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Note to self - do not use these for aquarium diving.....
It's 10pm here and that's the first time I've laughed all day, thank you Bob.
Scubapro Versus Atomic
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It's 10pm here and that's the first time I've laughed all day, thank you Bob.
timz
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Haha... that's a good one... @buddhasummer, when u say offers nothing over your apeks, may I know more specifically??? In term of performance?? Because i've heard alot and lots of good review on the B2, that's why I bought it. I was actually looking into the aqualung mikron and atomic.
Scubapro was priced much more over the same thing as atomic. So, I skipped it.
Scubapro was priced much more over the same thing as atomic. So, I skipped it.
They are both good setups. I have a Atomic B2 setup as my primary and a Scubapro Mk25/A600 on my pony and a Apeks for my 2nd reg on Hvalve. . I prefer the Atomics because of the swivel on the reg. Also the recommended service interval for Atomic is 2 years. Both are great regs though.
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You will likely not be able to tell the difference between any of them if equally tuned in a blind test. There maybe subtle differences but performance wise the same I believe. You will not go wrong with any of them. Although the Z2 was a little different than the Apeks it breathed no better, I can say the same of my SP also, all very good regs. I owned an older Mikron, a Micra Adj and it was a very nice breather but the bubble interference from the small exhaust T sometimes bothered me.
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Thanks.... it makes me feel much better. Have you experience the squeal that they mentioned??
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Recommended service interval is almost meaningless, it seems of late most manufacturers have changed from 1 year to two although the regs themselves haven't changed, curious.
timz
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The bubble was part of the reason i choose Atomic over the mikron. In the first place, I was interested with Mikron because of the light weight and the small 1st stage. Esspecially when I am using a Diverite Travelpac Bc. Which is a wing.
Sooner i read alot about the bubble interference... so, i got the B2 instead.
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Maybe it's due to the lubrication. Lubrication doesn't last forever. And Atomic mannual specified crystolube...
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That's not the reason. Crystolube is used I beleive in Atomics to "seal" them. When I service my regs I use standard camera O ring silicone grease, one of my reg sets has not been looked at in almost 5 years, it is in regular use. Service intervals I guess are a whole other thread. The word arbitrary springs to mind. You've got a very very nice high performing reg, enjoy it.
timz
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Haha... thanks. Hope i won't shatter the aquarium on my next aquarium dive.
eelnoraa
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Wait, did you say you use silicone grease instead of crystolube in the environmental chamber for sealing Atomic?? how did it work out? I was thinking doing the same thing.
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