First Stage worth it??

[kissdom]

Hello everybody,

I was about to bid for this first stage online when I notice there are little round balls in the Yoke air inlet, are those corrosion? cose I am not sure anymore if it is worth the bidding anymore..

 

[ktomlinson]

That's just a filter. It's made of metal, but doesn't usually corrode. The one in the picture looks normal to me.

 

[Ryan Nelson]

Looks like a screen for debris?

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[decompression]

Yes, it's the filter.


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[runsongas]

that's just the conical filter. it is included in the first stage kit.

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[kissdom]

phew, that picture trashed my hopes for a moment, LOL.. thanks yall!!

 

[herman]

That is a filter is made by compressing small metal balls together so they stick together with air gaps between the compressed balls. The filter can/will corrode if not taken care of properly (and your first sign water is getting into the reg) but that one looks fine. The filters are a brass composit material, any corrosion will be a green color.

 

[Hickdive]

That actually looks like a pretty clean filter, which is usually a good sign.

 

[emoreira]

No matter how good a used reg set looks, after buying it, you should sent it to a technician to make a complete service before any dive. If you trust the seller or the seller has a well gained reputation and he confirms that the reg set has been serviced, at least try it in a pool to know how it works.

 

[Bob DBF]

No matter how good a used reg set looks, after buying it, you should sent it to a technician to make a complete service before any dive. If you trust the seller or the seller has a well gained reputation and he confirms that the reg set has been serviced, at least try it in a pool to know how it works.

Trust but verify.

Regardless of who has or has not worked on a reg, one should test a reg in the water for proper operation before relying on it. I test mine in the pool, then dive a tank in shallow water (30-60'), and then a final test to 120' or so before I go back to worrying about other issues. This with regular maintenance checks I perform on my regs has kept catastrophic failure to zero over decades.




Bob
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