Someone correct me if I am wrong but it is my understanding that Bill Rennaker was the first person to swap the inflator and dump valve so that the inflator was on the bottom and the dump was on top. I know that Brett designed the Armadillo with this configuration so it has been being done for a while now.
What do you people do to your gear, tie it to your trailer hitch and drag it down the street? I've been an equipment tech for twenty years and I've NEVER seen some of these gear malfunctions you speak of as happening regularly.
A little post-dive gear maintenance may be in order.
Whoever said money can't buy love never bought a puppy.
Russell, the threads on the SMS harness dump and inflator connections are a very fine thread and easy to not get screwed on correctly. I personally know of 2 different divers who had their dump valve blow off after being modified. The one Oliver refrenced was in the Horseshoe Circuit at JB and the other was in HITW. Both harnesses were basically brand new. The HITW incident was with a new harness that had just been purchased and modified by the shop it was purchased at. These incidents aren't from wear and tear but more from a faulty modification of a product.Originally Posted by Slüdge
Russell, after seeing some of the replies to my gear storage thread, it's believeable. I felt odd and overprotective after reading it. Lol. I understand there's more of a risk of bumping things here and there in an enclosed environment, but I've NEVER had any of these issues in OW. I understand that the more often you dive, the more often things can occur, so I'll hold my tongue until I'm diving more frequently, but geez. Lol. Speaking of you being an equipment tech, do you service regs for people on the forums or just thru the dive shops you work for? I need someone to go thru my mk25/g250s to make sure they're ready to go. Calling my LDS tomorrow for a quote but if any of the rumors are true, the service could be half to 2/3's of what I paid for them used. They're both in breathable shape, but they've been sitting for a few years, so they're due.
Russell is the man for servicing regs.
borrowed wing, did the positive pressure check, but didn't verify that the dump was screwed on all the way. My idiot fault...
regarding the swap, it has been referred to as the Sorenson Swap for at least 6 years at this point but initiated with his swapping the nomad inflator from the top to the bottom. Never said he did it first, but that's what it was referred to when I started sidemounting 5-6 years ago. When I asked him about it last year, he had the same response as the loop bungee conversion, he didn't start it, he just perpetuated it and apparently become known for it.
and ^ what he said. Especially with regards to Scubapro's
Line On Spools Twisting
Does anyone else have an issue with the line on your spools constantly twisting? Is there a solution?
someone from North Carolina showed me this trick...
Never heard of it referred to it as the Sorenson Swap but ok. The only problem with buying used regs is you have to get them at a damn good price for it to be worth it if you can't service them yourself. I bought (4) mk17/g250 and (1) mk11/s550 for $500 all in and missed out on (2) mk25s/g250s for $115 each but I'm lucky enough to have a service tech where I just pay for parts and his beer. Even at that price I would come out good if I had to pay to have them serviced. I think it's usually $35 first stage, $15 each additional stage plus parts, at least that's what we charge. I could be mistaken but I think parts for a sp are around $40-$50 so it could be @ $100 per reg for 2 stages. Russell would know better than I and I have 3 regs rebuilt by him whether he knew it or not. I've had no problems with them! If you have (2) mk25/g250s and can be $400-$500 all in your in good shape imo. I believe they sell for $7-$800 new each.
Don't call it that Tom. That's very rude and offensive towards those who really came up with these original ideas - pioneers like Bill Rennaker, Brett Hemphill and others I do not know of.
Also I'm sure Edd wouldn't want to take credit for something he had absolutely nothing to do with, so you're not doing him a favor.
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