Any real world benefit to the new Atomics Stainless Steel 1st ( St1)

[RJP]

As for the Titanium vs. stainless swivel, I have a lack of knowledge for the benefits for both of those to be honest...but from what I know, I cant see a big difference except weight. Which could be a big difference if you have jaw fatigue or the SS swivel is heavy...other than that, I really dont see any differences, but look forward to hearing about them if there is :cool2:

Forget the swivel altogether and go with Miflex hoses. Less weight, less jaw fatigue, less failure points.

Miflex Hoses

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Forget the swivel altogether and go with Miflex hoses. Less weight, less jaw fatigue, less failure points.

Miflex Hoses

I agree, but that reg he is talking about already comes with a swivel....and to add miflex you would need an adapter

 

[RJP]

I agree, but that reg he is talking about already comes with a swivel....and to add miflex you would need an adapter

Not if you remove the un-needed swivel...

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Not if you remove the un-needed swivel...

I dont think so....if its similar to the Oceanic Delta 4, which they use the same swivel as Oceanic buys/bought it from them, then there is a bigger inlet into the reg, than standard hose ...needing an adapter

 

[super7]

Any real world benefit to the new Atomics Stainless Steel 1st ( St1)

Garv

Other than being more affordable compared to their Ti regs, the stainless steel reg should handle Nitrox better. From what I remember, titanium turns corrosive with higher oxygen content, while ss is unaffected.
With lots of recreational divers getting Nitrox certified, making regs in ss seems like a good idea to me, though they'll need to make 2nd stages with the same material to complete the package. The current product has a ti 2nd.

Comparing them to conventional brass made stuff, service intervals are 2yrs/300dives like the Ti regs, so SS regs probably are more durable.

 

[scubafanatic]

.....a word of caution about all Atomic reg models (except for the M1)....I found my B1 a bit overly sensitive to free-flow when heading into currents, so I've upgraded the B1 2nd-stage to the front-cover/cave ring of the M1...the M1 purge cover has the 'holes' on the side of the 2nd-stage cover, instead of having them on the front as do all the other Atomic models...so water impacting the 2nd-stage no longer causes any free-flow. Another option some suggested was to detune the B1 2nd-stage, but making it breathe like crap kinda defeats the purpose of using a high-end/spendy reg in the first place. (back in the day, before my upgrade, I was always fiddling with the 2nd-stage adjustment knob to achieve optimum balance, which was annoying)

Karl

 

[ZzzKing]

Comparing them to conventional brass made stuff, service intervals are 2yrs/300dives like the Ti regs, so SS regs probably are more durable.

Actually, that's standard on all Atomic regs regardless of material.

 

[digital_steve]

I agree, but that reg he is talking about already comes with a swivel....and to add miflex you would need an adapter

What adapter?
I was given an ST1 second stage and want to chuck it on a short hose as a backup and can't work out what i need to do

 

[Dive Right In Scuba]

Am I correct that if you take off the swivel, the inlet is bigger than a normal hose? Again, I dont sell atomic as of now, so I can only speculate and pull from memory.....

 

[super7]

Actually, that's standard on all Atomic regs regardless of material.

Thanks for the correction.
I should have had a look at Atomic's web page before posting.