Re: [Paddlewise] Inflatable PFD's

Since your lungs can only produce about 3 1/2 psi, filling the pfd
by mouth will make very little difference in the final inflation
pressure when you trigger the high pressure CO2 bottle.
In other words "it don't ammount to a fart in a wirlwind".
73  Gary


On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Matt Broze wrote:

> I once did this to a Rescue float I was testing that had an added CO2
> inflator and no safety valve. I pulled the cord and pushed it to the other
> side of a car. it didn't explode like I had expected it might but for a week
> every time I taped it, it rang like a bell.
> Matt Broze
> http://www.marinerkayaks.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Lammers <mslammers_at_earthlink.net>
> To: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
> Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Inflatable PFD's
> 
> 
> >I wonder what happens if you have it mouth inflated and then get tossed and
> >forgetting, pull the CO2 inflator tab.
> >
> >Does it have a safety valve or do you hear a loud bang?
> >=^..^=
> >--Mel--
> >Mel Lammers
> >mslammers_at_earthlink.net
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
> >To: <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
> >Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 3:46 PM
> >Subject: [Paddlewise] Inflatable PFD's
> >
> >
> >
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