Please comment on my setup and hose routing

[Scared Silly]

Regarding transmitters, has anyone seen a transmitter break from grabbing it wrong? If a crew member did break one I would expect to be reimbursed for replacement. Working with thousands of scuba gear kits a year, they should know how to handle them. I know the dork deck may not be the smartest person. At least with a hip mounted pressure gauge, all you need is a plug and you are back in business.

two key words from above: expect and should both mean assume or really "ass u and me".

I have not seen a transmitter break from grabbing it. But I have seen other gear get broken due to the deck dork. Now while you may expect to be reimbursed for replacement - ask yourself this question do you really want to go there? Here what I see potentially happening and have experienced with other gear. Deck dork grabs transmitter while hauling your kit out of the water and for what ever reason reefs on it hard enough that it is damaged. He does not know it. He then immediately puts your kit down to haul another kit into the boat. Say the two rigs collide because the boat is rocking and hits the transmitter. Whatever dumb scenario you want to think up. But the point is something got damaged caused of the deck dork. Your rig is put back at your spot and the tank is swapped out. An hour later you are kitting up and heat psssss from your transmitter and see it is broken.

Now what are you going to do? Besides sit out at least the next dive. You haven't touched your rig only the deck dork who makes squat. They are going to say "not me" - so now you are in he said she said squabble which will continue from the boat back to shop. I would prefer not to go there (again). Fortunately, the bit that did get lost/broken were minor and the crew were such putzes on that trip their tip was used to replace said items.

All of the above are really reasons why one should not use transmitters but hey I like looking at my wrist and seeing my gas. And I do leave it behind for some dives.

 

[eelnoraa]

Long hose off the bottom port, 1st stage bottom of stage ~10deg to diver's right for clearance
LPI for suit and another for wing off left side (divers left when you are wearing it)
LP hose for backup reg off the right side.

You have the turrent backwards, the ports should mostly face forwards with the larger gap in the ports towards the tank. But really what is causing all your pain is having the wacky "standard" hose lengths. Get new hoses, they are cheap and well worth it.

Hose lengths:
5-7' longhose primary regulator -ok
22" necklace/backup regulator hose - yours is too long24" hp/spg hose - again yours is too long
lpi hose of appropriate length for the wing's corrugated hose - again yours is too long
lpi hose for suit - ok

Take hoses and rig to Don and discuss getting setup for Essentials in person. Or take it to Beto if you are going that route.

I will pay Don a visit when I get a change. As fo row, I do want to get thing right or close to right and start using it in weekend diving. I know the HP gauge hose is too long for sure. LPI is possibly to long too. Buying new hoses will solve that. However other routing related issue is not understood.

1. using bottom port by turning 1st stage 10 degree won't clear between the tank to either the bottom port hose or the the LP hose coming off from diver's left near the tank. I don't know why this is the case for me. My tank is a very normal AL80. The issue is too little space between the 1st stage and the tank.

2. turning the turret 180 degree with larger gap toward the tank, the two LP hose coming out toward the front will be band by the wing when inflacted. Again, I don't know why it happen. From what I observe, this is due to tank too close to back plate. I already have a STA. Probably this is because DR plate is on the flat side. I can put the tank her to let the LP hose clear the wing, but it will be high.

3. it may not look like it, but my backup hose is already 22". Maybe because my setup is very slim.

If you happen do youse atomic 1st stage, care to post a few pictures to show me the setup?