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Andy If you choose to replace it with a viking valve, use a viking pro valve instead of the sport valve. It is much better. Andy Cohen ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: drysuit valves Author: abrill@ro*.ge*.du*.ed* (Andrew L. Brill) at ~INTERNET Date: 12/11/95 3:35 PM Hi all.. Completely aside from the current antioxidant thread, I have a question about Viking drysuit valves. Has anyone had trouble with, or noticed how cheesy the little plastic-hinged inflator tab is on these things? Had a dive scrubbed this weekend when one broke right off while inserting the hose. Ambient temp was about 20F with a stiff wind; this was obviously a factor in the embrittlement of the tab's hinge. Have others broken these things, esp. in cold weather? Should we replace the inflator with, say an Apeks valve, or is there a way to lengthen the life of the OE ones? Thanks, Andrew IANTD 6791 NOAA Working Diver/Drysuit PADI DMC ____"Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant; I act under orders!" - Ahab___ Andrew L. Brill *abrill@ro*.ge*.du*.ed* Duke University Department of Geology * FAX (919) 681-8228 Prog. for the Study of Developed Shorelines* Durham, NC 27708-0228 * -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'.
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