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| Originally Posted by Janos The big question for me is can I do a days diving on a single scrubber fill? On an inspiration three hours is going to be more than enough. However I'm not sure if the Evo scurbber is a bit small. I wouldn't like to be getting out of the water after exactly two hours on the scrubber as I'm a bit of a coward and would like to have a saftey margin, and once you've added in a couple pre-dive breaths I'm not sure that two hours is enough for two dives.
However, if the monitoring electronics are good, then you can run the scrubber for longer. So here's a question - do you trust a scrubber monitor enough to run a scrubber beyond it's rated time?
Laters,
Janos |
I am not an expert - only a witness. However I can tell you that the scrubber monitor indicates which part of the stack is generating heat and therefore which part is being used. I would now feel insecure diving without one.
The scrubber's efficiency depends on how much gas gets pumped through it and at what starting temperature, therefore depth, work-rate, ambient temperature all effect it.
I found in Cocos I could easily get three hours from the Evolution without the scrubber monitor getting past half way. But what's the problem? If you have any doubts, get an Inspiration II with the same electronics for the same price! It will not use more scrubber material. You will only have to repack it less often.