RE: Which reg?

[Andy Kerslake <andyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >>There are a number of reasons first is the pressure relief valve in
> >>the hose assembly, agreed this does help a freeflow problem, but
> >>it's curing something that is not a problem, its the old unseen
> demons
> >>again.
> >>
> >>You cannot get at the diaphragm to fix any seating problems. The
> hoses
> >>are non-standard so you cannot easily swap a second stage with a
> buddy
> >>unless they are using Jetstream as well. If you do flood the first
> stage
> >>the water has a tendency to blow the needle valve within the hose. 
> 
> >I've never found any of the above a problem - I use 2 Jetstreams with
> 2
> >Cyclons as Octopii.   I've never had freeflow problems and wouldn't
> want to
> >swap a second stage anyway - even though most of my buddies use
> Poseidon
> >regs.  I started using a Cyclon 10 years ago, tried a Scubapro D350
> for a
> >while then came back to Posiedon with the Jetstreams.
> 
> Must be diving independants?
> 
> Picture this - you arrive at your 6m stop and go to your deco gas, and
> find that
> you are breathing very wet off your Jetstream. The stop is long enough
> for this
> to be a problem you cannot check to see if there is crap under the
> diaphragm
> or there is a hole in it. So you have either to change the second
> stage, or first
> stage, or get to the bailout O2. You cannot use your good Cyclons cos
> they are
> downstream valves. What is next.
> 
> The entire problem could easily have been handled by just swapping a
> second stage.
> 
> My buddies use Poseidon Cyclons, Scubapro M20/G250 and Apeks TX50's
> all are
> swappable,  no upstream valves. No Strokery.
> 
> Andy
> 
>