Did he get a replacement under warranty?
I often marvel at the size of the consoles i see on dive boats, particularly
for open water divers, and how they must strain the hose crimpings. they are
also useful as a plough to destroy the marine environment.
i refer to these consoles as cricket bats.
as i brit i presume you know what i mean.
i guess they can be handy when fending off a shark, in addition to the
swords that o/w divers like to carry. some the the o/w instructors & DM's
seem to be the worse offenders.

regards
Gerry Chia
Sydney Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: Stuart Morrison <divebimbo@li*.fr*.co*.uk*>
To: TechDiver <mailto:TechDiver@aquanaut.com.; Bill Wolk
<BillWolk@ea*.ne*>
Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 1999 3:45
Subject: Re: SECOND STAGE FAILURE


> > Sounds like the second stage hose failed (where the swivel connector is
> > crimped onto the hose), not the regulator. I've seen it happen before
> > (fortunately at the surface) when bottles are turned on and that first
> > blast of gas pressurizes the line.  What was left on the end of the
hose?
>
>
> I've seen it happen on an HP line. A diver was showing off his super
> all-singing digital Uwatec console (about the same size as my car), turned
> on his air to show it working and the whole thing blew off and sailed
> through the air like a mortar shell and plopped, by a lucky chance,
> straight into 100m+ water.
>
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