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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C08918.3B426000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tom, Apeks are metric . Since when is metric "unique"? On the other = hand, those morons at Scuba Pro have custom sizes that are not to be = found anywhere, and they are crap material that go bad in DAYS, not = months or years - DAYS.=20 The "enriched air" is dive industry bullshit, as usual. Apeks is sold = under Sea Quest. I have no problem with any of mine, and I use them on = everything, unaltered from the factory. And again, if you can fail an Apeks reg, let me know. They use good = materials. Hopefully, their association with USD will not be the death = of them, but just to be sure, I have bought nearly 20 Apeks regs in the = past month. You can't fix stupid, and the dive industry is the absolute worst run = set of businesses I have ever encountered the 25 years since I got my = degree in economics, and they just keep getting dumber.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom McMillan=20 To: kirvine@sa*.ne*=20 Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:19 AM Subject: Apeks Regs George, I have read numerous posts by you concerning Apeks Regulators. In = your opinion, they are the best for cave diving. I have read your = various posts on the reasons, but some of your reasoning does not make a = lot of sense to me. For instance, I have read a post by you stating = that one should not buy gear that is "unique". Example, a strange = inflator that requires a "special" hose. One that is not readily = available at most reputable dive shops. I just returned from DEMA with information that is to be pondered. = Apeks regulators require "special" or "unique" "O" rings. They are not = the standard Parker Hannifin variety. Therefore, unless you go directly = to a shop that is an Apeks dealer you are basically out of luck with any = type of "emergency" assistance. Also according to the Apeks Factory = service representative, Enriched Air mixes above 23 percent are strictly = not recommended. Do you only dive air with your Apeks? What do you use = for Enriched Air? I appreciate your valuable time in a response, Tom McMillan ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C08918.3B426000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Tom, Apeks are metric . Since when is metric = "unique"? On the=20 other hand, those morons at Scuba Pro have custom sizes that are not to = be found=20 anywhere, and they are crap material that go bad in DAYS, not months or = years -=20 DAYS. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The "enriched air" is dive industry bullshit, as = usual. Apeks=20 is sold under Sea Quest. I have no problem with any of mine, and I use = them on=20 everything, unaltered from the factory.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>And again, if you can fail an Apeks reg, let me = know. They use=20 good materials. Hopefully, their association with USD will not be the = death of=20 them, but just to be sure, I have bought nearly 20 Apeks regs in the = past=20 month.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>You can't fix stupid, and the dive industry is the = absolute=20 worst run set of businesses I have ever encountered the 25 years since I = got my=20 degree in economics, and they just keep getting dumber. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:tommc@aw*.co*" title=3Dtommc@aw*.co*>Tom = McMillan</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href=3D"mailto:kirvine@sa*.ne*"=20 title=3Dkirvine@sa*.ne*>kirvine@safari.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 28, 2001 = 8:19=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Apeks Regs</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>George,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have read numerous posts by you = concerning=20 Apeks Regulators. In your opinion, they are the best for cave=20 diving. I have read your various posts on the reasons, but some = of your=20 reasoning does not make a lot of sense to me. For instance, I = have read=20 a post by you stating that one should not buy gear that is = "unique". =20 Example, a strange inflator that requires a "special" hose. One = that is=20 not readily available at most reputable dive shops.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just returned from DEMA with = information that=20 is to be pondered. Apeks regulators require "special" or = "unique" "O"=20 rings. They are not the standard Parker Hannifin variety. =20 Therefore, unless you go directly to a shop that is an Apeks dealer = you are=20 basically out of luck with any type of "emergency" assistance. = Also=20 according to the Apeks Factory service representative, Enriched Air = mixes=20 above 23 percent are strictly not recommended. Do you only dive = air with=20 your Apeks? What do you use for Enriched Air?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I appreciate your valuable time in a=20 response,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom=20 McMillan</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C08918.3B426000-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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