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[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (RobK @ Jan. 05 2004,11:28)]BTW something to bear in mind about the price. Halcyon has never intended that the RB80 should be a mass produced sell to everyone type of rebreather. It's designed for long deep cave type exploration and I suspect they keep the price artifically high.

HTH
Rob.

The RB80 is even more specific than that in that its designed for long deep silt free caves.

There are two reasions to use a CCR in cave diveing. One is to extend the available gas and the other is to prevent/ limit the reduction of visabuility caused by exaust bubbles hitting the ceilng of the cave. The RB80 dosent do this so its not ideal for silty caves. I understand that a bubble defuzer mod has been used to help prevent the impact of the exausted bubbles but its still not ideal.

Personaly I dont think the RB80 is even half as good as a KISS but the KISS is a fraction of the price and also has nominal failure points. I cant imagine why a non DIR diver would choose a RB80 over a Meg or a CS luner and arguably an insperation.

ATB

Mark Chase

[bang-on]

<font color='#0000FF'>a chap in france who bought a bit of kit of me last week has just started using one,he says he will let me know how he gets on.
i will pass on his feedback asap with his permission.
cheers
barrie