Not Everyone drops their valuables in just 5' of water...Hookah Answers

		Quote:			Posted by Viracocha
	Well your seller fella is not a diver.. no Hookah has a yoke whip used to attach to a non DIN tank...and if you look closely at the set-up you will see such a whip.. which would do you no good for any type of hooka setup. I know my hookas

My goodness. It wasn't MY seller, mate. I simply commented on the item. Try reading for clarity next time. You've disputed what I have written without really reading why I wrote what I did.

Calm down. I agree with you. It's a piece of garbage. It's also not worth continuing this discussion of whether you know hookahs or not. I use a home made one because I can no longer dive below 5 meters or so these days due to an inner ear problem - advancing years, don't ya know. So, I too, know hookahs and in spite of that, was going by the seller's description at first.

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I understand. You can't be safe enough when your only connection to live is a plastic tube with a mouthpiece.

Guess what's on the drawing board right now? Two things. One is an electric powered jet pump (Venturi pump) for sucking up targets into a net bag by a single button push. Easier than digging. It's completely sealed with an inductive charge coupling for the battery pack. The other is an electric hookah with a set of solar panels and a windmill. The windmill needs anchoring to not tip the floating device over so that issue is causing a bit of trouble. Working on a stable platform design other than a boat is a real bear of an issue.

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Sounds interesting. I would think for transporting, some folding arms that you can lock in position, with small floats on the ends in an outrigger fashion would take care of the tipping issue. I always used to think of a suction device for use in the water, but with the shells, plants, and mucky bottoms in most of our sea beaches here in the Northeast, it would cloud it up too much to even be feasable and the bag would fill up with garbage in no time. Just walking in the water with a scoop stirs it up in most places. A nice sandy bottom would be nice to work that way though. I thought of using a sluice box on a raft with someone to watch it, but it would likely attract too much attention, and I'm sure they would stop it with some kind of complaint like enviormental damage. I'm in New England where someone is always trying to stop any freedoms out of jealously or whatever.

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		Quote:			Posted by Viracocha
	Digger.. this is my website Earthkinenergy.com

Fascinating. You must be the twin brother I was separated from at birth! You wouldn't believe the number of parallel projects I have designed that look much like yours in function.

		Quote:			Posted by Viracocha
	I would ditch the windmill idea... not very much bang for the buck..and if it gets wet..$$$

The waterproof generator is already designed, built and tested. I'm using vertical vanes (triple helical bladed) to keep the rotational force in the vertical and allow more stability on a floating platform. I am also using sea anchors (basically an umbrella tied to the floating device by its handle) in some experiments. Winter here. Too chilly to pursue but will do more in the spring and summer.

		Quote:			Posted by Viracocha
	If your on a budget I would suggest this.. I assume that your system is 12v... get two spiral AGM batteries (parallel) connected to a mono crystaline small panel PV 20% of the light hitting this will give you electricity...

I'm using my own anamorphic solar cells sputtered onto very thin aluminum which is then bonded to Acrylic panels. Getting the silicon to melting point and spraying it onto the aluminum is a bit tricky but once you get it going, it's a breeze. The trouble is, the sputtering spray nozzle is only useable once. I can use it for a day as long as I leave it heated but once I turn it off, the residue inside glues everything shut forever. My work shop is very well equipped. All I need now is time. Spare any?

		Quote:			Posted by Viracocha
	If you go this route you should be able to stay ahead of the compressor for power use... For the compressor, I would choose eagle 12 v compressor for offroad trucks.. yes its clean air!

Thank you for that tip. I've been using a motor home compressor used for compressing air in a fresh water system for pressurized water in the sink and shower. It works good but I like the idea of a more commercially available compressor.

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	Let me know if you need anything else

A wheelbarrow full of $100 bills would be nice. Hey, you DID say "anything."

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I didn't mention the seller or where this item was located, so did you see this offered for sale & saw the sellers description of this rig?

Just wondering because I don't think anybody could have found this or where it was offered for sale as it was hidden pretty well & for good reason it turns out, and to top it all off guys I'm going to say that contraption is a funny Hookah wannabe, or better known as a big homemade Mary Jane Pot pipe!  

lol, just wanted to make you gents smile, and even Mary Jane if she's listening.  

The guys thankfully confirmed it wasn't a Hookah so to speak to me in good time before the auction, at least not one in the conventional sense or definition of what a Hookah is in to days divers world of safety. To update you gents, some poor sap got really burned on this rig and probably will eventually have a toxic case of Nitrogen Narcosis unfortunately, not to mention the "bending" over he took at the auction on it.

Thanks everyone, I'm still here in the land of the living & didn't get taken on this rig, and figured you all would enjoy my calling this thing a Mary Jane Pipe!

Cheers,
Jim

		Quote:			Posted by GoldDigger1950
	Actually, according to the seller, it is a hookah. If he made such a serious error as misidentifying something he is selling, we can thank you for telling us. Without speaking with the builder, all I can tell for certain is that it looks home made or at least heavily modified by someone.

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