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A sat diver in Galveston asked why I still hand torque my helmet bolts, and it stuck with me
I was killing time on deck after a 2 hour inspection run and got talking to a sat diver who's been at it 22 years. He watched me torque my helmet bolts by hand like I've done since day one and asked why I don't use a torque wrench on the surface. He said he watched a guy lose a faceplate clamp at 180 feet because he was over confident in his feel, and it took 40 minutes to get him back in the bell. I switched to a preset torque wrench the next week and honestly my neck thanks me after long shifts. What's your go to for checking your own gear before a dive?
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