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I totally agree that the experience is the most important part that a technician puts into a reg. I went to the local scubapro tech session and serviced a bunch of regs at the shop until I felt good about it. The shop I worked through had the experienced "master" watch you as you did your work and answer your questions... Raimo, what is the point of the 48hours of seat abuse? Jeff > In a message dated 97-10-22 09:36:07 EDT, jbentley@cr*.co* writes: > > << Shops do not make much money (if any given the overhead) on > reg maint. I see it as a yearly event that brings customers > into the store where they can be sold trips or more equipment. >> > > We charge $50 for regulator service, which includes first and second stage, > octopus, and spg. We break everything down 100%, then clean in a heated > ultrasonic. We never inspect o-rings as per most manufacturer's suggest-we > simply replace them. Everything else is inspected for wear, parts replaced as > needed, upgrades performed where necessary, and then re-assembled. Once tuned > on the test bench and magnahelic, regulators are left under pressure > (3000psi) for 48 hours. If I won't dive the regulator myself, it does not > leave the store. Service takes appx. 1-1 1/2 hours. My technicain works full > time, 5 days a week, just on regulators. We charge more than most, but then > again I don't have a part time instructor/salesperson/technician who spends 3 > hours a week fixing regulators. I think the technicains experience is worth > paying for. In the overall scheme of diving related costs, service is not > that expensive. > > > Safe diving, Raimo > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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