British nurse lost on dive - Red Sea

[Dan]

Some of us get the PLB case from Custom Divers:

Water proof PLB Canisters, Belt or Harness Mounted Canisters

Custom Divers sells & stocks a wide range of PLB Canisters, Belt or Harness Mounted Canisters, for use with Fast Find 200, 210, 220. Our water proof canisters can be used to store flares.

www.customdivers.com

Here’s one for PLB1. I just don’t like that I can’t see if the case is leaking or not after a dive.

 

[Dan]

Interesting that the ACR View floats according to Don and the PLB1 needs a flotation jacket.

It would be tragic to carry a PLB and the one time one needs it, it sinks.

I think float jacket design is better. I leave the float jacket at home when I go hiking or skiing and put my PLB1 on the shoulder mounting kit and attach them on my belt or backpack like how it attaches to life jacket.

 

[Dan]

I like the PLB1 being so small relative to the others.

 

[tridacna]

Some of us get the PLB case from Custom Divers:

Water proof PLB Canisters, Belt or Harness Mounted Canisters

Custom Divers sells & stocks a wide range of PLB Canisters, Belt or Harness Mounted Canisters, for use with Fast Find 200, 210, 220. Our water proof canisters can be used to store flares.

www.customdivers.com

Here’s one for PLB1. I just don’t like that I can’t see if the case is leaking or not after a dive.

That case is virtually impossible to open post-dive. The pressure cannot be released. I had one and finally dumped it in frustration.

That’s not a battle I want to fight when I need to get to the radio in an emergency.

 

[Dan]

That case is virtually impossible to open post-dive. The pressure cannot be released. I had one and finally dumped it in frustration.

That’s not a battle I want to fight when I need to get to the radio in an emergency.

My case is plastic with 2 different materials (Acrylic case & polyethylene lid). So, it’s more forgiving in terms of thread lockup.

When I prepare them, I put copious silicon grease over the threads and O-ring seal and barely tighten the lid. Once the O-ring contact faces are visibly flattened, then I stop tightening.

The whole assembly procedure is done inside cool AC room to make sure the air trapped inside the case is denser than when I’m floating on the surface under the sun.

At least I would let the sun bake the trapped air for a few minutes before I open the lid. Acrylic curve wall acts like magnifying glass and warm up the inside pretty quickly.

So far so good. I haven’t had any problem opening the lid.

 

[tursiops]

That case is virtually impossible to open post-dive. The pressure cannot be released. I had one and finally dumped it in frustration.

That’s not a battle I want to fight when I need to get to the radio in an emergency.

I found you have to be careful NOT to close the case all the way. Leave maybe 20-30deg of rotation still open.

 

[DandyDon]

So I just tether it to PLB1

Extremely important. The two newest PLBs from ACR are buoyant in case of a fumble, but the PB1 is not.

View floats according to Don and the PLB1 needs a flotation jacket.

ACR used to make one that didn't float, but the other previous model and the two new ones do. ACR bought out PLB1, now makes it, and now backs if with their free replacement policy if used in an emergency. Submit with a good story and it'll go on their trophy wall.

I like the PLB1 being so small relative to the others.

I think that's an old video. The PLB1 is 3"x2.1"x1.3" and weighs 4 ounces. The ACR view is 4.52”x2.03”x1.49” and weighs 5.216 ounces. I was impressed as to how tiny the PLB1 was when it first came out, but all PLBs are small.

That case is virtually impossible to open post-dive. The pressure cannot be released. I had one and finally dumped it in frustration.

I had that happen once with a previous canister because it leaked a little, I didn't open it all week, and it filled with water. It didn't hurt the PLB, but I couldn't have opened it alone. Now I open my canister every day, but my Custom Divers canister hasn't leaked and opens easy. You want to sell yours?

 

[FishWatcher747]

I would guess that if one couldn't get the lid off in an emergency there would be a serious effort made with one's dive knife to make it happen.

 

[tursiops]

I would guess that if one couldn't get the lid off in an emergency there would be a serious effort made with one's dive knife to make it happen.

Yeah, you'd think that. But I would guess you've never seen the Custom Divers canister. I doubt my dive knife could get into it.

 

[Dan]

I would guess that if one couldn't get the lid off in an emergency there would be a serious effort made with one's dive knife to make it happen.

That’s one reason that my case o-ring seal is exposed. I can slice up & remove the O-ring off the case if needed.

The O-ring seal faces are top & bottom. The side is exposed to the environment.