Geo7
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Oh, thanks for the clarification! Yes, the springs... Good to know they won't fatigue.
DIY S600 "seat saver" ?
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Push in purge button and turn it to the left, it takes pressure off seat. A push back turn to the right and it will re engage.
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Thanks for that. Had no idea. Now I wish all my 2nds had this feature.
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macbeth79
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Understanding that moving parts of any apparatus (including springs) get fatigued, wouldn't the spring get a lot less fatigued by having it depressed (typically only once when setting the "seat saver") than the seat itself that is constantly being pushed on?
Well, one of my 45+ years old SP 109 had a spring failure 3 years ago (that is, after 42 years of intense usage)...
Fatigue takes a huge number of alternated compressions-relaxations for building up.
But for intensely used equipment (say, in diving centers), probably this can happen in 10-15 years of daily usage.
macbeth79
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I guess that proves my point. If your spring failed after 45 or so years, depressing the spring for seat saving purposes would be justified to save the seat.
Geo7
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Indeed, I have heard of metal fatigue, but what I meant is that the conclusion to my question earlier seems to be that the springs in our regs are not really harmed by storing them with the purge depressed...
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