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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01BD3D33.E049C7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Hans, Well Personally I do not think, it was an HP leaks in the first stage, even if that was the case I would have expected the second stage to begin free flowing. The reg was dry when put on the tank, as soon as the system was pressurized it started to leak, I thought that the o-ring on one of the hoses must have went and when I was looking for the leak, I determined it was coming from the body of the first stage from under the swivel, I have not had the chance to repair it yet, I am considering sending it back (only 10 dives on it) needless to say, my dive partner doesn't really want it anymore. The Apek version without the swivel really interests me where can I get information on it? Is there a true Apek dealer in North America or would I have to order a reg from Europe. Take care Richard Hayward -----Original Message----- From: Hans Petter Roverud <proverud@on*.no*> To: Richard Hayward <hddiver@ic*.ne*> Date: February 19, 1998 9:12 AM Subject: Re: Cold water performance of Scuba Pro Regs >At 09:33 19.02.98 -0800, you wrote: >>As a matter of fact the other day I was out again in the St Marys River >>between Lake Superior and Huron(32 degrees and 4 knot current), and my >>friends Zeagle Tek 50 severe blew an o-ring on the on the swivel (the part >>where the lp hoses attach and allow the attached lp hoses to move around >>freely on the body) on the first stage, this reg had only 10 dives on it at >>most. I had to shake my head, because luckily this happened on the surface >>on the predive and not in the water, it leaked air as if there was on open >>port on the first stage. >> >>I have never liked those lp hose swivel (like on the Dacor, Scuba Pro, >>Zeagle etc) and consider them a point for failure, it is just one extra >>o-ring to worry about. > >I've got the same reg without the swivel. They come with the option of >several first stage configs. However, do you think this happened due to a >first stage failure (leaking HP to the LP side) or was it simply a matter of >a brittle O-ring? If it was a true freeze-up I would have expected the >second stage to start letting off the excess (it's downstream) before >anything else would snap. > >regards, > >Hans, Norway > >PS These regs are actually manufactured by Apeks in Britain. We know it as >"Apeks TX50". Zeagle is the US importer and wholesaler. The Apeks regs look >very much like a basic Scubapro design, yet our experience is that they >don't freeze up as easily. I don't really know what is different about the >second stage, but the first stage has a patented dry seal. Instead of water >on the outside spring there's an air filled space sealed with a membrane >that transfers the ambient pressure. > ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01BD3D33.E049C7C0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Richard JW Hayward.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Richard JW Hayward.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD N:Hayward;Richard;JW FN:Richard JW Hayward ORG:HD Diving Services;Contracting TITLE:Owner/Operator TEL;WORK;VOICE:(705) 949-3431 TEL;HOME;VOICE:(705) 949-3431 TEL;CELL;VOICE:(705) 946-9380 TEL;WORK;FAX:(705) 949-1580 TEL;HOME;FAX:(705) 949-1580 ADR;WORK:;Services;23 Montgomery Avenue B;Sault Ste. Marie;Ontario;P6B = 1M4;Canada LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:Services=3D0D=3D0A23 Montgomery = Avenue B=3D0D=3D0ASault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6B 1M4=3D =3D0D=3D0ACanada ADR;HOME:;;23 Montgomery Avenue;Sault Ste. Marie;Ontario;P6B 1M4;Canada LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=3DQUOTED-PRINTABLE:23 Montgomery = Avenue=3D0D=3D0ASault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6B 1M4=3D0D=3D0ACanada EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:hddiver@ic*.ne* EMAIL;INTERNET:hdnitrox@ho*.co* END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01BD3D33.E049C7C0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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