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
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From:
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[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Phil
Nuytten
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:48 AM
To:
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Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ADS
NewtSuit/HardSuit Applications
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
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