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I have never used a Halcyon reel, but I have used a
dive rite.  I don't think the Dive Rite represents the
pinnacle of reel design.  Personally, I own a Reef
Scuba reel and think its great.  No worries about
tangles or anything cuz you can remove the spool
underwater, with no tools or lost parts. 
http://www.reefscuba.com/

Chris Brown
Suffolk, VA

--- Bob Rowlette <robgrow@on*.ne*> wrote:
> Hi William,
> 
> I would recommend the Halcyon Explorer reel and
> safety spools highly. I 
> also own a Dive Rite primary reel and safety reel
> that I bought before I 
> had the Halcyon stuff and the Dive Rite reels now
> just stay at home in a 
> box somewhere. The Halcyon primary reel and safety
> spool are in most ways 
> superior IMHO.
> 
> For a single tank adapter, I would highly recommend
> the excellent stainless 
> steel STAs made by Scott Koplin. They are available
> weighted and 
> unweighted. I own a weighted Scott Koplin STA that
> replaced my original 
> Halcyon aluminum STA that I never use anymore. I've
> used one of the Dive 
> Rite STAs, and I didn't think it was anything
> special. My Scott Koplin STA 
> has turned out to be one of my favorite pieces of
> equipment. Try this 
> website for more info: 
>
http://www.oregonscuba.com/scott's_single_tank_adapters.htm.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Bob
> 
> At 09:07 AM 5/14/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> >hi list,has anyone out there have extensive
> experience is the usage of 
> >Dive Rite and Halcyon equipment ,specifically
> >a) the safety spools
> >b) cave/carven diving reels
> >b) single tank adaptor (STA)
> >
> >comments in terms of relability,size,cost etc ....
> >
> >also ,i realize that there is a new STA from
> halcyon as compared to the 
> >older version which is recangular in shape.
> >Anyone has an idea what is the angle of bending for
> the sides of the 
> >Halcon STA ? (if i'm not wrong, typical values used
> is 45 degrees).
> >
> >would also appreacite if someone has a picture of
> the STA of DiveRite
> >
> >later
> >stay wet
> >will
>
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