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Mike I've been using the TX50 for many years and it is excellent. I have now moved that to my stage cylinders and use two TX100s (flathead 1st stage) on my twins. Again, superb breathers. There was a design fault with the original TX100s, this was picked up very early on and has since been corrected. The flathead does remove the O ring in the swivel which can only be a good thing even though I have never had any problems with it. Hose routing I am still perfecting but, by attaching them horizontally the ports guide the hoses down the side of the wing very well. I'll post again when I'm completely happy - anybody else got a neat solution? Wags -----Original Message----- From: Shimell, David (shimell) <shimell@se*.co*> To: Michael Seeley <mseeley@po*.ne*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Thursday, 3 June 1999 1:43 Subject: RE: advice needed on regulators >Mike > >Apeks regulators are superb and very reasonable in price (in the UK). > >>1) Is the Tech-50D the setup that most people go with.? And >> other than the 1/2" lp port are there any drawbacks to this >> reg. Is the 2nd stage hose fitting standard size? Or is >> the DS4 first stage (non-swivel hose mount and 1 hp port) a >> better choice? > >I use the US4 which is the same as the DS4 but unsealed. The Tech-50D first >stage has an O-ring on the swivel and the over size port, as you state, which >is why I did not go for these regulators. However, many people use the >Tech-50D which is a fine set up. For the second stage I use the TX40 as they >have no breathing resistance knob - eliminating another point of >unreliability - on the adjuster O-ring. The US4 and TX40 arrangement is >very much cheaper than the Tech-50D setup, though I went for this due for >simplicity and reliability. The US4 is a standard Apeks product, but may not >be available from one of the companies that badge them. > >I have 6 Apeks regulators and only one failure: a blown diaphragm. They are >still performing well but probably due for a service after 2 years of use. > >> 2) What is the Flathead Six first stage?? I have never seen >> this discussed except in the Zeagle catalog. Does anyone >> have any experience with this unit? > >I believe this is their new first stage of which I have no experience but the >shape of the first stage is not as neat as the US4, etc. Note that there was >a review in Diver Magazine of this setup but the product supplied has a >design fault in it which has reportedly been corrected. > >> 3) I assume that the DS4 first stage is appropriate for stage >> bottle use. > >Yes, I use the same regulators for all functions, thereby allowing >inter-changeability. > >> 4) Any problems with the DIN to Yoke Converter if you have to >> go with a yoke connection? > >I've used converters for DIN to Yoke for recreational stuff without any >issues. > >> I have looked through the archives and various web sites but >> would like a little more input from somebody with actual >> experience with these regs. >> Thanks. Mike > >I've sent some stuff out before an will see if I can find it and send to you. > >David Shimell >Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Sandton, South Africa. >Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> > >-- >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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