Technical Questions

[Rick Murchison]

Don't know that specific machine, but the explanation is most likely:
As you get shallower, it becomes harder to reach the 1.4 you've set - in fact, above 12 fsw it is impossible, even if the counterlung is 100% oxygen - so what you've told it to do is pump more oxygen than physics allows, and the stupid machine is only trying to do what it has been told to do.
Rick

 

[Ladydiver]

Hi ScubaBaby,

You can check out Steam Machines to find out more information about rebreathers in general and the Prism in particular. Very informative.

Cheers,

 

[ScubaBaby]

Thanx LadyDiver
I will take a peek later and force my mum to look too!

 

[Aegir]

Hi. I read somewhere that rebreathers can allow longer no decompression dives due to nitrogen removal (or something along those lines). How does this work then?

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