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  1. phgachoud

    Old HID lamp conversion to LED

    Note that I recently upgraded my halcyon head with what's supposed to be a Archos wh16 head with a xhp50.2 LED, seems that from the choice of this guy who is pretty a great lamp knowledged guy its a good/present in the market/affordable choice. But ignore more about the topic, am very...
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    Old HID lamp conversion to LED

    hey, you might add here what's your powering unit caracteristics... voltage / amps/h, batteries type etc...
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    Scubapro mk20 S/N and changes throughout the years

    Hey! am sure any or many of you guys have that in mind or in documentation somewhere! I have purchased and serviced many mk20 (got like 8 for me... and others) and was looking for more informations about years of constructions, changes of design and so on. History stuff and data related to...
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    Poll: Is it Tec, Tek, or Tech diving?

    was wondering and looks like IANTD abbreviation mislead me...
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    Question 2nd second stage tapping, why and how much

    Why do we want a minimum amount of space between the 2nd stage lever and diaphragm making us able to hear a bit of tapping before closing with the cover? I guess we want as little as we can but dont want any tension on the lever as well to avoid being close to freeflow. So why and how much? can...
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    Question Lubricating front/purge cover threads?

    To remove the cover: Sometimes it helps hitting the side of the thread with a rubber hammer, anything that would unstuck the remains into the thread soak in "hot" (temp <= 50C) water with 20% vinegar <= 20min.
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    Question Lubricating front/purge cover threads?

    I personnally have good experiences with Tribolube 71. Expensive but awesome and only a few into the thread is working well. Rincing and unscrewing regularly will help too...
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    Corrugated hoses round vs oval

    Didnt find a dedicated topic yet. What are your thoughts about round vs oval Corrugated hoses? Pros and cons, just wondering so far why not using all the time a round one, so far my understanding is bigger diameter, less resistance to the air passing through. Seems like the round ones are...
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    Aluminium tank DIY maintenance (Alu)

    Thx, I guess you mean for further reading Oxygen Hackers Companion By Vance-Harlow Aprox P.71 depending on edition
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    Aluminium tank DIY maintenance (Alu)

    Did some other scuba material maintenance as regs and went well so far. Decided to get to Alu tanks which were thrown and not maintained since a loooong time, and probably filled with not that great air. Will stay on non oxygen tanks, thinking about air only. So after having the troubles with...
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    Best way to remove tank valve?

    Hey guys, thx for your help, wanted to post a few pictures that would have helped me instead of words to build my own solution :) That's what I came to for a "portable" solution. Not clean, painted and pretty but fully functional!
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    Cylinder Clamp for 1/2" valve R&R, looking for ideas

    Hey guys, thx for your help, wanted to post a few pictures that would have helped me instead of words to build my own solution :) That's what I came to for a "portable" solution. Not clean, painted and pretty but fully functional!
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    Breathing Compressor Oil characteristics

    Bought a coltri MCH6. Air filter was changed 1 year ago and used for a few minutes only. On the first fill of my tanks the air was wierd. Am waiting for a replacement cartidge, but takes it time to get here in south america :(. Filling my tanks and specially after when turning off the...
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    Coltri MCH6 condensate drain procedure

    @Curious_George thx for your uneducated guess! And I agree with you on that, but am looking for the sense of having to drain it every 10-15 minutes as well as the other one. In the manual they mention the drainage not in plural, but singular... see above. I still do both, but for no other reason...
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    Coltri MCH6 condensate drain procedure

    Am wondering why is there a valve on the filter and for what its designed as there is never moisture on mine there, nor water... anybody any clue on that?
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    Question Scuba air compressors dos and don'ts

    No offense taken, had a great time reading the docs and RTFM was really not enough, any other documentation will be most welcome! am wondering though about the PMV as I dont have yet the compressor in front of me what is the adjustement procedure. The img is quite laconic for my understanding...
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    Question Scuba air compressors dos and don'ts

    What do you mean by inline detectors? can you be more specific and show a picture of what you mean by that? Thx @runsongas !
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    Question Scuba air compressors dos and don'ts

    Hey all! just acquired a year ~2000 coltri MCH-6 am wondering if you guys can help me building up for all people (and our children ;)) a list of does and dont with your own compressor! Maybe there are some stuff which are brand/model specific and others which are general. Beyond the famous RTFM...
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    Car Tire Inflator from Scuba Tank

    Got some affordable ones there, ordered but not tried yet
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    Question Balanced v unbalanced Inline adjustment tool?

    my experience is you have to push the knob to adjust, but nothing terrible on that... depending if its for your use or if you plan to do 20/day... if you like pretty and awesome tools, I'd probably buy the other, but nothing worthing the price difference for me doing a few regs/year
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