Halcyon SS Inflator...

[Erik Il Rosso]

Today the inflator did not want to stop to inflate my wing while I was at -30 mtrs...

Tomorrow I will buy a plastic one and I will stop thinking about it failing while underwater...

Just to have fun I opened it and it was rusty, I would love to Do It Right but this inflator doen't help at all, joking...

It's a piece of rubbish, simple and plain...

Ciao Erik Il Rosso

 

[PerroneFord]

It's been discontinued. New Halcyon products no longer come with them. Mine has begun to fail after less than 25 dives over a 6 month span. Only 2 of those dives were in saltwater, and I soak my gear overnight in clean fresh water after ALL dives.

Live and learn.

 

[SparticleBrane]

Hmm maybe I'm one of the lucky ones! I hope it doesn't fail anytime soon. Perhaps I'll take it apart later today.

 

[jeckyll]

Mine just failed again. Twice in about 60 dives and I soak the inflator in fresh water overnight after it stuck open the first time.

Apparently plastic inflators are 6 weeks backordered from Halcyon (but the new-new stainless ones were of course never supposed to fail ... yeah....).

I'm probably going to try an OMS one next week I'd say for a company that's supposed to be 'doing it right' they sure aren't when it comes to inflators.

 

[Hoosier]

Get ScubaPro infloator. It is better than any infllators from Halcyon....

 

[Mambo Dave]

Dive Rite inflators don't look nearly as cool, but (from my tech LDS's experience) they're serving their owners very well.

I rememebr when I first saw the "H" SS inflators - they looked so cool, I just hated thinking I was gonna have to shell out the $$$ to get one.

Glad I didn't.

 

[LOG-SPLITTER]

wasn`t this problem fixed?I thought it was just the stainless steel button one that had the problem 2 years ago??

 

[Mambo Dave]

Fixed, refixed, then the SS was given up on last I heard. The newest of Halcyon inflators shoudln't be troublesome.

THis may be the new inflator - I saw it on Halcyon's site, on ONE picture a few mintues ago, but can't find it again:

note the red plastic buttons.

I'm sure they'll be marketted as "high vis" in order to differentiate 'em from the Dive Rite ones.

 

[LOG-SPLITTER]

I just bought mine last week and mine doesnt have any red buttons??

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/gobby_01/Picture033.jpg


here is the information on the recall.

http://www.halcyon.net/recall/

 

[Hoosier]

No red button. I also got the new evolve wing, it comes with the plastic one from this year.

Log-splittter, I think yours is a stealth version, so it is supposed to be gray/black.... LOL~~~

Halcyon has three inflators;

Plastic, SS and nickel-plated one.

SS and nickel-plated one: self seviceable with the wrench and driver.
Plastic one: self serviceable with the special tool.