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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="jeaton"]Q. Does the ECP system have a feature that will drain the reservoirs?[/quote]</P><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Do you mean running out of air? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I wonder about that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They speak of the advantage of graduated release.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have also seen the mention that is nearly impossible to run out of air.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But if you are braking off of charged reservoirs, it still must be possible to run out of air right?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I can see how all-or-nothing release can hasten running out of air, and graduated release would therefore make running out of air less likely.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But is there any type of control or sensing with an ECP system that could absolutly fail-safe prevent running out of air while moving?</SPAN></P>
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