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DrDuktayp:I'm wondering if I should consider hanging the cannister off the right side of the plate. I'm not sure how it would REALLY effect the trim. It's the DiveRite slimline so it's quite a small item.
What do you all think? Move the cannister to the right or ??
DrDuktayp
Soggy:I'm not sure what you dive for a configuration, but I think having the cannister on the tanks or plate is a bad idea for several reasons. With it there, it is no longer in the slipstream, and is adding more drag, plus can lights have all sorts of nice places for monofilament to catch on, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to reach something back there to untangle yourself. Another issue is the cannister costs a lot of money . I want it nice and protected at my side, not on the side of my tank where it (or the cord) might scrape up against something.
With it tucked cozily at my right side, I don't even notice it's there, I can reach it when I need to, it's in the slipstream so doesn't add drag, and there's nothing sticking out to get tangled on. I can also use it as ditchable weight should I need to for some reason, though I might question the sanity of that proposition.
What do you have on your right side that can't be moved?
DrDuktayp:I recently got my HID and instead of moving everything around on my belt to make a spot for the canister I hung the cannister upside down off my plate on the left side. I didn't notice it was there and I could easily use the switch even with my heavy gloves on. My thinking was that the cannister on the left would balance out the weight of the 19cf pony that is on the right side. If use my LEFT hand for the light then deploying my long hose is no problem. But in the right hand (the one I prefer) the cord is in the way of the long hose.
I'm wondering if I should consider hanging the cannister off the right side of the plate. I'm not sure how it would REALLY effect the trim. It's the DiveRite slimline so it's quite a small item.
What do you all think? Move the cannister to the right or ??
DrDuktayp
PS Oh, I loop the long hose around my dive knife.
jonnythan:It seems to me that if it's attached to the plate, it will occupy approximately the same physical space as if it's on the belt.
There are some good reasons not to put it on the tank.. entanglement, can't reach the switch, etc.. but drag? Are you serious? :1poke:
BTW, DrDuktayp, I had the same concern about the long hose. After a couple of drills, I'm quite convinced that the light cord does not interfere with deployment of the long hose at all. You just need to move the lighthead under the hose after things have settled down.