Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] CO2 Scrubber

["Mark Steed" <plutomark@mail.astate.edu>]

Herve: I love it and thanks! As usual, my best regards, Mark Steed


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Herve" <caribsub@coqui.net>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Date:  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:17:17 -0400

>Hi,
>I dont understand why you dont want to use the sofnolime specially designed
>for life support systems, do you want to make your own just to save $50 and
>risk your life.
>Amazing to see that every year divers die with market rebreathers, yet guys
>outhere are ready to dive in carboard sub and milk cartons rebreathers and
>try anything for the freedom of doing it.
>A "regular" sub is ALREADY difficult and tricky to put together, why even
>considere nuclear homemade sub, flying subs, propane subs, peroxyde subs,
>and other out of your mind submersible, did anyone tried telekinesis sub,
>warp sub,  or time travel sub, is there anyone left here who wants to build
>just a realistic sub?
>Herve
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Warrend Greenway" <dub@linuxmail.org>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] CO2 Scrubber
>
>
>> I understand why divers wouldn't want to, but I still do. I don't
>> see what the problem is. You simply have to properly granulate and
>> hydrate the calcium hydroxide. Furthermore, you can get the product
>> from chemical suppliers properly packaged and pure for less. I wouldn't
>> need of want the coloring agent. I would be using CO2 analyzers on inlet
>> and exhaust to decide when to replace. Like I said though, the medium is
>> rechargeable. I don't think you would want to if you were talking short
>> range weekend diver...
>>
>> Warren.
>>
>> > At 09:52 AM 1/6/2003 +0800, Warrend Greenway wrote:
>> > >The basic scrubber will consist of a canister with two screens
>> >
>> > >calcium hydroxide is standard slaked or hydrated lime, available at any
>> > hardware
>> > >store for a few bucks a fifty pound sack.
>> >
>> > I've been on the "rebreather" listserv for a couple years since this is
>> > another interest of mine. You might enjoy this website--
>> > http://www.atlimp.com/pend2.htm, although he is more serious with other
>> > projects - http://www.atlimp.com/home.htm
>> > other "famous" homemades -
>> > http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers/TP2000/Default.htm (this author died
>> > last month when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into NY
>waterfront
>> > at night- another dangerous activity),
>> > http://home1.gte.net/doctrbob/CCO2.htm,
>> > http://www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk:8080/xml/kiss/home,
>> > http://insel.heim.at/malediven/350052/english.htm
>> >
>> > I don't think any serious divers would use hardware store hydrated lime.
>> > The CO2 absorption depends on the exposure to the surface area of the
>> > sodalime "granules" and anyone who bets their life on such only
>purchases
>> > prepared "sodalime" from suppliers that have a consistant and reliable
>> > product. The sodalime is discarded and replaced in the scrubber for each
>> > dive. source - http://www.metacut.com/rebreathers//sofnolime.htm - this
>one
>> > changes color as product is used up.
>> >
>> > William Alford
>> > walford@dbtech.net
>> >
>> > Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner
>>
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