Yellow Diving heating system manual
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8. Remember – after one year from purchase claim for manufacturer’s
service. Toggle switch rubber hood should be exchanged every year (this
is paid service).
Pre-dive procedure
1. Check if battery is charged.
2. Check to make sure, that E/O cord or toggle switch (H series only) rubber
hood do not suffer from cuts or other damages.
3. Make sure, that canister cover o-ring is present and in-place. There are no
reasons to remove the o-ring when store. Check the canister cover and o-
ring and remove dirt and sand. Do not grease the o-ring, dirt and sand
stick to greased surfaces.
4. Place the cover over the canister to insert banana connectors into the
sockets. Slide the cover down, until o-ring reaches the canister. Never
latch the cover using excessive force.
5. Check the function of the latches.
6. When closing the latches, make it lock evenly and simultaneously. Check if
securing pads are locked.
7. Put on the heating vest and heating gloves.
8. Connect battery pack into dry-suit connector, and connect the heating vest
and heating gloves to dry-suit cable.
9. After switching on a beeping sound from the power regulator should be
heard (one or three beeps).
10.Take care to identify the beeping sounds.
11.There are two steps of power regulation. Single beep means full power,
three beeps mean half-power. Only heating vest is designed for power
regulation. Heating gloves are always full power when on, regarding
current vest heating power. Switching off and again on makes power
regulation change from half to full power in a flip-flop sequence.
12.Switch the power regulator into half-power (three beeps) and keep heating
for at least one minute (heating test). Temperature increase during the
test should not rise above thermal comfort. If does not, heating is ready
for a dive.
13.If temperature increases above your acceptable comfort level during one
minute heating test, switch off heating and do not use on the dive. If
beeping sound could not be heard after switch-on, check the connections.
14.After heating test switch off the heating, but remember, the nearest
switch-on is full-power.
When diving
1. At the very beginning (first minute) switch on the heating. According to
the pre-dive procedure, it should be full-power. If you feel temperature
increase, it means that all connections are working good. You can switch
off the heating.
2. Next switch on results in half-power mode. Every switch off and then
switch on sequence changes the power mode.
3. Switching on the heating is advised before first symptoms of hypothermia
occur.
4. Adjust the heating power to your needs – achieve thermal comfort.
5. Remember, thermal comfort under water is different experience than on
the surface. Work load has a large influence on thermal comfort.
6.
Do not overheat. In can result in increased risk of decompression sickness.
