I've been known to inflate from one of my rich bailout on deep dives. One less regulator and tank to keep track of and if you won't miss the suit gas in your ascent plan, I've never seen any harm in it.
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However: you'd be carrying an open EAN50 tank way past it's MOD.
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Ummm so exactly what parts of the fire triangle exist in your suit? (google it if you actually missed this topic in your decompression class)
That should answer your question...
Frank, it's having the bottle ON that's the issue. Of course you've got to carry it, but having the gun loaded with the hammer down is one thing. Having the bottle turned on while deep is like having it loaded with the hammer back.
Ah. Thanks for that. I dive Atomics, so of course I have all of my bottles on at all times. I just have to take an extra little bit of time to make damn sure I'm rich on the right, lean on the left. Or, treat the weapon as if it's loaded and ready to fire, and point it away from you at all times.
I don't use Atomics. Why do you keep them on all the time? I dive SP pistons (mostly) which I believe to be similar and I shut my bottles off when I'm not using them.
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Ummm so exactly what parts of the fire triangle exist in your suit? (google it if you actually missed this topic in your decompression class)
That should answer your question...
Oxygen, heat, & fuel....I'm pretty sure the OP is concerned with ignition caused by either a faulty heated undergarment, electrical connection, or static electricity. I doubt available oxygen would exist for a prolonged fire, but I wouldn't want to find out the hard way either. While I don't own a heated undergarment, I am guilty of transfilling my AL6 with 50% for a 200'+ dive here and there.