Dr. Lecter
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Assuming the reg sent back for service is an M1, will it leave with the up-to-80% O2 rating of a new M1? Does the $146.90 service cost include re-sealing a sealed reg?
Atomic Authorized service vs. good and inexpensive regulator service
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Assuming the reg sent back for service is an M1, will it leave with the up-to-80% O2 rating of a new M1? Does the $146.90 service cost include re-sealing a sealed reg?
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Scared Silly
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I am going to go out to the deep end and say the cost includes packing the ambient chamber with christolube. AA buys that stuff in bulk by the gallons so their cost is way cheaper than what it costs us to get a 2oz or 4oz tube.
Dr. Lecter
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So much the better--I still wonder if the cleaning is sufficient to make an M1 80% O2 viable again regardless of what contaminants it may have encountered out in the wild. If it included sealing and cleaning sufficient for AA to certify it for dedicated 80% use again, not only does $150 buy you certainity that the reg should work right, it's a screaming deal considering the usual cost of sealing and O2 cleaning by a shop.
Scared Silly
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When I service my regs the step from std. cleaning to O2 cleaning is a second ultra sonic bath. The first bath is for removing corrosion and mineral build up. The second bath is a degreaser. I can not imagine that AA does not follow the same process especially given they assemble the regs there as well.
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