<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444387558788_2685"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444387558788_2794">Brian, I have 313 lbs buoyancy without me in it. I am 200 if I stay away from the goodies. That leaves 113 lbs, I need enough ballast to orient it with the hatch on top.I really have no clue and need to get it in a test pool with me in it.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1444387558788_2685"><span>Hank </span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:24 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv8751328849"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Hank, How much positive buoyancy would you have once your in the pod and heading to the surface ? I know you probably wouldn't want to leave Gamma on the bottom, I thought there might be a way to release the pod "unmanned" ;-)</div><div> </div><div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- personal_submersibles@psubs.org wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br clear="none">Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:27:12 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Alan,</span></div><div><span>Yes I will ditch Gamma to try the pod LOL. Gamma has a 1.25in flood valve, I will have several hr life support in the pod. I don't want an over pressure in the pod because the hatch will be spring loaded. If anything, I want a bit of negative pressure in the pod. When I tested the pod, there was nothing holding the hatch on except vacuum. The hatch does have a window.</span></div><div><span>Hank</span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div> <br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 12:44 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div>Hank,</div><div>yes why don't you go through a live test & post</div><div>us the video\uD83D\uDE0A</div><div>How long will the air last you in the escape pod?</div><div>How large is your flood valve, & how long will it take to </div><div>fill the sub to the point that the pod releases?</div><div>I think you said you have a snorkel or breathing </div><div>hole in your escape pod hatch. you could breath through this</div><div>while the sub filled up with water, but it would be slowly</div><div>pressurising your escape capsule. If the breathing hole</div><div>in the escape hatch was oriented so that it was at the top of the hatch</div><div>when in the attached position, then you could breath through</div><div>it till the sub filled to about 1/2 way. I think you said you have a view</div><div>port in the capsule, so you could possibly see the level the sub was filling to.</div><div>If you breathed cabin air till the half way flood point you would pressurise </div><div>the capsule to 15psi (33ft) & you wouldn't have any worries about decompression </div><div>sickness at that stage.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div><div class="yiv8751328849yqt1108253685" id="yiv8751328849yqt56783"><div><div><br clear="none">On 9/10/2015, at 3:29 am, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Hank, Yeah, that's what I meant, it orienting with you in it. But there is no way to let it go while your at depth and your in your sub however, since the sub gets flooded - correct? You've got some cold water up there I imagine !</div><div> </div><div>Brian <br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br clear="none">Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 12:16:46 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Brian,</span></div><div><span>Not sure what you mean, I did a pressure test to 638 feet. I am building a test pool to ensure it orients itself properly with me in it and I can test stability at the surface.</span></div><div><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 10:40 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Is there any way to test the pod ?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br clear="none">Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 04:11:22 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span>Brian,</span></div><div><span>Yes I get in the pod and with the hatch open I pull a rod that connects to the flood valve and open it. I close the hatch immediately after opening the valve. I will have life support in the pod as well as an air supply to fill the stability bladder.</span></div><div><span>Hank</span></div> <br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 9:09 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Hank, To use your escape pod do you get in and then close the hatch? and then does the sub get flooded?</div><div> </div><div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw:<br clear="none">Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 01:11:07 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div><span></span></div><div>Progress to date, </div><div>The welding is complete and as per Sean's suggestion, I ground the weld very smooth being careful to not grind into the head. Next I will rig up the bladder for surface stability and make the cowl to cover the bladder assembly.</div><div>Hank<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> <div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 7:02 PM, xxx xxxxx <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mp13@live.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:mp13@live.ca">mp13@live.ca</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div>
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