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			<id>https://www.cavedb.net/technical/kiss-sidewinder-orings/</id>
			<title>Kiss sidewinder o-ring sizes</title>
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			<content type="html" xml:base="https://www.cavedb.net/technical/kiss-sidewinder-orings/">&lt;p&gt;These are the o-ring sizes for the Kiss sidewinder CCR.&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;thead&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;th&gt;Part&lt;/th&gt;
      &lt;th&gt;Size&lt;/th&gt;
      &lt;th&gt;Amount&lt;/th&gt;
      &lt;th&gt;Buy AU&lt;/th&gt;
      &lt;th&gt;Buy US&lt;/th&gt;
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    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;DSV Barrel&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-021&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs021-o-ring-inch-15-16-id-x-1-16-section-nbr-70-p&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;DSV Barrel, Tower and Head&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-028&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs028-o-ring-inch-1-3-8-id-x-1-16-section-nbr-70-p&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;DSV Barrel&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-025&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs025-o-ring-inch-1-3-16-id-x-1-16-section-nbr-70&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Mushroom Carrier&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;CS 1.5mm ID 38mm OD 41mm &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt; CS 1.5mm ID 37mm OD 40mm&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/mor38x1.5-o-ring-metric-38mm-id-x-1.5mm-section-nb&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;or&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/mor37x1.5-o-ring-metric-37mm-id-x-1.5mm-section-nb&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Counter lung interior adapter&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-218&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs218-o-ring-inch-1-1-4-id-x-1-8-section-nbr-70-pr&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;products_id=1176&quot;&gt;The O-Ring Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Loop at tower&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-127&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs127-o-ring-inch-1-7-16-id-x-3-32-section-nbr-70&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;OPV&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-220&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs220-o-ring-inch-1-3-8-id-x-1-8-section-nbr-70-pr&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Counter lung, DSV at loop&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;CS 3mm ID 45mm OD 51mm&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/mor45x3-o-ring-metric-45mm-id-x-3mm-section-nbr-70&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;products_id=39664&quot;&gt;The O-Ring Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
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      &lt;td&gt;Header and canister&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-240&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs240-o-ring-inch-3-3-4-id-x-1-8-section-nbr-70-pr&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;amp;products_id=1205&quot;&gt;The O-Ring Store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;DSV Lever&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-008&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs008-o-ring-inch-3-16-id-x-1-16-section-nbr-70-pr&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;DSV Barrel&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;CS 2mm ID 5mm OD 9mm&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/mor5x2-o-ring-metric-5mm-id-x-2mm-section-nbr-70-p&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;ADV Port&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-112&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs112-o-ring-inch-1-2-id-x-3-32-section-nbr-70-pri&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
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      &lt;td&gt;Mushroom carrier&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-028&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs028-o-ring-inch-1-3-8-id-x-1-16-section-nbr-70-p&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Upgraded DSV Barrel&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-121&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs121-o-ring-inch-1-1-16-id-x-3-32-section-nbr-70&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;Barrel&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;AS568-127&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.refast.com.au/bs127-o-ring-inch-1-7-16-id-x-3-32-section-nbr-70&quot;&gt;Refast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
      &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

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			<published>2024-11-01T00:00:00+00:00</published>
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		<entry>
			<id>https://www.cavedb.net/how-to/bombimi-cave/</id>
			<title>New look Bombimi Cave</title>
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			<updated>2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00</updated>

			
				
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			<summary>Bombimi Cave Planner has a great new look and added CCR planning</summary>
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    &lt;p&gt;Bombimi Dive Planner has had a great UI makeover making it both easier to use and easier on the eye. In addition to this a new experimental CCR planning mode has been added. How to use this will be the subject of another post so keep your eyes open for that and if you use it please keep in mind it has not been thoroughly validated and to double check your bailout provisions. If you see anything that you think is incorrect then please reach out to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:support@bombimi.com&quot;&gt;support&lt;/a&gt; to let me know.&lt;/p&gt;

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			<published>2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00</published>
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		<entry>
			<id>https://www.cavedb.net/how-to/going-offline/</id>
			<title>Going offline</title>
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			<updated>2024-01-07T00:00:00+00:00</updated>

			
				
