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At 01:52 PM 3/30/2000 -0500, you wrote: > Trey wrote: >We no longer encourage >>underwater reg switching even on deco gas an intentional plan for the >>last several years. > >Does this mean even in a reg failure or blown hose? > > >>The funny thing about yoke is that it is easy to change underwater - but >>then you get a lot of chances to do so. > >I use yoke on my stages and they are easy to change underwater, had an >o-ring on the hose at the second stage blow last year at 70 ft after a >400ft dive. It was easy to change underwater with the help of my buddy and >support diver. >Another diver blow his o-ring on the din reg after another 400ft dive and >had a hard time changing it, but he was also a CF of gear and I was not >given all the details cause they get tired of me rubbing it in their nose. JT - this is normally taken care of by switching lp hoses & 2nd stages, not the whole assembly. Although, ever since I started using the "hand-tight lp hose" guideline, I've blown more orings in the last 2 months than I have in the last 5 years. ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest. (A thing is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it) ---------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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