Conrad.

I have personally never seen any BC fail. I have seen a couple of LP 
inflator hoses fail, invariably right as the tank valve is opened. I have 
heard of inflator valves sticking open, the couple I have heard were on 
rental gear or they were frozen (ice diving). I heard one story of the 
inflator hose popping off the BC.In other words they were maintenance 
issues.

I might mention that I have seen BC's so worn and ratty, it is a miracle 
that they held air at all, but they did.

Lets face it, a BC is not rocket science. When you look at your gear 
overall I think that the weakest link you will see is the operator, and 
why make that situation worse by presenting multiple inflators/hoses and 
other issues into the mix?

   Jim

Sender: Conrad Daubanton  Date: 3/18/98 2:00 PM

>Jim, Chuck:
>
>Does anyone know which part of a Wings/BC unit tends to fail more often?
>
>Can anyone provide statistics?  (Perhaps some shop owner that has seen 
>just about everything).
>
>Then we would know what kind of thing to prepare for.
>
>I've had no recent problems with the gear, but many years ago my first 
>BC (Horse-collar) had bladder problems, and having changed the bladder, 
>it developped overpressure/dump valve problems.  Tired of repairing it, 
> I just bought another (stronger) horse-collar BC.  This one also 
>required a bladder change, but is now perfectly operational, though I 
>no longer use it now.  With a Jacket type BC which I seldom use now, 
>and with Wings which is what I use most, I've yet to have problems, 
>they have never needed any repairs.
>
>Either gear is stronger now, or I give it less abuse than before.
>
>Conrad Daubanton


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