KOMPRESSOR
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gcbryan:There is a vertical load bearing plastic part under the top buckle and it is supposed to be attached at the botton and top. The top appears to be ok until it is under a load and then you can see that it is actually broken and is not attached at all.
I'm sure a new cam band/buckle will fix the problem.
:11:
It doesn't belong there! Switch to SS and slap the guy who sold it to you! Plastic.... Huh!
Anyway, I've usually thrown "the thing" over my head when I'm dressing up. Pretty cool, with a heavy single HP (4500 psi) steel and some fixed lead in the plate. But it works. I've always had a tougher time getting the thing off my back again after a dive. Especially after a long dive, when I just have to go... Getting older isn't only about getting stiffer (huh! In my backbone, PLEASE! Whattyathink...)
But my problem has been partially because of a fixed (glued) dry glove ring system. Now there's a no-go if you can barely get the rig off anyway...