idive2
Contributor
Not a tech or DIR diver but I know you guys and gals use a lot of halcyon gear.
I had been using an older smb for a while and my newer halcyon smb had been
rinsed, dried, and stored for maybe six month or so. I was getting it set up again
so I thought I would unroll it and inflate it. It is the closed circuit type marker buoy
that can be inflated only orally or with low pressure hose. After inflating it I noticed
the air was coming right back out the valve. For those that don't have the halcyon you
are probably familiar with the type where you have to push in before blowing into it.
Halcyon has a nice stainles steel fitting that has a one way valve built in that allows
air to be blown in but closes automatically. Anyway, mine was not closing. After about
ten minutes of checking it out and applying a little pressure to the rubber part of the tube
that the mouthpiece attaches to it started functioning properly. My guess is that it probably
would have deployed okay but probably would have lost air on the surface if allowed to lay flat.
If you have had one in storage for a bit, you might check this.
I had been using an older smb for a while and my newer halcyon smb had been
rinsed, dried, and stored for maybe six month or so. I was getting it set up again
so I thought I would unroll it and inflate it. It is the closed circuit type marker buoy
that can be inflated only orally or with low pressure hose. After inflating it I noticed
the air was coming right back out the valve. For those that don't have the halcyon you
are probably familiar with the type where you have to push in before blowing into it.
Halcyon has a nice stainles steel fitting that has a one way valve built in that allows
air to be blown in but closes automatically. Anyway, mine was not closing. After about
ten minutes of checking it out and applying a little pressure to the rubber part of the tube
that the mouthpiece attaches to it started functioning properly. My guess is that it probably
would have deployed okay but probably would have lost air on the surface if allowed to lay flat.
If you have had one in storage for a bit, you might check this.