Apeks Regs

[Boogie711]

The pin is normal. I think you're looking at my smurf dry gloves?

 

[H2Andy]

lol yes... that is his glove (the big BLUE thing). the little yellow starry thing is the pin

 

[simbrooks]

Sorry my mistake, it looked to me like a big pelican box kind of thing attached by a bolt pin to your neck/reg or something weird like that!

So is the 200 much better than the 50 and in which ways?

 

[LUBOLD8431]

Mostly styling differences, and the ATX-200 first stage is a bit more robust, and slightly larger than the DST or DS4. The good thing about the ATX-200 is that you get two HP ports, and four LP. On a DS4, there is only one HP port. The ATX-200 also has a slightly larger heat exchanger than the 50 second stage. Thats about it, really. I have two of the ATX-200's, and use those for my doubles, I like the hose routing on them, and the look of the first stages. I use DS4's for deco bottles... However, ds4's are ideal for doubles as well.

 

[Pimbura]

Mostly styling differences, and the ATX-200 first stage is a bit more robust, and slightly larger than the DST or DS4. The good thing about the ATX-200 is that you get two HP ports, and four LP. On a DS4, there is only one HP port. The ATX-200 also has a slightly larger heat exchanger than the 50 second stage. Thats about it, really. I have two of the ATX-200's, and use those for my doubles, I like the hose routing on them, and the look of the first stages. I use DS4's for deco bottles... However, ds4's are ideal for doubles as well.

Just finished rebuilding my TX100 about 20 minutes ago. The 40, 50, 100, and 200 all use the same internal parts. There are a couple of differences in the o-ring sizes, but the performance is virtually the same among them. With the exception of the 100 and 200, the real difference is the hose routing. The 100 and 200 route hoses the same way.
A good idea would be to go to the LDS, Pick every reg up and handle them. Buy the one that you can't live without. If you're going to stay in the Apeks product line, it's pretty hard to screw this one up.