Bob Howell's build Plug and Play
Gas Management System for his Inspiration
With
Self sealing Quick release connectors
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High Flow Fittings rated over 200 bar
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Viton seals all 02
clean
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OC
Regulators work normally at depth
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Both valved halves have auto shut off seals with up stream valves,
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Re-usable
hose fittings on the hose connection side, machined as part of the
connectors.
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Un-screw your old end fittings & Screw on the new ones
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No
thread adaptors needed
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Low Cost
How to apply this system
Anything that Receives Gas install a male nipple fitting
Anything that Gives Gas install a female Valve fitting
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Fittings
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Fitting (a)
Replacement quick release male
Un-Valved Button nipple
02 & Dill Button
(Hang
on !! you will see why) |
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Fitting (b)
Un-Valved
Regulator
nipple
quick release male
Screws directly onto OC regulator or OC/DSV
(NO HOSE)
(very small ) |
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Fitting (c)
Male Auto Valve
quick release
nipple
Installed on the secondary hose, feeding the Dill Bar. Stored ready to
use down the outer side of the inhale lung
(you only
need one) |
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Plug in your off board bailout gas
here
Feed anything coming off your
Dill Bar |
Fitting (d)
Female Auto Valve
quick release
Iinstalled
on all gas feeds
02 feed OC reg , OC/DSV feed
Install on all bailout tank whips |
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Fitting (e)
Dry Suit & BC feed
non Valve male nipple
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Fitting (f)
Full flow non-return valve
Installed on feed to dill bar from your existing Dill 1st
stage |
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Fitting (g)
Dust cover for female whip end |
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Fitting (h)
Dust cover for male whip end |
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What
you can do with all this ?
Keep one small OC reg in your pocket with
(b) Un-Valved Regulator nipple made on
All bailout tanks have a whip with the
(d) Female Valve quick release installed on hose ends |
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Now use any gas you have via OC regulator
Also the 02 supply
via
New larger 02 button quick release fitting
Told you to hang on |
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One quick click and you have a 02
Regulator |
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Take any off board gas whip
Plug this into your secondary dill feed
Donor whip installed down the side of inhale lung with valve (c) on
the end
Now use any gas
via the Rebreather
Dill bar |
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Use
any gas via, ADV, OC/DSV, Auto Air
Anything that’s plumbed into
the dill bar
By swapping one whip lead |
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You will have to shut down your in board dill tank or set all other 1st
stages 1<> 2 bar higher .The non return valve will then kick in .
If you have a 1st stage fail or HP gage fail on your in-board
dill
When you plug in any off board gas the non-return valve will then stop
the bailout gas going out via the leak
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Easily change to any dill mix
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Conscious effort to switch gas mix
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If
Buddy has the same system you can plug into them
Question
Unplug the faulty equipment
With no gas loss or the need for full gas shut down
Unplug
the dill feed and plug in your next gas mix
Unplug the 02 button feed and plug this into your pocket regulator
The
Possibilities are endless
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