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Well, I ice dive with my two Scuba Pro regs every weekend, and have _never_ had a problem with them. They aren't environmentally sealed or tuned any differently than how I like them for Florida springs. Besides that, I've also dived them in quarries, in ~40-45F water, down to ~130 or so, and never had a problem there, either! I _am_ a little bit worried about how they're going to work in 82F water in Cozumel, they've never been warm before.... <g> Nanci At 06:19 PM 2/18/98 -0500, Randy Sullivan wrote: >The problem with SP regs is that they are freeflowing out of the box, >period. If this is how SP ship regs where the they are going to be used in >cold water, they SHOULDN'T leave the warehouse in the first place without >all the twiking done to the reg prier to shipping. Up here you can't buy a >new car off the lot without a block heater. You shouldn't be able to buy a >reg that isn't cold water ready out of the box. > >I have seen an Odin's perform at 500'+ @ 38*F water temp with no problem. >I own one. I have used my OLD conshelf in the winter @ -15*C surface temp. >with water temp. @ 31*f (yes that is what my computer registered), >breathed the reg at the surface and used the same reg for an 8 hour shift >fixing a tug, no problem. I own one. > >The story of making a sows ear into silk purse is a good comparison to make >when trying to use a SP regs. in cold water. I'M NOT saying they aren't >good regs. What I am saying is that they are not the best choice of reg for >cold water. > >Randy Sullivan >Sault Ste. Marie, Ont >sulteck@ic*.ne* > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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