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I only have MK 30 and MK 15 and I take out all the shims. This results in 140 or less, but I would prefer 120 which is where I set my other regs. Rich Lesperance wrote: > > George, > > What IP do you get your ScubaPros set at, again? I remember it's > somewhere on the low end. > > Thanks, > > Rich L > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> > To: Hungry Hill <hungryh@nc*.ne*> > Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 6:16 AM > Subject: Re: Poseidon 2nd stages? > > > First of all you guys need to lose the mentality that a rgulator must be > > run at jet engine starting pressures - this is bullshit. Run the IP at > > 120 and nothing will freeze. Secondly , a G250 is more of a deco reg, > > and if used as a primary must be detuned at the orrifice at any water > > temp. > > > > Regs need to be able to be taken apart underwater to clear the mushroom > > valve. This is not possible with a Poseiden. They must be > > interchangeable on all hoses and bottles - not a chance with a Poseiden. > > They must be downstream valves, not upstream - a ridiculous problem with > > the Odin. They must not fill full of water when scootering or in a > > current - a big problem with a Poseiden due to the shower head with the > > bullshit holes all around it. They must not stay full of water when you > > pass them off in an emergency - the Poseiden is s death sentence if not > > properly purged WHILE passing and breathing until sealed at the lips. > > > > Basicly, you have to me a complete idiot or dive shop victim to buy > > something that reaquires special hoses and fittings, a total moron to > > buy a reg with an upstream valve and opv built into the hose or reg > > (unless it is an argon reg, and then you got screwed if you bought a > > Posieden because the seats are crap), and a card-carrying stroke to buy > > any reg that requires 180 psi IP to operate like the cheap version of > > the Poseiden. > > > > Ask the Swedish Brothers what they use - they live in Sweden, they dive > > cold water, and they do not use Poseiden. Gee, I wonder why? Diving > > above the Artic Cirle, but then I guess that does not count. > > > > Ignorance is the enemy of us all, and it is the life blood of the dive > > industry. > > > > Hungry Hill wrote: > > > > > > Would someone please recite the DIR gospel on Poseidon 2nd stages for > me. I > > > can't quite see the problem with them and have had very good experience > > > over the last three years with mine. > > > > > > I do a lot of winter time Great Lakes diving and they are virtually > freeze > > > proof, while I have not heard the same about G250s (no personal > experience > > > there though). How do the Poseidons fall short of DIR? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Bruce Bowers > > > film/video composer, multi-instrumentalist > > > Akimbo Music Prod/Hungry Hill Records > > > > > > -- > > > 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'. > > -- > 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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