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Simon, couldn't the scrathc inside your MK 10 's body be honed away with a honing tool or a reamer, then , only in case diameter is too big, regalvanized ? This is what I would try, and stay far away of $pro service people, to spare them the nightmares. Matthias Simon L Hartley schrieb: > > Just an adendum to my last email, thanks for all the replies sofar. Much > appreciated, will reply privately. > > I'm not really sure if I need a dual outlet valve, hence the question. It > would not be difficult, or particularly expensive, to try the H valve > option. Plus I could route the hoses as for doubles (preventing hoses > sticking out all over the place and allowing easy access to valve knobs. > > The reason I'm replacing the MK10 is that there is a nick in the grove that > retains the stem O-ring. I have to service my MK10 every few months as the > leak (just a bubble every couple of seconds when first serviced) becomes > quite noticable (stream of bubbles) after a little while. Replacing the > body of the MK10 would probably cost as much as a new Apeks reg and the > Apeks regs are easier to service and maintain (the nick in the O-ring > groove on the MK10 is from a poor service, not suprising though given how > hard it is to reach that particular O-ring). I became a service technician > for Apeks recently and this course confirmed my confidence in the quality > of there regs (got to meet one of the engineers who designed and tested > much of the gear). > > The only reason the Scubapro swivel regs work well with single tanks is > that you have the extra port on the bottom. Meaning you can have all hoses > angles away from the valve knob allowing easy access. This is not possible > with the Apeks swivel regs (plus you have the extra O-ring you don't need). > The only other option I've considered is the Apeks flat head first, this > should position the LP hoses well on a single outlet valve but the HP hose > is still sticking out at an odd angle. > > I have considered doubles but doubles would add some extra drag and make my > setup harder to handle above the water (wouldn't fit in tank racks, heavy > to load and unload (my back gets enough of a workout as it is :-), etc). > I guess small doubles would be an option but not the best for double dives > (where I'd normally take a second tank). Plus I'd have to spend the extra > dough on a new wing. At present I have a nice, simple, compact setup which > works well for the shallow rec and research diving I do. > > Cheers, > > Simon > > Simon L Hartley > RSM Website Coordinator\First Year Course Coordinator > Associate Lecturer > School of Resource Science and Management > Southern Cross University > P.O. Box 157 > Lismore NSW, Australia 2480 > Ph: (02) 66203251 or (61 66) 203 251 > Fax:(02) 66212669 > E-mail: shartley@sc*.ed*.au* > > http://www.scu.edu.au/staff_pages/shartley/index.html > > http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/ > -- > 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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