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Check with Tomsits on this - he knows the whole story. To tell you the truth, I have a bag of parts will last forever, but I ususaly just drop my regs off with the local experts ( Jerry at Brownies for Scuba Pro ) other than Poseiden which I do my self since it is so easy. Skip MacElhannon wrote: > > 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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