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TobyFish · May 25th, 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Leg of Salmon)

The suit I am using now has the autodump positioned over my bicep. This is a sub optimal position for horizontal ascents.

I am thinking of having a dump fitted between bicep and tricep and a little closer to the elbow than normal. When horizontal this should be in the correct place. Am I right?

I have read some concerns that this position wouldn't allow the suit to hold any air at all. But surely the suit will only dump when the pressure inside is greater than the pressure of the surrounding water. What do you think?

I think the pressure inside the suit is always equal to the pressure outside under diving conditions and that a valve in the fully or nearly fully opened state will dump whenever it is above an air-bubble

May 25th, 2008, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
TobyFish(Offline) Fine Upstanding Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Telford, UK Posts: 836	Quote: (Originally Posted by Leg of Salmon) The suit I am using now has the autodump positioned over my bicep. This is a sub optimal position for horizontal ascents. I am thinking of having a dump fitted between bicep and tricep and a little closer to the elbow than normal. When horizontal this should be in the correct place. Am I right? I have read some concerns that this position wouldn't allow the suit to hold any air at all. But surely the suit will only dump when the pressure inside is greater than the pressure of the surrounding water. What do you think? I think the pressure inside the suit is always equal to the pressure outside under diving conditions and that a valve in the fully or nearly fully opened state will dump whenever it is above an air-bubble __________________ Rude-boy Volvo "Gangsta Rollin' in me nine-six-oh"