Question about equipment course?

[gmhicks5867]

I generally recommend the equipment specialist to anyone with their own gear. If taught properly you learn what you can and cannot disassemble without voiding warranties unless you are factory authorized.

It also teaches you proper and in-depth cleaning and maintenance of your gear.

Now as stated, this is if the course is properly taught. If not, then yes it could be a waste of time.

Gary

 

[Digger54]

I would have liked for the course to have been a little more hands on. But a good course. More oriented toward those that have no idea how the equipment they use works. Many have never even changed a tank o-ring. Good preventive information to keep you from having problems in addition to correcting minor problems. I'm not sorry I took the course. I'd certainly take a level II course if one was offered.

 

[DEEPLOU]

What gets presented in an equipment specialist class depends on the instructor. A strict PADI class gets that "cursory overview". But a class taught by a reg technician usually goes much deeper.
I did the class many years ago. We walked into the class and on each desk was a regulator. We then proceeded to completely disassemble it and then reassemeble it and test it to make sure it performed as good or better than it did when we walked in.

Scuba Toys has started running courses like this, I believe

Is that like Phenox University, internet school??

 

[lmorin]

What gets presented in an equipment specialist class depends on the instructor. A strict PADI class gets that "cursory overview". But a class taught by a reg technician usually goes much deeper.
I did the class many years ago. We walked into the class and on each desk was a regulator. We then proceeded to completely disassemble it and then reassemeble it and test it to make sure it performed as good or better than it did when we walked in.


Is that like Phenox University, internet school??

What you had is exactly what I want. As to Scuba Toys, an internet presentation would make my eyes glaze over:14:! No, I think they were going to do them at their shop. I read that folks were interested in attending from all over the mid-south.

 

[BWDscott]

A shop in my area gives the class in the winter months, for free, just to bring people into the shop. An interesting class, and just the right price.

Good info to have, though very basic.

Also counts as a specialty class (1 of 5) toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.


Food for thought.

 

[SeaLevelScuba]

If your interested in a weekend in sunny Florida next weekend, here's a course you'll enjoy.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tr...2-equipment-specialist-techniques-course.html