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More than 12 years ago, I went to the annual scuba show in Long Beach, California and a company was displaying and showcasing wetsuits they claimed to be "compression proof". The lady at the booth had a pressurized chamber with a clear cover plate. Inside were about 1 inch wide strips of wetsuit...

I am a local here in southern california and will re-affirm the good reputation of boats: Peace-docked in Ventura, serving the Channel Islands and other destinations off So. Cal. Truth Aquatics-docked in Santa Barbara, serving the Channel Islands and other destinations off So. Cal. Both these...

I do not recommend any Suunto at the moment. I have a Petrel and use it in "Tec" mode all the time (even though I am recreational solo diver). There is a screen that shows you the gas loading levels of all 16 model tissue compartments and you can watch the bar graph change as you ascend and...

That explains why some O-rings have a light blue color when I open the regulators. What is odd is the replacements in the kit I purchased five years ago are all black. None are blue.

I can provide a link to the low pressure seats: Low Pressure Seats Repair/rebuild kits are available from this shop but they can also be purchased from other suppliers such as vintagedoublehose.com . You can find them on Ebay but sometimes quite expensive and I am apprehensive about buying them...

Are the Apeks, Aqualung and Hollis internal O-rings mostly silicone? They seem too soft and glossy smooth to be Viton even though different Duro hardnesses are available.

Thanks. I'll order some up. I don't use kits with every service because some of the O-rings are still OK (In my opinion). I want to pull them apart every year to clean out grit and calcium or salt that builds up in the barrels. The seat change is mandatory for me. Happy diving-T

Hi Folks, I ended picking up a pair of ATX second stages. I spend the afternoon tearing them down for cleaning and inspection and ready to start putting them back together. I'm wanting to replace the low pressure seats on the second stages. I'm thinking on purchasing a few extra low pressure...

Great. I'll be looking for beat up ATX seconds. Thanks -T

Just wondering if ATX 200 second stage parts can be moved and swapped to other ATX bodies? (Or XTX bodies?) I purchased a used ATX 200 for a super price and manged to get everything working but not confident about the second stage integrity. The former owner(s) attempted to over-torque the...

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Hey, that is the best price for a Mikron octo I have seen at $135. They called it a closeout likely, I suspect, for pending cosmetic changes. I will order that up and troll for used XL4 and F8 seconds. Thanks everyone. T

Are there any other small sized barrel poppet type second stages other than the Aqualung Mikron or Apeks Flight? The Mikron is on sale but I don't want to but the first stage since it is not environmentalized. I just want a used second I can attach to an Aeris CDX-5 first. I service my own regs...

I am 5'9" and 148lbs. I have DSS stainless plate and the DSS LCD 30 pound lift wing. I will wear 10 pounds of weight for a drysuit dive using a 117 cu ft steel tank, and carrying a 30 cu ft pony also strapped to my back. My setup is atypical by having the pony on my back. Without it I have run...

Thanks, It seemed like a good set-up for a pony. Less stuff hanging off me even though we all have a lot hanging gear as is. Used they seem to fall in the $200 range.

Thanks everyone. I usually service my own regs anyway so the change should be easy. I have an Apeks ATX200 in DIN and yoke so I may have the correct adapter already, if they are interchangeable. Leisure pro has the Mikron for $299. Any better deals than that?

Hi Folks, Just wondering if I purchase an Aqualung Mikron and want to convert it to DIN, will the change be expensive? (Is the fitting only available from Aqualung and no cheap generic fitting exists?) The old versions (No ACD) are on sale cheap, right now. Also, will the conversion make the...

Thanks for the help. Issue resolved. -T

Yes, that would be great. No rush. I can likely guess pretty well at the actual numbers but it would be nice to know about any deviations from the norm.