3. DESCRIPTION
Castoro C96PRO consists of the following main components (see figure 2):
Breathing bag. Made with poliurethane rubber sheets high frequency electronically
welded. The breathing bag has been placed in manner to give a small hydrostatic
pressure difference as possible, i.e. low inhalation and exhalation resistance.
Cylinder. Two cylinder type are available on request:
1,5 litres/200 bar realized in aluminium alloy for decrease the magnetic level
2 litres/200 bar realized in steel alloy
Shut-off valve assy. Open or close the gas flow from the cylinder, includes the manual
actuating type bypass, the pressure reducer and the safety valve
Pressure gauge. Test the internal cylinder pressure.
Canister. Contains the soda lime wich absorbs the carbon dioxide due to respiration
acts. The canister is made in such way that it becomes completely surrounded by a
gas flow wich prevents the soda lime from beeing cooled down by surrounding water.
Hose connector. Carries the inhalation and exhalation hose gases in proper manner to
and from soda lime canister .
Inhalation and exhalation hose. Both hoses are provided with non return valves wich
control in proper manner the flow direction.
Mouthpiece. The mouthpiece contains a rotary valve wich isolates the circuit from the
atmosphere when it is in closed position. In the open position, the rotary valve supplies
the oxygen to the diver.
Mouthpiece retainer Help to retain the mouthpiece in the diver's mouth
Harness The harness (neck strap and waist strap) are easy to adjust to desidered lenghts.
Soft shield made with high resistance kevlar cordura. Contains the breathing bag
equipped with the hose connector and hoses, protecting the breathing bag against
tearing and abrasions.
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