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rddvet hit it more or less on the nose, but I'll add a bit more.
Thanks -- that makes sense.
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rddvet hit it more or less on the nose, but I'll add a bit more.
What is the advantage of the z over a block?
Another tidbit missing from both the Z and block approach is that its very challenging for a buddy to figure out where the gas feeding the regulator in your mouth is coming from. While I suspect the Z has had a comparatively limited distribution/use so the track record is slimmer, gas block switches have been around for a long time and definitely have been implicated in more than one death, even amongst the "highly trained". There are gas block switch protocols (for instance with the RB80) but they are not something beginning tech divers really should be trying doing, the risks are notably greater than OC reg switch buddy checks.Thanks everyone -- you've cleared up my (mis)understanding.