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Hi,

    Thanks to everyone for all their comments and suggestions regarding my
"Condemned regulator".   I took the reg to another technician who's taken
courses from Scubapro and worked almost exclusively on their regs for probably
20 years.  He basically agreed with the first technician - it's bad but could
be salvaged but may not keep in tune for long.  Here in Canada a new body for
the 1st stage (actually 1/2 of it) is $125 and a full service is $175 so it's
not really worth it if a new first can be bought for around $400.  The 2nd is
almost as bad in condition and cost of replacing.  If anyone is interested in
the comments I received regarding regulator care and storage let me know and
I'll send a summary.

                                                                    Thanks,

                                                                    Steve.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Brothers" <sbrother@se*.np*.co*>
> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 12:43 AM
> Subject: Condemned Regulator
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >     I recently took my backup reg in to be serviced - a Scubapro Mk 10
> > and G250, and was later told it wasn't worth servicing - it was too
> > corroded inside the first stage and the 2nd.  I bought it 2nd hand
> > (never do that again!) a year and 1/2 ago, had it serviced then and put
> > about 150 dives on it in a cold saltwater environment - Canada, west
> > coast.   I always hosed it off and soaked it in cold freshwater after
> > every dive until the next one a few days later.   Has anyone seen this
> > before - is keeping the reg constantly wet at fault or does this happen
> > with age?   Local shop technician said this is why diaphram regs are
> > better in our waters.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Steve.
> >
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