What he said...
What he said...
Lars
Explore, understand, protect
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Hi Guys,
Nothing to do with the designer, have just been following the evolution of the Apocalypse since concept, so have learnt a little about it.
What you are referring to is a carbon fibre thermal heat collector for the Co2 monitoring elecs in the milspec Incursion eCCR, not the Apocalypse mCCR. By heating the Co2 elecs it reduces the effect of heat loss through using helium in the loop. You can see more about it by looking at the O.R. commercial bell divers rebreather, further available here http://www.deeplife.co.uk/or_products.php
Ali bits on the ALVBOV are prototype, production is apparently heavy plastic, same flow design though to get the wickedly low WOB.
You can flood the rig, dump the water and then continue the dive. Further pics and info is on www.opensafety.eu
The short version is 8mm thick and doesn't have the CF effect. Long case is 5-8mm thick and the CF effect is one of three case colour options.
OS won't do granular scrubbers for the Apoc as they wouldn't pass CE certification. Aftermarket scrubbers that use kitty litter could be made but at a minimum the WOB would be increased by 1.1J/L, which would nearly double it.
Hope that clears things up.
Regards
Brad