Underwater Ogre
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I thought this was the question? Not whether you could buy it online with a warranty.
My first Regulator...
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I thought this was the question? Not whether you could buy it online with a warranty.
Jimmer
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I totally agree, they are my first choice for regs, and I now own 4 of them. If I was in cold water looking for my first reg, it would be a ZX-DSV, if warm water, an Envoy Deluxe.
halocline
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The way Sherwood piston regs are balanced is by putting the orifice on a set of spring washers so that as the downstream pressure on the seat decreases (tank empties) the orifice moves slightly away from the seat on the piston stem, which keeps the IP from dropping. I have no idea how well it works, (meaning how stable is the IP from 3000 to 500PSI) but its a nice idea. The basic design is still the flow by piston design of the SP MK2.
squidster
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If i was going Sherwood i would bump it up to a Magnum.
Scubapro MK11 /R395 would be a good balanced reg for lower cost.
Aqualung Calypso or Titan would be good regs.
oceanic piston type would be a good set up.
All of these regs would be good choices with low cost.
The volcano orifice is basically floating on its own secondary small piston. It is all a mater of balancing all the forces due to pressure times the two working pistons areas and the spring forces of both pistons.
The idea has a lot of merits, but it also adds more parts and seals.
I have been wondering how accurately it holds the IP. I think I will ask Pete (spectrum) to check the IP on his Sherwoods with a full and a near empty tank.
goaler35
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I have owned a Sherwood Magnum Blizzard for 25 years and it has never once in 2000 dives ever given me a problem. I think if you get a known name you will be alright. I agree with some of the others to not let yourself get talked into the top of the line and pay the big bucks for something you don't need just to make a shop money. I would however take the step up from the Brut to get a balanced regulator.
Xaryo
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Has some one tried the new SR1 by Sherwood?
Any opinions about it?
Any opinions about it?
You should go down to your fav LDS and have a talk with them. See what they have on the rental rack and try them out. Then bug all your friends to try out their regs. Then bug all of your friend's friend's to dive their regs. Then, find your fav! You should look at performance before price too. Also look at what kind of diving you are wanting to do. If you are only diving once or twice a year anything should work for you. If you plan on progressing, get something that suits your needs. There are are lots great regs on the market, Scubapro, Zegal, DiveRite, Apeks/Aqualung... My wife was really in to the Mares Ice, but it was a PITA to put it on a long hose... she tried an Apeks DS4, loved it. No more talk about Mares lol..
If you have a good LDS too, you might be able to work a deal with them.
If you have a good LDS too, you might be able to work a deal with them.
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joeSteve1006
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Just an Update: I have narrowed it down to
Scubapro MK2 Plus/R295
Aqualung Calypso
Aqualung Titan
Oceanic Alpha 8 SP5 Piston
Any opinions on these? I'm also not really sure how balanced regs are any different. Could someone explain?
Scubapro MK2 Plus/R295
Aqualung Calypso
Aqualung Titan
Oceanic Alpha 8 SP5 Piston
Any opinions on these? I'm also not really sure how balanced regs are any different. Could someone explain?
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