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Manufacturer------------Beuchat Model-------------------VR200 Diaphragm/Piston--------Diaphragm Balanced/Unbalanced----Balanced Swivel Turret------------No Number 3/8" LP ports-----4 Number 1/2" LP ports-----0 Number 7/16" HP ports---2 Available in Yoke---------Yes Available in...

BET, It strikes me that the area of the diaphragm is crucial to ease of breathing. I don't believe a small 2nd stage will ever be as easy as a larger one. I have experimented with the Beuchat VR200 with the VR (Micron Size) and the VX (standard size) 2nd stages and there is a definite...

I wonder if some wizard can answer this question:- Does the internal diameter of the LP hose have an effect on the WOB? Some manufacturers seem to think so. The Dive Rite Hurricane, and the Beuchat VR 200 both have "large bore" LP hoses, and I believe there are others. Intuitively the resistance...

""The human body has no means of sensing or feeling differential pressure in the lungs. The muscles surrounding the thoracic cavity (around the lungs) do the work of breathing, but pressure differential is sensed in the inner ear."" At first I did not understand the explanation given by...

My experience is that Sodwana is OK, (the beach is like a shopping mall car park on a saturday morning, unless they have banned vehicles now). The dive sites are crowded, and the boats take every one to 2 mile reef all day (quick turnaround), but try and get to 5, 7 and 9 mile reefs, if you go...

Hi travelpro, I use suunto dive manager, since I have a suunto computer. You can add as many detials as you like such as gear, site, notes on the dive, buddy, dm, boat etc etc. and then I print out a hard copy and file it. I also use a memory stick as a backup. I like collecting the weird and...

I think the community is to blame for the obsession with depth. The current super hero's , who write the books and design the courses for deep diving, began their careers bragging about going to 80 or 100 meters with a single 80cfu tank of air, SAC of 3 or something ridiculous.( Now they write...

Thanks for that, Widget. Still no-one forthcomming with the manual!! Seems like all the others are out there, this one must be available somewhere?

I hope there is someone that can help with this. I found the work of breathing horribly high on my first dive, and on checking the IP it was 130. Now from the "technique book", I notice all other Beuchat regs have an IP of 140, and in fact the Dive rite Hurricane has an IP of 145. Having...

I am a little alarmed at the evacuation plan. Could someone verify that the risk of an airliner flight (cabin pressure ~8000ft) for three hours is justified by the benefits of a decompression chamber some 12 hours (I'm guessing) after the incident. It would seem to me that the bent diver should...

I'm saddened that this again gets turned into a legal debate. Please don't impinge any further on personal freedom. It has become fashionable, or perhaps "looks better in court" if you do a root cause analysis, change procedures, pass new laws etc. everytime a tragedy strikes. Part of being an...

I am horrified at this obsession with litigation. I believe implicitly that in any high risk activity the buck stops with the individual. We seem to still harbour the primitive need for revenge, and if it can't be physical (an-eye-for-an-eye) then we resort to punitive financial penalties. This...

It's a sad reflection on our society, that the emergency first response is to secure a lawyer! We are extremely averse to making people accountable for their own actions. In the current culture, the individual is never at fault, it is always a system failure or someone else's fault when...

While I think Beuchat make great regs (using them for 15 years, without any trouble), I too have had difficulty with parts and service. I wonder if the Dive Rite Hurricane kit will do for the VX or VR? Does anyone know for sure? (they are both made in the same factory, wonder if the internals...

I emailed the suunto help desk, with a query of a "missed" decompression stop, not shown during the dive, but evident when I played it back on my computer. I got a satisfactory explanation within 12 hours. EON 13 years old never had a problem!:blinking:

I have made 2 purchases from LP, and had no problems at all, in fact just very efficient (from the other side of the world). I had an issue when they wanted me to fax (or email) a bank statement, and photocopy of the front and back of my cc. I refused for security reasons, and it was quickly...

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Good day, I have a rather specific question. I am now in the 5th decade, and once had a seizure while taking mefloquin (a well known and relatively common adverse event). Does this mean that I have a low seizure threshold, and should therefore minimise the pp02 that I subject myself to, or is it...

Thanks for those suggestions, The Stiletto is an excellent suggestion, what has put me off is what I have read about the the ripcord weights, which may not be an issue as I have always used a weight belt, and never tried integrated weights. I will try and look at one soon. I think the difficulty...

Hi, I am looking for some objective, expert advice on my new BCD choices. I only dive in temperate and warm climates, am not interested in tech diving, but want something comfortable, and preferably light weight for travelling. I have ruled out backplate and wings, but am looking for a back...