Phil, I remember
following your visit to the Brendalbane on the return dive expedition,
National Geographic had some excellent presentations at one of the IEEE Oceans
Conferences. I remember them speaking of planning to take a photo of the
complete wreck using a unique technique of stringing a series of large flash
bulbs the length of the wreck behind the camera at some distance which would
result in minimal backscatter. Just picked up what is probably my second
copy of the book documenting the expeditions to the Brendalbane. As fas
standing in line to dive the Exosuit, I have been in that line since
first seeing the mockup of the suit way back at one of Michael Menduno’s Tech
Diving Conferences in the early 90s. Can’t wait for them to
finally reach production. Will be great to visit your facility this fall
and see all of your great work up close. R/Jay Respectfully, Jay K. Jeffries Andros Is., Bahamas As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of
the demand. -Josh Billings -----Original Message----- Hi David: Life support
in the ADS is identical to what we use in the DeepWorkers:. bellows-add O2 and blower system for
scrubber with ability to go on passive breathing thru' scrubber if power lost.
Temp inside suit is quite comfortable - between the cool to cold outside
water and the exothermic reaction of the scrubber, the cabin temp is
usually a little below room temp. Unless you're in freezing water, of
course. I spent 6 1/2 hours on the wreck of the 'Breadalbane' (the northermost
known shipwreck) in the Canadian high arctic in an ADS. Water temp was 28
degrees F. Below freezing! I wore a bunny suit similar to what I wear
under a dry suit or in heavy gear and was pretty comfortable - got a little
chilly towards the end, tho' . Comms are wireless
thru-water same as a sub. Suit responds instantly to your movements - but once we developed the
first thruster pack for the Newtsuit, the pilots never walked again! The
thrusters act as limbs to a surprising extent. If you want to reach for something
beside you, for example, rather than shuffle your feet around, you just
lift off slightly while engaging full turn. The suit can spin vertically on
its own axis (like the DeepWorkers) and you can control vertical and
horizontal within fractions of an inch. Re -
Claustrophobia . . . psubbers wouldn't have a problem - if you are willing to climb into a little metal sausage-coffin
and go down to great depths with no means to escape - well, the suit
doesn't seem like you're inside it, more like you're wearing it ( which I
believe was Sean's point) it really is like getting dressed into a set of
MK5 gear - or putting on rain gear and a crash helmet. Hard to describe - you'd have to try it. Phil ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the
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