Apeks vs. Scubapro wings

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Not to turn this into yet another bungee wing thread, but could you elaborate on why you feel the non-bungee wings have better control?

He could also explain about the dumps. The WTX series do not have hose dumps, only a single dump on the left side, same as the Halcyon!!??
 
Unlike Halcyon, the WTX wings have an optional dump on the right side... you can see the blanking plug in the link you posted

But you knew that already, because you dive one
 
Unlike Halcyon, the WTX wings have an optional dump on the right side... you can see the blanking plug in the link you posted

But you knew that already, because you dive one

check before you post.
 
Is this advice for me, or yourself?

That's a blanking plug there on the right (side of the wing), right?

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Is this advice for me, or yourself?

That's a blanking plug there on the right, right?

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:shakehead:

There's 2 cable ties on the inflator unit as well. Do they count as failure points??

It's a sealed unit, no springs for failure, therefore no failure point.

Also the WTX3 has only 1 dump, same as the eclipse.
 
What was it that you wanted me to check before posting?

If any BC wasn't a sealed unit, it wouldn't work very well

It only has one dump? You can't dump from the inflator?

Do you know what 'failure point' means?
 
A blanking port is not a dump valve, therefore it is as much a failure point as the cable ties on your inflator hose.
There is no pull dump with the Inflator hose on the WTX series. You can only vent air from the inflator mechanism or the single dump valve on the left hand side.
 
FYI a 'failure point' is a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working

A single cable tie on the inflator is a failure point. Two cable ties on an inflator are not two failure points, since if one fails, the other one still maintains the integrity of the system

A blanking plug is a failure point, since if it fails, the system fails. A wing with a blanking plug and one dump valve has one more failure point than a wing that has one dump valve and no blanking plug

HTH
 

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