. But of course warranty upkeep has nothing to do with safety, value or enhanced diving experience.;)

Andy might be able to answer that, my first impression is that due to it being the thick of winter here there may be little need for instructors.. But I wouldn't really know.

What he said.. Only with the clarification that not all Wellington locals think the diving is "the best in the Universe". The diving certainly is convenient and on a good day can be wonderful but.. it can be fickle re weather and vis. You'd have to be very soft in the head, no wait you'd...

Thanks all! PMs to follow..