renosteinke....
When I was learning to use the parachute, we were told the 'chute needed a minimum of 200 ft to work.
Now, I suppose there is someone out there who will claim to jump all the time from 190 ft, and never had a problem. Or 180. Or 170.....
The point is, you can shave the rules all you like, but sooner or later you're going to run out of luck- and go SPLAT!
Hmmm, skydiving / receptacle ratings, never got the connection before. I think you're right. The reserve might open in 200'-300' but they teach you to have pack opening by 2500'-2000' & make your decision to cut away or ride what you've got by 1800'. All I know is that once you've pulled all your handles, it seems to take 179 minutes for the thing to open.(That & you owe a case of beer.) That 20 amp plug gives them better odds of having their product work properly. That ugly orange & black warning label on the center cell at the tail of my Raven doesn't help me keep from bouncing but it might help the folks that made my chute. That 20 amp plug could save the mfg & cook your keester if something goes wrong.
So if I have to unplug something in an emergency, do I look, grab, protect, pull, punch or look, grab, look, pull, pull?
Joe