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			<summary>Cavedb is built to work off-line so it can go where you have no mobile or internet connection.   There are a few things you need to do though to make sure you have data and maps when you reach your destination.  Find out all the details in this post.</summary>
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      &lt;p id=&quot;toc&quot;&gt;Table of contents&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul id=&quot;markdown-toc&quot;&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#intro&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-intro&quot;&gt;Intro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#updating-and-adding-new-sites&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-updating-and-adding-new-sites&quot;&gt;Updating and adding new sites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#offline-maps&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-offline-maps&quot;&gt;Offline maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#caching-map-tiles-and-place-media&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-caching-map-tiles-and-place-media&quot;&gt;Caching map tiles and place media&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#caching-map-tiles&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-caching-map-tiles&quot;&gt;Caching map tiles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#caching-place-media&quot; id=&quot;markdown-toc-caching-place-media&quot;&gt;Caching place media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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    &lt;h2 id=&quot;intro&quot;&gt;Intro&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;CaveDB has been designed to work offline since from the outset. Many cool and interesting places are just not within mobile data coverage and navigating can create a significant challenge. The app’s first class offline support will let you easily find and navigate to the places you want to go so you can confidently head out of mobile coverage and into the unknown knowing it will be there to help and guide you along the way.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h2 id=&quot;updating-and-adding-new-sites&quot;&gt;Updating and adding new sites&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;All your updates and new places that you add while offline are safely stored and will be uploaded as soon as you get back to mobile or internet coverage saving you from needing to make cumbersome notes in the field and update manually. As soon as you get back to some civilization they will be uploaded and available to your buddies and the community at large &lt;sup id=&quot;fnref:1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#fn:1&quot; class=&quot;footnote&quot; rel=&quot;footnote&quot; role=&quot;doc-noteref&quot;&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h2 id=&quot;offline-maps&quot;&gt;Offline maps&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;Before you head off though you are going to need to make sure you have the maps you need to cover your destination. For this offline map imagery has you covered. Firstly make sure that &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Enable tile cache&lt;/code&gt; is enabled in your &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;User Settings&lt;/code&gt; and reload the app. Then follow the instructions below to download map tiles and place media and get into the field and get caving!&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h2 id=&quot;caching-map-tiles-and-place-media&quot;&gt;Caching map tiles and place media&lt;/h2&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;caveDB&lt;/b&gt; is built to work when you are in the field and out of mobile or internet connection.  All contributions to places made when you are offline will automatically synchronized when you are back in signal.  Unlike place information you need to explicitly download maps and place media so you can use them when offline.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;div class=&quot;alert-box warning &quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the data is downloading the app must be open. It will restart if you close the app but it can take a significant amount of time to download large amounts of map tiles&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

    &lt;h3 id=&quot;caching-map-tiles&quot;&gt;Caching map tiles&lt;/h3&gt;

    &lt;ol&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Zoom the map to the area of the map that you want to download map tiles for&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click the &lt;img src=&quot;https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twbs/icons/main/icons/list.svg&quot; width=&quot;25&quot; height=&quot;25&quot; /&gt;  button at the top left of the screen to open the main menu&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Going offline&lt;/code&gt; under tools&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Select the &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Viewport&lt;/code&gt; tab&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Choose which map type you want to download and the maximum zoom level&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Cache tiles&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ol&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;height:300px&quot; src=&quot;/images/going-offline.webp&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;The higher the zoom level the more space it will need and you will hit maximum download limits (currently 4GB).  If you see a warning the the current settings exceed the cache size limit you need to either reduce the max zoom level or close the dialog and zoom in on the map further.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;h3 id=&quot;caching-place-media&quot;&gt;Caching place media&lt;/h3&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;This will download all photos, videos and survey data so you can view it while offline.&lt;/p&gt;

    &lt;ol&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Zoom the map to the area of the map that you want to download map tiles for&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click the &lt;img src=&quot;https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twbs/icons/main/icons/list.svg&quot; width=&quot;25&quot; height=&quot;25&quot; /&gt;  button at the top left of the screen to open the main menu&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Going offline&lt;/code&gt; under tools&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Select the &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Place media&lt;/code&gt; tab&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Click &lt;code class=&quot;language-plaintext highlighter-rouge&quot;&gt;Cache place media&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ol&gt;

    &lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;height:300px&quot; src=&quot;/images/going-offline-places.webp&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li id=&quot;fn:1&quot;&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;Some updates may be delayed if your updates require moderator approval &lt;a href=&quot;#fnref:1&quot; class=&quot;reversefootnote&quot; role=&quot;doc-backlink&quot;&gt;&amp;#8617;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<published>2024-01-07T00:00:00+00:00</published>
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