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Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 6:35
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Magnetic
Switches & Clutches
Hi Bill,
In addition to contacting the reed switch
manufacturers, you might also want to contact some of the guys who are
building, and designing manned submersibles. They are very
knowledgeable, and I am sure would be very interested in what you are
doing. Subs are their lives, believe me.
I would suggest Barry Walden, with WHOI's ALVIN
group, either Doug Pridgeon or Rich
Slater with Delta Oceanographics, or Jim Sullivan with Harbor Branch
Oceanographic, for starters.
One of the best of them all is probably
Graham Hawkes, of Hawkes Oceanographic Technology. He's designed lots
of subs and rovs over the years and is a great guy to talk to.
he's presently working on Deep Flight.
Another of the best is Doug at
Delta. He designed and built (by hand) the Nekton subs. I have
been down to 700 ft. with him in the Delta, off the coast of Catalina. With
Doug Email might be best, as he's deaf as a post. He is quite a
genius when it comes to cost effective subs, and he's a guy who gets his hands
dirty. A machinist.
If you would like pursue this angle, let me
know and I will send you some email addresses and if you want, an email
introduction. you really dont need it, with these guys, though.
They are all enthusiasts of the highest caliber.. All these guys are old
customers of mine for underwater tracking and navigation systems, and I
have spent a lot of time with them.
Byron