[PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Escape with Steinke Hoods.

Thu Jan 15 17:01:10 EST 2015

Hugh,
I am with you, I will not cut a hole in Gamma, I think however it is  well worth it to sacrifice a port and install a penetrator plate with a large flood valve.  With out it your screwed. A good friend of mine, a record holding deep diver, told me escape was very doable, but cold and dark.  He recommended taking a breath of Helium prior to escape. I think it was Helium. 
Hank --------------------------------------------
On Thu, 1/15/15, Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

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 Received: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 2:40 PM

 Hi Hank,  Comsub has no
 flood valves and I was going to put one in but would
 have to weld through the hull.
 My concern is that the effects of narcosis at
 that depth will be fairly
 severe and that a
 mixed gas might prevent that and allow clearer thinking.
 Hugh

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 Hugh,
 My
 understanding is, use regular tank air because your bottom
 time is so
 short.  One of the members
 posted an allowable time chart for flooding.  I
 think it is something like 1min 30 sec for 400
 feet.
 Does Com Sub have a flood valve, Gamma
 never did until I put one in.
 Hank
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 On Wed, 1/14/15, Hugh Fulton via
 Personal_Submersibles
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 [PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Escape with Steinke Hoods.
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 Discussion'"
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  Received: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 10:51
 PM

   Hi
 Guys,My two
  Steinke hoods turned up. Made
 in USA 1982. Still in good  condition.  I 
 have looked at the escape training  video
 which was great. Questions.  It is
 obvious
 you  need a fill hose for the initial fill at depth prior
 to
 opening the hatch.  i.e. if you are at
 10 atmospheres  depth then you need
 to fill
 it with 10 atmospheres (bar)  pressurised air. 1.  How
 many of you
 are  adding a Steinke fill hose
 with an Aro coupling for this  purpose.  2.
 Breathing this will  give you narcosis.  So
 is it better to have 2 bottles
 of mixed gas
 for this purpose? One for 8-15 bar depth  escapes and one
 for
 16-25 bar depth escapes.  Air could 
 be used up to 8 bar.3.  What are the
 mixes  recommended for these depths to prevent
 narcosis as it could  take 5
 minutes to
 pressurise and escape. Chs  Hugh.

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