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Bryan
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Kraken Down!
Thought my rig was secure in the rack on the boat. ..stood up and before I could turn around it tipped off and dove head 1st . Luckily Luis brought a few spares!
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Greg Barlow
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Re: Kraken Down!
Where's your sense of adventure? Rob would have put on a bit of duct tape and taken it diving!
Imagine what metal cans would have looked like..... Not even the master, Dave Ali, could have savaged such a wrangled mass of brass.
Greg
Imagine what metal cans would have looked like..... Not even the master, Dave Ali, could have savaged such a wrangled mass of brass.
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Herman
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Re: Kraken Down!
I'm just glad it missed my foot, I was standing beside of it and saw it fall
Herman
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ScubaLawyer
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Re: Kraken Down!
Mark 
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"The diver who collects specimens of underwater life has fun and becomes a keen underwater observer. .. seek slow-moving or attached organisms such as corals, starfish, or shelled creatures." (Golden Guide to Scuba Diving, 1968) 
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kgehring
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Re: Kraken Down!
That is covered under warranty.
http://www.scubamuseum.com
Over 400 vintage regulators in my collection
Over 400 vintage regulators in my collection
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Pedro
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Re: Kraken Down!
Is that the first casualty?
PS: and what is that red webbing inside the second stage?
PS: and what is that red webbing inside the second stage?
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Bryan
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Re: Kraken Down!
Tis merely a flesh wound.....Pedro wrote:Is that the first casualty?
PS: and what is that red webbing inside the second stage?
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swimjim
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Re: Kraken Down!
Looks like a burial at sea may be required for those cans. And they were so young! 
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Bronze06
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Re: Kraken Down!
Though sad, this might be one of those times where it is truly good to be the King!"Where'd ya get that ol' thang, don't cha' know them thare things ill kill ya!"
Live From the Red Sea,
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Live From the Red Sea,
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ScubaLawyer
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Re: Kraken Down!
ODE TO A FALLEN KRAKEN
A Kraken did crack, oh my!
The cans hit the deck, and Bryan did sigh,
It almost hit Herman, whose foot was near.
Darn that diver, Herman thought, as he lept back in fear.
Bryan shrugged it off as R&D,
Grabbed another Kraken from Luis and jumped back into the sea.
The pics got posted, and all were aware...,
Condolences poured in from all those who care.
Some saw the issue as merely problematic,
Others were less than, shall we say, diplomatic.
The bottom line is that some folks are having fun in Cozumel, despite a fallen Kraken,
The rest of us live your lives vicariously and benefit from all the new toys you are a makin'.
[Ok, I'll go back my medication now.]
Mark
A Kraken did crack, oh my!
The cans hit the deck, and Bryan did sigh,
It almost hit Herman, whose foot was near.
Darn that diver, Herman thought, as he lept back in fear.
Bryan shrugged it off as R&D,
Grabbed another Kraken from Luis and jumped back into the sea.
The pics got posted, and all were aware...,
Condolences poured in from all those who care.
Some saw the issue as merely problematic,
Others were less than, shall we say, diplomatic.
The bottom line is that some folks are having fun in Cozumel, despite a fallen Kraken,
The rest of us live your lives vicariously and benefit from all the new toys you are a makin'.
[Ok, I'll go back my medication now.]
Mark
"The diver who collects specimens of underwater life has fun and becomes a keen underwater observer. .. seek slow-moving or attached organisms such as corals, starfish, or shelled creatures." (Golden Guide to Scuba Diving, 1968)
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Bryan
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Re: Kraken Down!
Very Nice
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couv
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Re: Kraken Down!
I dropped mine from twice that height with no damage at all done to it. But the can uses allen head screws that better distribute the stress. 
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rhwestfall
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Re: Kraken Down!
my folks said something like this about me once....couv wrote:I dropped mine from twice that height with no damage at all done to it.
Bob
No Longer Awaiting my Kraken.....
No Longer Awaiting my Kraken.....
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Bronze06
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Re: Kraken Down!
What is needed here are cast [TITANIUM CANS!!!!!!!![/b] 
"Where'd ya get that ol' thang, don't cha' know them thare things ill kill ya!"
Live From the Red Sea,
Russ
Live From the Red Sea,
Russ
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Re: Kraken Down!
Like everything in life, there is always a trade-off.
In this type of a fall, if the cans would have been stronger (metal), the regulator would have probably become a total loss. There have been similar accidents and the outcome was a damaged brass body, yoke interface area, and damaged yoke.
In this case it will be very easy to just replace the cans and the regulator is back in business. You could think of it as the cans provided a sacrificial crumple-zone.
Note: I am just pointing some trade-off facts; I am not just trying to justify the choice of plastic cans. There are a lot of other reasons for the selection and design behind these cans. This incident is miniscule compared to the design benefits and as mentioned it was probably very beneficial to have a crumple-zone.
In this type of a fall, if the cans would have been stronger (metal), the regulator would have probably become a total loss. There have been similar accidents and the outcome was a damaged brass body, yoke interface area, and damaged yoke.
In this case it will be very easy to just replace the cans and the regulator is back in business. You could think of it as the cans provided a sacrificial crumple-zone.
Note: I am just pointing some trade-off facts; I am not just trying to justify the choice of plastic cans. There are a lot of other reasons for the selection and design behind these cans. This incident is miniscule compared to the design benefits and as mentioned it was probably very beneficial to have a crumple-zone.
Luis
Buceador con escafandra autónoma clásica.
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