selytch:Which means you went diving without main 2nd stage..
The "main" second stage its the working reg and also .....the one you donate to the OOA diver. You are really breathing the alternate air source.
Ron
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selytch:Which means you went diving without main 2nd stage..
selytch:i don't think you should have dived with this malfunctioning reg at all. from what you said one cannot be sure if freeflowing is due to stuck valve on the 2nd stage or exeeding intermediate pressure from the 1st.
not to mention that most divers choose for octo backup cheaper models.