OMS or flapping wing!

[Leg Of Salmon]

Does anyone know what the thing under the lamp on the gold line is? Ta.

[Clare Gledhill]

Originally Posted by Leg Of Salmon

Does anyone know what the thing under the lamp on the gold line is? Ta.

It's not on the gold line. It's a sensor which I'm holding under my goodman handle to trigger the flashes behind me to light up the cave. It picks up the flash on the camera and sends singlas to the strobe I'm wearing on my back which in turn firs more that my buddy (who is hiding) is carrying.

Hope this helps

[Bardo]

Originally Posted by Leg Of Salmon

Does anyone know what the thing under the lamp on the gold line is? Ta.

It's not on the gold line - Clare is holding it. It's a strobe slave sensor designed to allow a strobe that's she's carrying with her to be fired to provide 'back fill' illumination. It's a jolly clever peice of kit, to be honest - wouldn't mind getting one myself so my 'models' can make themselves useful too!

BTW Clare - stunning photo!!!!!!!! Is it a David Rhea photo?

[Leg Of Salmon]

That is VERY cool!

[Clare Gledhill]

Sorry for the hijack but here is another photo which shows the slaves working much better....



No Jason - although David does equally fine photos, as does Anthony Rue. These particular shots are from Danny in Mexico.

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[Leg Of Salmon]

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[Sparky750]

Originally Posted by Clare Gledhill

Sorry for the hijack but here is another photo which shows the slaves working much better....



No Jason - although David does equally fine photos, as does Anthony Rue. These particular shots are from Danny in Mexico.

They are bloody fantastic photos Clare

[ruffy]

Originally Posted by ruffy

Cant get my head around why a wing flapping around your tanks creating a pinch point when you come into contact with a sharp or even blunt surface could be better and safer than an OMS type wing safely out of the way when empty and using dry suit for boyancy control!
Been watching DIR dvd!
Easy on me!
Only new diver!

Cant be true!
Just had PM, that George Irvine!
Wanted to use OMS!
But was knocked back by them!
Noooooo! Way!

[Clare Gledhill]

The main reason is streamlining, if you dive in flow this becomes a real issue albeit a bit of a non issue on most wreck dives.
Restraining a wing does mean that holding gas in it is harder if it is holed, just as Mal said. It is also much much harder to orally inflate can lead to unstable iunflation and, yes of course, can snag on stuff. I'm trying to put the reasons in order of my own priority.

Put simply, there is no need for bungies. Just have a wing which is correctly sized. If you want one however, do whatever floats your boat (I understand that moist OMS wings will ) But the poster asked why DIR divers don't do it.

If this must descend into popcorn like most DIR threads, so be it. But given it's a question on a diving forum I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. Do remember guys that there are many other divers who looking at the alternatives don't dive bondage wings either.

Oh and George? Well your anonymous PMer is right that the WKPP did approach existing manufacturers to see if they would make suitable equipment. Divers on the project didn't want to manufacture kit, they wanted to dive. OMS, Diverite and others refused to make what the guys wanted so Halcyon was indirectly created to support the manufacture of suitable kit. Disappointing isn't it when the truth is nowhere near as exciting as the rumour mill