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

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

--- On Thu, 1/15/15, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> From: hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Escape with Steinke Hoods.
> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Received: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 5:01 PM
> 
> 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
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> On Thu, 1/15/15, Hugh Fulton via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: Re:
> [PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Escape with Steinke Hoods.
>  To: "'Personal Submersibles General
> Discussion'" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  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
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org]
>  On Behalf Of hank pronk via
> 
> Personal_Submersibles
>  Sent: Friday, 16
>  January 2015 2:02 a.m.
>  To:
> Personal
>  Submersibles General Discussion
>  Subject: Re:
>  [PSUBS-MAILIST]
> FW: Escape with Steinke Hoods.
>  
>  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
>  <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  wrote:
>  
>  
> Subject:
>  [PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Escape with
> Steinke Hoods.
>   To: "'Personal
> Submersibles General
> 
> Discussion'"
>  <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>   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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>    
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