tangfish
Contributor
Does anyone know anything about the Atomic TFX manufacturing process? It’s time for a new reg and so after much research I decided on the TFX. I love my existing Atomic regs (T2x is the best reg I’ve ever had, T3 a half step behind that and I have a number of others including the M1, B2, Z2) and so I thought I’d stick with the brand I know and love. Threads here on SB helped me take the plunge and go for the latest and greatest in the TFX, which I was really excited to use. So, I ordered one back in January.
After a couple weeks and no shipping notification I contacted the retailer and they looked into it and said that Atomic were out of them and were manufacturing more, with an arrival date of early April. Okay, hot commodity apparently. So I waited. April came and I was dying to get wet so I asked again. The answer was end of April. Okay. April came and went so I checked again, now they’re saying mid June and that they’re still working on manufacturing this batch.
I know that this is supposed to be a great reg due to its revolutionary new design, but now I’m questioning whether I should be worried about what is so challenging in the manufacturing of this reg and whether parts for possible warranty needs and/or service kits will also be a challenge to obtain down the road. I am still excited to get my TFX and try it out but now with a bit of trepidation. I dive with a bailout bottle anyway but I’ll be triple checking the BO on those first few dives.
Any of you TFX owners or dealers out there have any insights one way or the other?
After a couple weeks and no shipping notification I contacted the retailer and they looked into it and said that Atomic were out of them and were manufacturing more, with an arrival date of early April. Okay, hot commodity apparently. So I waited. April came and I was dying to get wet so I asked again. The answer was end of April. Okay. April came and went so I checked again, now they’re saying mid June and that they’re still working on manufacturing this batch.
I know that this is supposed to be a great reg due to its revolutionary new design, but now I’m questioning whether I should be worried about what is so challenging in the manufacturing of this reg and whether parts for possible warranty needs and/or service kits will also be a challenge to obtain down the road. I am still excited to get my TFX and try it out but now with a bit of trepidation. I dive with a bailout bottle anyway but I’ll be triple checking the BO on those first few dives.
Any of you TFX owners or dealers out there have any insights one way or the other?