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If given a chance to be placed in one built by a reputable company such as yours, I would give the suit a chance for a shallow dive. Having been built by ? in his spare time in his garage...I would have to pass on that one. David Bartsch > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:48:23 -0500 > From: pnuytten@compuserve.com > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ADS NewtSuit/HardSuit Applications > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > 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 US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. Get your Hotmail® account. |