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Rich,
I had a plug on the back of the contents guage of my deco mix blow out when
I re-pressurised it at 12m/40ft prior to needing it at 9m/30ft. I had to
change the first stages underwater which would let a bit of water in <g>.
Anyway, it worked OK.
In your message dated Wednesday 20, September 1995 you wrote :
> If you leave the valve off, then be sure to pressurize the hose(s) first,
> then turn the valve off. This will reduce the chances of water getting
> into the hoses from backpressure. However, if you go below a depth where
> the ambient pressure exceeds the interstage pressure of the regulator, or
> if the gas pressure in the hose drops due to leakage or bumped purge
> botton, then you will almost certainly get water inside. (I've seen it
> happen more than once). I don't know if this has any significant effect
on
> the probability of a failure within a single dive, but if left unchecked,
> corrosion can render your pony regulator unreliable.
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