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I tried to sign up for the ScubaPro repair clinic at the dealer in Gainesville and was told it was for employees, dealers, etc ONLY. Even though I have spent a lot of money with that shop over the years I was told that I could not even be allowed to sit in on the class. I asked Errol about this last time I was in Ft. Lauderdale and he said he would talk to Robert and see if an "unofficial" clinic could be arranged, maybe on one of the weekends in Tallahassee. I know a lot of team members would be interested. Even if getting the parts proves impossible I would like to know how to work on my on regs, just so I can make sure the local shop does it right when I take it to them. At 05:26 AM 1/24/99 -0500, you wrote: >John, I think they sell to anyone who takes the ( free ) clinic. This >prevents the kind of monkery that surfaces like putting the 200 seat in >the 250 reg - a popular piece of stupidty that went on for a while which >causes the poppet to slip by and fail the reg in the off position ( the >tubes in the 190 ( or metal ) version are not the same size as the 250 >version , a subtle difference. > >Most of what causes the 250 seat to wear improperly involves improper >installation adjustment, and use. The other common problem is letting >the reg dry out too much which causes the orifice o-ring to dry up and >let gas hiss by ( not the seat at all). > >The 250 is the premier reg for decompression - it keeps the WOB to a >minimum on what amounts to the longest and highest ppo2 point in the >dive. > > >John Dunk wrote: >> >> 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. >> >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 >> Florida, 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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