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Huh? How exactly has tank technology changed?

No hp compressors are not going to be for rent. Too easy for your average knucklehead to kill themselves.

+1 on this unless you actually can see your pocket, ie a thigh pocket. Otherwise, put them in someone elses pocket. Pockets I can't see, I only use to put stuff in it on the boat that I might have to take out in the water (ie sausage, mirror etc). By definition, everything in a pocket is on a...

So the LF BPR is for sure a winner. I'm losing about 50 psi a day, which is as good as it gets. Not sure where its coming out, but at 2000psi, thats about 40 days of pressure on the filter media. I shan't cry about that. On to the trace analysis to see just how good this compressor really...

My wife is hyper sensitive to sea sickness. Though she uses the wrist pressure bands/bracelets on airplanes with good effect, on the boat its the patch (doctor prescribed ones) or she's toast. No ifs ands or buts. For me, I'll pop an over the counter Dramamine an hour before we launch - I...

This backplate is going to be made out of what exactly? And why would I want it colored/painted?

Hmmm. Well I'm sure that I'm plenty unbalanced; but the below is how I remember it, eventhough I might not be able to use my first language to write it proper... Balanced vs Unbalanced Regs: Does it Make a Difference? | Scuba Diving "Balanced First Stage It’s all about the springs when...

Say what? You got your nomenclature assbackwards. All firsts compensate for dropping tank pressure to provide a constant IP. A balanced first stage also takes the depth pressure into account so that the reg breathes the same at 10' as it does at 100'. An unbalanced will breath harder at...

Yeah I slept poorly last night. So it was with some trepidation that I peaked at it this morning. Good thing I had my cup of coffee - sitting on the table - because you can't dance with coffee in your hand! 1200psi on the dot! Yeehaw! :) I'll leave it for several days, since its only...

Don't change a thing. IMHO once you go to a BPW, you've stepped into the tinkering stage of diving. A small step, but a significant one none the less. As they (used to) say in another area of fun, "Buy a Harley, get a hobby". Same goes here.

Yes indeedy Petey you did. Now for the over night test. The tower stack is sitting at 1200psi with nothing upstream of the check valve and nothing downstream in the fill lines (both sides open to atmosphere). Fingers crossed.

(changed your mind about your post, eh? ;) My guess is that the slots are laser cut before he bends them. Either way the long slots make it versatile for any wing, since it seems the wing mfgs have their own ideas about where to put slots. Seems to me that the whole slot thing just starts to...

If you have the solution at your disposal, and you're still whining, then you're just fishing for attention. Fix your plate and post your mods - this thread is about posting solutions that everyone can learn from.

Hacksaw. Its just a backplate, not the Sistine Chapel. If it doesn't work, just weld it back together. No harm done.

I dove Stuarts Cove and stayed at the Orange Hill. OH is not luxurious, maybe 2star, but it is comfortable, clean and quiet, and the food was really good, drinks plentiful (if you're not a drink snob) - home cooking, plenty to eat and good prices. After a 4 dive day, just kicking back with a...

(wrt BPRs) if looks are anything to go on....you could probably hurt someone bad if you whipped the LF one at someones head...

I'm no expert on this company, but what I understand is that their only other mfg plant is in Canada, not the US. That to me spells $+ on the tanks, that are already the highest price steels as far as I know. The current price is already $60 higher than last year....doesn't seem sustainable to...

Bumping the thread. I'm surprised this hasn't had more viz here on SB - not that the sky is falling or anything. Still, I only have Worthingtons (and catalinas) and I love them. Anyone else interested in this news?

NONONONO. Don't go on Weds the viz is crap! 2' at best. Believe me it gets worse in the middle of the week and clears up at the weekend. Yes, yes its true. True I tell you! Stay outta my way on [-]Wednesdays[/-] uh... the weekend!

ok, thanks for your help.