I asked that very question, Halcyon pretty much frown's upon the user making the repair. They want it sent back to them, I can see their point.....sorta. At any rate I just ordered my 40# eclipse wing, should be here in 1- 2 weeks.
The Halcyon Eclipse single tank wing
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I asked that very question, Halcyon pretty much frown's upon the user making the repair. They want it sent back to them, I can see their point.....sorta. At any rate I just ordered my 40# eclipse wing, should be here in 1- 2 weeks.
I don't see why it wouldn;t be patchable by the user....though any warranty may be void if the user patches it....
It is nice to see that the internal bladder is accessible for inspection though.
used in their doubles wings, and I have been told that it is, then you're going to have trouble patching it.
The problem is that the outside skin is nylon, which doesn't take patches well. The INSIDE is urethane, but there's no way to get to it to effect the repair and put a patch on the inside, which is where it has to go for it to hold, unless the puncture is real close to one of the existing holes (e.g. the inflator hose and dump)
This is the downfall of this design - the bladder is basically a throw-away if it is damaged, as an external patch will likely NOT hold.
The problem is that the outside skin is nylon, which doesn't take patches well. The INSIDE is urethane, but there's no way to get to it to effect the repair and put a patch on the inside, which is where it has to go for it to hold, unless the puncture is real close to one of the existing holes (e.g. the inflator hose and dump)
This is the downfall of this design - the bladder is basically a throw-away if it is damaged, as an external patch will likely NOT hold.
I was under the impression that there is a 360 degree zipper on the inside of the donut hole thing....that does not allow access???? Are we talking about the eclipse?
but on their explorer wings, while the bladder itself is accessible, that doesn't help you due to the above-mentioned problem - the bladder material ITSELF is VERY difficult to successfully patch due to Halcyon's choice of material.
The cordura-over-urethane style material is very tough, but it is also very difficult to patch from the outside, as the nylon will not form good chemical bonds with nearly all flexible adhesives.
The cordura-over-urethane style material is very tough, but it is also very difficult to patch from the outside, as the nylon will not form good chemical bonds with nearly all flexible adhesives.
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your profile doesn't give your location, but here's one...
http://www.dirdirect.com/astro/Eclipse_Wing_Only_-_For_single_tank_diving3113.htm
http://www.dirdirect.com/astro/Eclipse_Wing_Only_-_For_single_tank_diving3113.htm
Here's their site, state side
Click Retailers at top, for e-mail and phone numbers;
http://www.halcyon.net/
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Click Retailers at top, for e-mail and phone numbers;
http://www.halcyon.net/
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