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TIM OLSON - UNDERWATER VENTURES <WOLFMK@CN*.UW*.ED*>writes:

>I have found that warm white vinegar works well at eating up deposits on
>regulators, especially when used in an ultrasonic cleaner (try a jewelry
>store for a cheap one).  I would NOT however, dissassemble your regulator,
>or try to soak the inside without dissassembly, and that means that if
>you're taking it apart, youhad better know how to put it together WITH THE
>CORRECT METHODS, and know how to adjust it when it is back together.  I've
>worked on many regulators that people have screwed up with "home repair"
>jobs, and it would have been much easier if they just would have brought
>it in first.

This brings up a point that has been a concern of mine for some time, and
that is, just where does one go to get information on how to service
regulators?  No doubt many experienced divers have grown tired of being
treated like children by their local dive shops (and I'm certainly not
suggesting that Tim is doing that here), where we would be perfectly
willing to make the investment in training, tools, documentation, etc. just
so, if nothing else, we could repair our own equipment at remote locations.

It's a shame that, in the US at least, difficult liability problems make
dive equipment manufacturers and retailers so hesitant to help divers to be
a little bit more self-reliant.

Tim

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