What if I wanted to work on my regs?

[Slamfire]

Vance Harlow's book is on its way. I decided to do the next round of servicing myself. I'm looking forward to doing this

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In regards to the ultrasonic cleaners, I typed "ultrasonic cleaner" in the ebay search box and then sorted the results by price -- low first -- to filter out big industrial expensive ones. A whole wack of really cheap ones came in (~$5). Apparently the cheapest ones are only battery powered -- 2 AA's. I do not think a battery only one would be adequate. For this kind of work I'd assume I should get something with at least an AC power cord. Any advice on ultrasonics or any particular model/style I should keep away from? Should I look for specific features (timers, heaters, baskets, special solutions, etc.) or will any simple model that vibrates to more than 30K Hz with tap water will suffice?

 

[redacted]

An ultrasonic cleaner is nice but not necessary. I buy some pretty old and ugly regs and the ultrasonic cleaner does a nice job. But if your regs are in good shape to start with and you clean them well after diving, you may not need that much cleaning capability. My regs rarely see the ultrasonic bath after the initial restoration, and sometime not even then.

 

[Zung]

Usually you get better deals in the stores, like this one. For 25 bucks, why not?

You only want 2 things:

• 30W or more, so batteries are out of the question
• The tray should be deep enough to take at least half of the reg: you can flip it "over-easy"

 

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Usually you get better deals in the stores, like this one. For 25 bucks, why not?

You only want 2 things:

• 30W or more, so batteries are out of the question
• The tray should be deep enough to take at least half of the reg: you can flip it "over-easy"

Wait a minute. You mean you actually leave your home and physically travel to a store to shop!!! Do they provide computers at the store or do you have to take your own to see what they have?

This really sounds like a lot of extra effort. No wonder they have to charge a bit less than the online retailers.:shocked2:

 

[harleydiver1]

my experience has been that every manufacturer uses seats of a slightly thickness or diameter so that you "have" to buy their kit to service their regs. There are only so many ways to do what regulators do, and every one of 'em are more kin than different, except for form and fit. That's where they try to get you. I would love to see a reliable source for those brands that my shop is not a dealer for, so i don't have to get those kits on the "black market".

what parts do you need?

 

[Zung]

Wait a minute. You mean you actually leave your home and physically travel to a store to shop!!! Do they provide computers at the store or do you have to take your own to see what they have?

This really sounds like a lot of extra effort. No wonder they have to charge a bit less than the online retailers.:shocked2:

Yessir!

I know you know Texas is the largest contiguous state with 268,820 square miles, but you may not know Geneva is the smallest state of Switzerland with 108.9 sq mi, about the size of your back yard.

And the folks around here are really on the bleeding edge of the technology: we use our feet to walk to the stores and use direct eye contact to evaluate the goods. On a good day, we may go as far as touching the merchandise before buying!

 

[DMDavid]

we may go as far as touching the merchandise before buying!

I wish we had a shop where we really could go in a see everything before buying it.
But even our largest dive shop in Florida doesn't have all the good stuff in stock.

 

[redacted]

And the folks around here are really on the bleeding edge of the technology: we use our feet to walk to the stores and use direct eye contact to evaluate the goods. On a good day, we may go as far as touching the merchandise before buying!

I guess dating is a lot more fun there.