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On Sun, 24 Jan 1999 03:52:33 GMT, you wrote:
>My SCUBA Pro G-250 second stage is starting to free flow if I tune it
>almost any more then all the way in. I looked at the seat and it is
>fairly indented. I do all of my own work on my regs and have been
>extremely successful in changing seats and adjusting my Zeagle/Apex
>regs. I asked about just getting that part from one of the local dealers
>but was told that they are not allowed to sell just parts and that I
>would have to have it serviced. I can understand the policy to protect
>the average person from themselves, but it seams a bit too heavy handed
>to contractually stop shops from selling parts to the general public if
>they reasonable know what they are doing. I certainly don't need to
>spend 50-60 dollars replacing the seat (actually the entire stem since
>it seams to be glued on) when I can comfortable do my own work.=20
>Does anyone have a rebuild kit for the regulator? I probably want to
>pick up a couple extra for future use and would gladly pay whatever they
>usually sell for. I just don't think it is worth having someone do it
>for me; kind of like asking someone to mix my tanks and label them for
>me.
Mitch, this has been Scubapro policy & my pet peeve for over 20 years.
They (Scubapro) have made some of the most reliable &
hi-performance regs I have ever used. But their parts policies IMHO
are abusive in the extreme. They threaten their dealers with loss of
franchise if those dealers sell parts to anyone except someone who has
completed one of their repair clinics, I.E., someone that works for or
owns a Scubapro franchise.I worked for such a shop several years ago,
and had the credentials, but they stayed in Michigan when I moved to
=46lorida, so back to Square One.
If you want to work on your own Scubapro regs, you are forced to
either find a sympathetic dealer who will take the risk & sell you
parts, or pay for a complete regulator overhaul & then redo it
yourself.
I gave up letting dealers work on my regs when I watched one attack
mine with a 15-inch crescent wrench & a vise (chrome plated brass
doesn't respond well to that kind of force)
As for me, I'm considering switching to the Oceanic. It's a clone
of the old Scubapro Mk V adjustable; a real workhorse (I still have a
MK V over 20 years old I use every week) but I understand shops like
Lloyd Bailey's will sell you parts to these.
Good Luck
John Dunk o
Lake City,Fl o
screwloo@is*.ne* ____o_____
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