Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] pressure compensating ambient

[rjune@fuse.net]

be carfull ... changing the pressure to above 1 ATM will subject you to the posability of decompresion illness.  This is additionaly dangerous if you rise to quickly.
> 
> From: Marco Zeeman <marco@zeeman.co.nz>
> Date: 2002/09/23 Mon PM 07:01:44 EDT
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] pressure compensating ambient
> 
> Hi
> 
> Following on from Doc's email, has anyone any info on an automatic pressure
> compensating system for an ambient dry sub. Wanting to keep the internal
> pressure a couple of PSI higher than external pressure.
> 
> Keen to learn more about this aspect
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Marco
> 
> From the land of the long white cloud.......clear blue sea, whales,
> dolphins, mountains, fiords along with plenty more to see.
> 
> 
> > Anyone have any thoughts on pressure compensating ambient subs?
> > 
> > I'm playing with an idea that, a properly constructed ambient does not need
> > to match external pressure instantly but rather at a pre regulated rate of
> > maybe
> > 1atm per minute.
> > 
> > I've got that need for speed! There's so much to explore and I just don't have
> > the
> > time or patients to do it at a snails pace.
> > The ocean is our greatest frontier, we know more about other planets than we
> > do our
> > own, why?, because a horse and wagon could travel faster than most of the
> > worlds
> > research subs and we're trying to cover 3 times the area!
> > I don't want to go beyond 150 feet, my night vision sucks now and there's more
> > than
> > enough for me to discover at that depth or less to feed my curiosity for the
> > rest of my life.
> > If anyone has ever played tag with a shark from the safety of a sub and had
> > the upper
> > hand, then you'll know the kind of thrill to be had in a really fast
> > submersible!
> > 
> > I can not say that my curiosity and enthusiasm has always kept me safe, I
> > believe I have
> > been incredibly lucky in my past exploits but increasing age and experience
> > demands that
> > I better my odds if I want to keep doing what I love, and be able to hand it
> > down to the next
> > generation.
> > 
> > Any constructive input would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > Doc
> > 
> > -----
> > If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
> > 
> 
> 

Roger June
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