Question Anyone ever had an incident because they serviced their own gear?
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We need (competent) options.... not all are meant to rebuild their stuff (no different that brake jobs on cars). The thing is, if we choose to do so, we should be able to do so...
I am all about right to repair
It always worries me when I meet a tech or cave diver that can't rebuild their own regs. All this attention to safety, yet they have no idea what makes that regulator tick or how to do the simplest of fixes on the fly.
Yup, knowing makes them safer divers, yet many don't even want to know
As I have "advanced" through my diving career, it just seemed a logical process to advance my knowledge, including operation, maintenance, and repair of my equipment.
It always shocks me when I cross paths with "advanced" divers, including professionals who seem clueless to what should be basic knowledge at their level..
Maybe the engineer(d) in my has too much influence in my logic...
It always shocks me when I cross paths with "advanced" divers, including professionals who seem clueless to what should be basic knowledge at their level..
Maybe the engineer(d) in my has too much influence in my logic...
tinkerers unite!
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