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Simon, That's why APEKS are the minimalistÂ’s regulator of choice and those convoluted piece of shit SP 380's, 500's and 500's that look like G250's that SOME keep trying to push as a DIR regulator is either commission based $$$ or stupid fuck based in my opinion. Sorry if some of you belong to the second group..:-) -----Original Message----- From: "Simon L Hartley"<shartley@sc*.ed*.au*> To: Okuwe@ao*.co* Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Date: Thu Jun 28 18:50:28 PDT 2001 Subject: Re: Questions about Apeks Regs >Don, > >I'm sure someones already replied off the list but the following may be of >some interest either way. > >At 01:15 28/06/2001 EDT, you wrote: >>1) Are all Apeks regs (except for the TX100) the same internally? > >FWIW I own a couple of T20's and a couple of US4 first stages and did the >service certificate a while back. A number of folks at the shop I DM for >now have Apeks gear. Fairly sure all seconds (except TX100 as you say) are >the same internally (differ in whether or not they have a heat exchanger or >the knob to adjust cracking pressure). > >The first stages have the same service kit (and are all balanced diaphragm) >but differ in whether they have a dry seal (DS) or swivel/turret (US4, DS4, >UST, DST, etc). The TX100 first is constructed differently (drop forged) >but works the same way (balanced diaphragm, same service kit I think). > >>2) Is there a difference between the Euro version and the one they import >to >>the states? > >No idea, doubt it. > >>3) Is the TX20 the same as the US-4 > >T20 is a second stage (US4 is a first stage). If you mean the combo sets >that are sold by companies like US Divers and Seaquest that is a different >matter. I ordered the T20 combo through US Divers. I thought I was >getting a US4 first with T20 seconds but instead the combo included the UST >first (unsealed turret). I obviously didn't want a turret first stage but >they (the distributor) were perfectly happy to swap the UST for the US4 I >wanted at no charge, so no real drama. I suspect most of the combo sets >you buy come with the swivel first stages (UST, DST), I mean everyone wants >a swivel first don't they? NOT :-) > >>4) Can the dry seal cap be fitted onto the TX20 > >To the US4 you mean? Pretty sure, just need the part numbers. > >>5) The DS-4 is not offered from SeaQuest, will the above result in a DS-4 > >Sounds right. > >Hope this helps, > >Simon > >Simon L Hartley >RSM Website Coordinator\First Year Course Coordinator >Associate Lecturer >School of Environmental 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/schools/esm/staff/pages/shartley/ > >http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/ >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ___________________________________________________ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.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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