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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 01:53:13 -0600
To: "gzambeck" <gzambeck1@me*.ne*>,
     "David and Judith Andrews" ,
     "Skip MacElhannon"
From: Jeff Disler <pdisler@io*.ne*>
Subject: Re: Halcyon vs Diverite equipment
Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>

>
>> I have a set of Diverite wings and 2 sets of Halcyon wings.  The DR wings
>> are ok and they did a free repair after 3 years of use, but when you
>> compare them to the Halcyons side-by-side it is very obvious that the
>> Halcyons are made from better materials and are better put together .  Buy
>> the Halcyons.
>>
>> I have never heard anything good about their regulator.  This subject has
>> been covered extensively on the forums recently.  Why not get the Apeks?

I'm 99.9% sure the DiveRite regs are actually Apex DST first stages. I have
two and they breath great...Just like an Apex.

>I
>> also have had very good luck with the Oceanic Piston with the Delta II
>> second stage.  I have one that I have used for years and the only
>> maintenance I have done is a periodic cleaning (only required because I
>use
>> it on my O2 tank that sometimes gets dropped in a silty cave bottom and
>> picks up some crude).

I also have two Oceanic Delta II's and two Delta III's. I have a couple
each piston and diaphram seconds. They breathe great but not as good as the
DiveRite aka Apex reg do, IMO.

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"SILT HAPPENS"JD   JEFF DISLER
  SAFE CAVING       NSS 26000
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