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Old 17-08-04, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MATTBIN
...I wouldnt open and shut during a dive as I have seen all sorts of kit go phut (or worse) when put under pressure and if its going to do that I'd like to be on the surface when it does.
What about if it goes "phut" when you really need it?

This is the same reasoning I put on the slob knob debate - it's a tool and if you need one fine, BUT accept it's a potential failure point and therefore use it in such a way that means if it DOES fail, then it's only an inconvenience, rather than another disaster, that IT was supposed to get you out of. ie, use a slob knob in an equalising, rather than a shutting off capacity.
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