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13-01-2016, 05:11

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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Nereus gas sensors are waterproof.

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12-01-2016, 00:05

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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:thumb:

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12-01-2016, 00:04

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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I had a similar experience and the closest I have come to asphyxiating was in a small bowl shaped anchorage on the North coast of Lombok, in Indonesia. The Indonesians, when they can be bothered to...

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11-01-2016, 23:26

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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Initial results are likely to be conclusive. One of the features of CO poisoning is that the deceased remain pink for many hours, due to the strong binding of the CO to hemoglobin. In any case, very...

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11-01-2016, 06:44

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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Solenoids are mechanical, and as I tell every person I see putting their spouse up a mast with no safety line on a powered winch, at some point any mariner is GUARANTEED to see one fail in the wrong...

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11-01-2016, 05:20

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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I meant a spring holding it (being a mechanical plunger, usually) away from the "energised" state, of course! Anyhow, they are worth it, and glad you will do :thumb::flowers:

It is too easy to...

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11-01-2016, 05:12

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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Posted By Muckle Flugga

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A solenoid is an electromagnetically operated switch, typically with a spring holding it away from the unenergised state. In a gas solenoid the energised state is "open". So yes, it should be fail...

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11-01-2016, 04:12

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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Posted By Muckle Flugga

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The faint smell was due to other particulates in that rather clean burning diesel engine. Carbon Monoxide itself, of course, is odorless and undetectable by humans, which is one of the reasons it is...

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11-01-2016, 03:30

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Tragic situation in Tasmania

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The fact that the girl became ill prior to the incident and had to be airlifted off the boat likely saved her and her father but is also likely an indication that the problem was indeed CO poisoning,...

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