HP hose length for transmitter
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gmerick
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I've had many boat crew members and dive guides "Help" me to the dive platform, and as I'm standing up, the first thing they grab is the regulator. They also "Help" me back to my dive station. and as I'm coming up the ladder, the first thing they grab is my regulator. These are the same folks that very "Help"fully give a firm push on my tank to ensure my giant stride entry clears the gunwale. Problem is, I may be doing a Hawaiian Flop, or a James Bond roll.
broncobowsher
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Instead of limiting yourself to a pre-determined hose length...
Start by figuring where you really want the transmitter to live. What location makes the best home for it. Is there a nice little place where it tucks in nicely? Someplace where it is secure and out of the way. Once you find that home, route your old gauge hose to it. The hose should be too long and pass it. Make sure the house flows nice and takes a good path. Once you are settled on that. Measure how much hose it would take.
Now you have the right length hose for your needs. Not some random hose length that worked for someone else.
Start by figuring where you really want the transmitter to live. What location makes the best home for it. Is there a nice little place where it tucks in nicely? Someplace where it is secure and out of the way. Once you find that home, route your old gauge hose to it. The hose should be too long and pass it. Make sure the house flows nice and takes a good path. Once you are settled on that. Measure how much hose it would take.
Now you have the right length hose for your needs. Not some random hose length that worked for someone else.
landphil
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I use a 6” rubber hose facing off to the right- same side as my computer. One thing about that 6” hose is that it becomes a lot more rigid once it’s pressurized; so, it sticks straight out and won’t move around and smack you in the head. I could see needing a longer hose and a way to secure it if I was routing it left from my right-side HP port. But for my computer and port on the same side, that 6” hose works great.
When they grab the first stage like that, not only are they not lifting the full weight of the gear, but they're not going to specifically grab just the transmitter they'll grab the valve, the neck of the tank and sure maybe catch the transmitter too but that shouldn't do anything to it. I can't see what if anything a crew member might grab as they're assisting but I've never had any damage to a transmitter in over 700 dives, most of them from a charter boat.
In some of the diving I do there is no boat ladder. I doff my gear on the surface and the crew help to haul it into the RIB. Experienced crew know to use the tank valve knob to haul the rig out of the water and not the regulator or hoses. But sometimes the crew are inexperienced or new to the job. And like all accidents, if something happens, the number of miles you have driven before without incident doesn’t matter. I use a short hose for my transmitter, just in case. Maybe it’s unnecessary, but I would rather be cautious. I don’t route the transmitter through D-rings or tie it off to anything.
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