“NO BUBBLES” SCUBA GEAR IS A BREATH OF RECYCLED AIR!
WHAT WOULD YOU DO if you wanted to create a video documentary about a WWII ship sunken so deep your scuba tanks couldn’t hold enough air get you down — and back — with time left over for filming? Simple. Call Peter Readey, owner of Steam Machines, Inc., of Lebanon, TN, inventor of the remarkable Prism CCR (Closed Circuit Rebreather).
Limitless Air Supply
Ordinary scuba tanks hold a fixed amount of air. Empty your tanks in the watery deep and you’re…well, sunk. CCRs were invented to solve the “whoops, no more air” problem: they provide a virtually limitless air supply by capturing a diver’s exhaled air and RECYCLING it through a scrubber to remove carbon dioxide. “Used” air becomes the fresh, re-breathable kind. And no bubble is left behind.
Several companies make CCRs but Peter’s Prism CCR is a true breakthrough. “It’s the most compact, lightest CCR available,” says Peter. “And it has the most efficient scrubber design.” It’s easier to breathe using his Prism CCR than others. Why’s that important? “When you’re fighting a 3-knot current to get somewhere underwater,” says Peter, “the last thing you need is more work.”
Readey has engineered unique safety features into the Prism. “Having two fully independent air monitoring systems is a great comfort,” explains Peter. “It’s the only CCR that has an analog gauge driven directly off the sensors without batteries.”
Deep Discovery
Peter’s invention got a big “thumbs up” recently when, 240 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, the USS Perry was discovered 56 years after it hit a mine and sank during a sweeping operation off the Palau Islands. A group of divers located but were unable to document the ship in photographs or videotape because it lay so deep ordinary scuba gear was out of its depth.
Using Peter’s Prism CCR, divers made 23 dives to 240 – 268 feet below the surface, each lasting an average of 1-3/4 hrs; allowing the divers to capture the underwater photos and video needed for an upcoming feature documentary film.
Lives at Stake
With deep-water divers trusting him with their lives, Readey can’t risk miscalculations so he chose the Smithy CNC 1240 to manufacture the rebreather for his Prism Topaz CCR. He got the extraordinary accuracy and repeatability he demanded as well as the fourth axis capability he needed to perform his complex machining operations.
Using Peter’s Prism CCR, divers made 23 dives to 240 – 268 feet below the surface, each lasting an average of 1-3/4 hrs. They got the underwater photos and video they need for an upcoming feature documentary film.
Navy Seals
The Prism CCR is the only off-the-shelf unit, adapted for use in the Advanced Swimmer Delivery System, tested by the Navy Seals. It’s also in use by the United States Geological Survey mapping the ranges of Pacific Halibut Dungeness Crabs, and Tanner Crabs.
To learn more about Peter Readey’s Prism CCR and to see the Smithy CNC 1240 in action, visit www.steammachines.com.
PETE READEY (left) Owner,
Steam Machines, Inc., of Lebanon, TN
with his trusty machinist, Marvin Cook II.
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