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While checking buoyancy on a couple steel Faber 100 rentals I came across two different 100 cf Faber steel tanks. They showed an HP100 and an FX100. After looking at the rental it did not indicate HP or FX but did show a 3442 service pressure so I'm assuming it's the FX100. The rentals are 2009...

I have an old halogen Undwerwater Kinetics SL6 (six C batteries) that I thought would be nice if I could convert to LED. I will probably be picking up a new LED light eventually but thought the SL6 is not super portable but better than my UK C8 lite. If it's a big deal to change to LED will...

Been thinking of picking up a smaller dive light for some occasional night diving. I dove with a guy a couple weeks back and I believe he had a small Intova that threw off almost as much light as my Underwater Kinetics C8 and it was half the size. Not looking for football stadium type of power...

Lately I have been reading a few comments about maybe this second stage or that second stage not being paired up with this or that. I understand that most first stages are piston or diaphragm but beyond that don't they all maintain a constant IP to the second stage although maybe at slightly...

I have been tinkering with a few old regs and have done some comparisons on my newer reg when submerging compared to some octos. I have estimated the location of the diaphragm and put some tape on the reg marked every 1/4 inch. I can actually get the flow to start from the mouthpiece at a...

I'm looking to purchase a second stage and I am having trouble finding another R190 to purchase new. This is an older model so it may be discontinued. Has anyone had any experience with the Mares Rover ? It looks like an entry level reg but if it is a solid second stage I would consider it. Not...

Well for years I had been wanting to try the octo hose attached to the left side of the octo instead of the right side so it would be oriented properly when facing a diver and bringing the octo around from my right side. Anyhow, I reversed the hose on my R190 and everything went well but when...

Is the adjustment knob the same as the adjustment done internally to tune the regulator. My adjustment knob is almost all the way out and then back in a bit. My air flow with diaphragm down in water starts just under the clamp for the mouthpiece. I'm trying to find a reason this knob is even...

I've located online pdf files for the conshelf XI and the Conshelf XIV but unable to find anything on the Conshelf 21. It looks very close to the XIV and was wondering if the IP pressures are similar. The IP pressures in the conshelf line seem to run from 110 psi shown for the Conshelf XI as...

I recently posted on the second stages needing to be adjusted with first stage and someone posted a method of submerging reg in water and watching bubbles and measuring something ? It sounded like a measurement was taken from surface of water to location on reg ? I'm going to have an old...

After nine years and a couple repairs on my aeris atmos II I am thinking of breaking down and getting a new computer. My aeris is still working but the area on the lower right that would display dive time and actual time has started acting up a bit. Will keep this one as a back-up as the depth...

After a recent post on a cracked exhaust tee on conshelf XI second stage I took a peek at mine and found it was cracked. It's made out of an almost rubber like type material rather than rigid plastic. I suppose I could pick up another second stage and just use the parts but then would be ending...

A while back I was looking for a tide table for the jetty and seem to recall a couple locations that were in the nearby area. Just wondering what tide table location was used and if any correction is needed for the jetty tide.

Water temps coming up nicely down in broward county. Showed 84 degrees in 20 ft of water. Viz an easy 40 ft !

Just toward the end of slack tide Friday we had a pretty nasty thunder and lightning storm move through. I had been to the north of the little bridge when I noticed it was getting a bit dark so I started to make my way back south toward the small bridge. Before I could get to the bridge I could...

Well, I decided to begin the process of figuring out whats going on off the beach just north of the main beach on singer island. Thought I would try kicking out with a pony bottle and just enough weights to drop down when I got to the blocks. I had put a d-ring on an old weight belt to clip the...

I dug out an old spg while my other spg and hoses are put away while newer reg in for service. This spg has a spool valve with a flange right in the center of the spool valve. Maybe keeping it centered properly. I had some newer style spool valves and tried to use it today on a back-up reg and...

Thursday evening 05-17-12 looks to be a 7:08 PM high tide with the sunset that day being 8:02 PM If getting in a bit before might be able to get in a sixty minute dive and still be out of the water before 8:02 PM sunset. Friday morning 05-18-12 looks to be a 7:13 AM high tide with sunrise at...

I've been told that these may be made by the same manufacturers but I have borrowed an Oceanic VEO and it looked a little different than my Aeris Atmos II. I hate to part with my Aeris Atmos II but have developed a small leak into the battery compartment. I have been using o-rings from dive shop...

Not a tech or DIR diver but I know you guys and gals use a lot of halcyon gear. I had been using an older smb for a while and my newer halcyon smb had been rinsed, dried, and stored for maybe six month or so. I was getting it set up again so I thought I would unroll it and inflate it. It is...