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Richard Pyle wrote: > > Doug, > > Good points RE piston versus diaphragm first stages. I would agree with > you, were it not for the fact that all of my first-stage failures have > involved diaphragm regulators, and none of my piston first stages have > ever failed. Perhaps I didn't have the "right" diaphragm first stages - > the ones that have failed on me include Oceanic (2 kinds), U.S. Divers, > and Sherwood. The only diaphragm first stage that hasn't failed on me at > one time or another is the Poseidon, but I've only used them on a couple > hundred dives, so I may not have a large enough sample size. > > On the other hand, I have owned 7 Scubapro first stages, and none have > ever failed. Again, maybe it's because I've never had the "wrong" > piston-type first stage. My very first regulator was a SP Mk5, and it's > still in use today. I've made more dives with that regulator than any > other regulator of any kind. > > I'm not trying to be argumentative, just relating my own experiences. > > Aloha, > Rich > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'.Rich as a Sherwood dealer and fan of that brand for many years i'd be interested to know which of their diaphragm first stages failed on you and in what manner. to the best of my (maybe limited) knowledge sherwood have not made a diaphragm regulator or if they did so it was around the time cousteau was in diapers thanks tony phillips
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