DrMike
Contributor
Mac99:Hi,
Whatever the risks, for me I would be happiest diving without a loop fitted battery 'cos it would probably stop me from fully enjoying my dive and relaxing if I had those nagging doubts at the back of my mind,!
Thanks for the info and link Mac99.
I must admit last weekend whilst battling against a ferocious ragging current in poor viz at 60m and being 30m downcurrent from the safety of the wreck and upline when my brand new scooter decided to part company with the prop blades and stop dead thus adding greatly to my drag, and seeing my bottom time racing past 40mins longer, breathing all those nasty O2 free radicals, On gassing all that dangerous inert gasses, building up CO2 overbreathing my loop swimming hard dragging my dead scooter to get back to the safety of the line and shelter of the wreck so the loop gas was as hot as hell and as a safety measure having to start to run partially semi-closed with the ADV, just at that moment realising the pen I had used to write my deco plans on my slate was water soluable and had completely washed away!!!
.....those nagging doubts about the potential battery issue didn't stop me from fully enjoying my dive and relaxing
I'm no chemist but given all the risks in tech diving and RB diving I wonder if worrying about this is a bit like an alcoholic worrying about how many calories are in the twenty large vodkas hes just downed.