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> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 09:35:40 -0500
> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> From: s_lindblom@co*.co* (Steve Lindblom)
> Subject: Re: ScubaPro G500 vs G250 2nd Stage
Steve,
Just to set the record straight. The G250 just like the G500
was put in the line to replace a second that had been sold for more
than 10 years. The "new and revolutionary" G250 was put in the line
to replace the "old" metal adjustable second stage ( the 109 or the 150 )
which Scubapro has sold since 1969 and you can still by from them
today ( 28 years for the same basic second stage ).
As for the "novelty" MK 7 1st stage and the DCAR reserve
valve, both of these items sold real well for about 15 years. If you had
been diving in the 1970's in the USA, these items would be about as
commonly found on a diving charter as spear guns or a Darrell Allen
dive light. Your not likey to see either of these items much any
more, but in there day they were held in the same regard as a G250 is
now.
Ted Green
> > Can anyone who has used the SP G500 or the G250 comment on the
> > performance of both, and the difference between the two in the
> > breathing category. I know that the G500 is supposed to be lighter
> > weight, smaller, etc...but does it breathe noticeably much better than
> > the G250? I've got the SP R190 now, and I'd like to upgrade
> > eventually. Thanks for your comments and opinions.
> >
>
> I just bought a spare reg and some other SP odds and ends, which came with
> all the original paper, including several vintatge SP catalogs. Looking
> through them, I've come up with the theory, that at any given time,
> Scubapro has two concurrent lines, the "sensible" line, and the " novelty"
> line.
> For example, in 1984 you could have bought a Mk 1O/G250 (or BA) for $310.
> Or a sonic Mk7 and an Air1 for $540. And $47 would have bought you a K
> valve, or $150 would have bought you a DCAR reserve valve with a weird
> built-in pressure guage.
> The punch line, of course, is that if you'd bought the MK/10/G250/Kvalve
> combo you'd probably be still using them today, and they'd still be as good
> or better than just about anything else you could buy. The Mk7/Air1/DCAR
> you'd be hard pressed to give away.
> So when Scubapro innovates, I yawn, and head the other way, at least, until
> the smoke clears.
> How to tell the difference between legitimate innovation and novelty?
> Time, mainly, thought if something looks radically better than just about
> every other piece of gear in it's category, odds are in won't last.
>
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Ted Green (owner)
Tidewater Aquatics (Dive Store)
Salisbury Maryland USA
TDI IT #029
SSI MI #178
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