The dumbest piece of kit ever?

I have just come back from a LDS and I think I have seen the dumbest
piece of kit ever (yes, even dumber than the HUB).

Wait for it....

It was a 3ltr cylinder banded together with another 3ltr cylinder,
manifolded with a straight through bar and only one valve.

This can be yours for the bargain price of £199.

Still, I couldn't help thinking that there was far too much fresh air
between the cylinders. I think it needs, oh I don't know, kind of
something cylindrical in shape about the diameter of a 12ltr, half the
height of a 3ltr with some hoses coming out of the top.

Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
all that about?

Laz

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"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I have just come back from a LDS and I think I have seen the dumbest
> piece of kit ever (yes, even dumber than the HUB).
>
> Wait for it....
>
> It was a 3ltr cylinder banded together with another 3ltr cylinder,
> manifolded with a straight through bar and only one valve.
>
> This can be yours for the bargain price of £199.
>
> Still, I couldn't help thinking that there was far too much fresh air
> between the cylinders. I think it needs, oh I don't know, kind of
> something cylindrical in shape about the diameter of a 12ltr, half the
> height of a 3ltr with some hoses coming out of the top.

throw in a couple of batteries and a sledge and your onto a winner

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 15:30:49 GMT, dixit Lazarus X
<lazarusx@nospam.com>:

>Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
>all that about?

fcuknose.

Stoney or MWW Rugby, was it?

See that too and made some comment on it ATT.

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On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 16:59:20 +0100, ferret <ferret@cruelmail.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 15:30:49 GMT, dixit Lazarus X
><lazarusx@nospam.com>:
>
>>Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
>>all that about?
>
>fcuknose.
>
>Stoney or MWW Rugby, was it?

It was the former of those two particular establishments

>See that too and made some comment on it ATT.

I was unable to, I was laughing too much.

Laz

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In article <0e1c8aca25c88793bc3958bbbfe4c8e5@news.teranews.co m>,
Lazarus X <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote:
>I have just come back from a LDS and I think I have seen the dumbest
>piece of kit ever (yes, even dumber than the HUB).
>
>Wait for it....
>
>It was a 3ltr cylinder banded together with another 3ltr cylinder,
>manifolded with a straight through bar and only one valve.
>
>This can be yours for the bargain price of £199.

Oh, so the RB divers can have manifolded bottles too!

No more envy for the Real Men who can carry a 2x18L on
a rocking boat!

>Still, I couldn't help thinking that there was far too much fresh air
>between the cylinders. I think it needs, oh I don't know, kind of
>something cylindrical in shape about the diameter of a 12ltr, half the
>height of a 3ltr with some hoses coming out of the top.
>
>Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
>all that about?

Pictures?

-- mrr

In article <0e1c8aca25c88793bc3958bbbfe4c8e5@news.teranews.co m>,
Lazarus X <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote:
>Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
>all that about?

If I've pictured it correctly, it's a military setup of some
sort. Normally mounted upside down (a'la Nigel) You have the isolator
closed and breathe from it until the tank is sucked dry, then you open
the isolator to equalise both cylinders and close it again, then breathe
it dry, then open it again, leave it open and surface.

No pressure gauge required, and as long as it was filled correctly,
and you don't forget the close the isolator (and count the number of
open/closes!) you'll be "just fine" ...

Gordon

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:49:44 +0000 (UTC), gordon@unicorn.drogon.net
(Gordon Henderson) wrote:

>In article <0e1c8aca25c88793bc3958bbbfe4c8e5@news.teranews.co m>,
>Lazarus X <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote:
>>Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
>>all that about?
>
>If I've pictured it correctly, it's a military setup of some
>sort. Normally mounted upside down (a'la Nigel) You have the isolator
>closed and breathe from it until the tank is sucked dry, then you open
>the isolator to equalise both cylinders and close it again, then breathe
>it dry, then open it again, leave it open and surface.

Pictured incorrectly. Manifold is straight through, one of the valves
is not a valve, it's probably best described as an elbow joint,

>No pressure gauge required, and as long as it was filled correctly,
>and you don't forget the close the isolator (and count the number of
>open/closes!) you'll be "just fine" ...

There is something very British about this approach. I quite like it,
it makes sense. Excuse me, I have something in my eye <fx:sniff>

Laz

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A foolproof method for sculpting an Elephant:
First, get a huge block of marble. Then, chip away
everything that doesn't look like an Elephant.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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"Lazarus X" <lazarusx@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:0e1c8aca25c88793bc3958bbbfe4c8e5@news.teranew s.com...
> I have just come back from a LDS and I think I have seen the dumbest
> piece of kit ever (yes, even dumber than the HUB).
>
> Wait for it....
>
> It was a 3ltr cylinder banded together with another 3ltr cylinder,
> manifolded with a straight through bar and only one valve.
>
> This can be yours for the bargain price of £199.
>
> Still, I couldn't help thinking that there was far too much fresh air
> between the cylinders. I think it needs, oh I don't know, kind of
> something cylindrical in shape about the diameter of a 12ltr, half the
> height of a 3ltr with some hoses coming out of the top.
>
> Oh an the valve isolation was set at right angles to the outlet. What
> all that about?
>
> Laz
>

Stoney.
Yep saw it Saturday morning, laughed a lot
1 outlet, no isolation.
A womens twinset??
it wasn't even 300 Bar. Looked like it may have been something ex fire
brigade,
or possibly an escape set.
Well at least they did stick it next to the HUB.
Barry

Well did they at least use 2 front mounted 2ltr decocylinders for decostop
or techlook.

Marc



> > I have just come back from a LDS and I think I have seen the dumbest
> > piece of kit ever (yes, even dumber than the HUB).
> > It was a 3ltr cylinder banded together with another 3ltr cylinder,
> > manifolded with a straight through bar and only one valve.
> >
> Yep saw it Saturday morning, laughed a lot
> 1 outlet, no isolation.
> A womens twinset??
> it wasn't even 300 Bar. Looked like it may have been something ex fire
> brigade,
> or possibly an escape set.
> Well at least they did stick it next to the HUB.
> Barry
>
>
>