Senior Tech, based on your experience in service and teardown, which regulators do you recommend? Which would you recommend to avoid?
reg service LDS or factory ?
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, Feb 04 2005 10:07 PM
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 12:13 PM
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 04:10 PM
Poesidons are not necessarily sealed. They can be had with a sealed first, but they can also be had in an unsealed first. Only the sealed is freeze-resistant.I do know that they are recommened for cold water conditions. I was told that they operate best in the cold water. Others tend to freeze.
There are a whole host of sealed diaphram firsts - Apeks DS4s are my personal fave.
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 04:13 PM
Where were all of you and your wisdom when I first started diving. I was cautious buying my gear but wonder if buying today if I would make the same choices.
I do like my stuff but ....
I do like my stuff but ....
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 04:31 PM
Ain't nothing wrong with Poesidons.
My only reason for not seriously considering them, especially the firsts, is that they're somewhat of a bear to get parts for. Then again a lot of other regs are that way too.
If I can't get parts to do my own overhauls, I don't want them, no matter how nice they breathe or how reliable they are.
I trust nobody but myself inside my regulators. Nobody else is going to take my place and die for me if the job gets screwed up.
My only reason for not seriously considering them, especially the firsts, is that they're somewhat of a bear to get parts for. Then again a lot of other regs are that way too.
If I can't get parts to do my own overhauls, I don't want them, no matter how nice they breathe or how reliable they are.
I trust nobody but myself inside my regulators. Nobody else is going to take my place and die for me if the job gets screwed up.
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 09:17 PM
I prefer my Jetstreams to any other regs I use, though they are very expensive to service. I've used them in very cold water without problem, as I have also my sealed Mares MR22. The only regs I've had freeflow in the cold have been Scubapro Mk25's - several times.
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