when is a hi-performance reg needed?
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Question:
Under what circumstances is a high-performance regulator required?
Answer:
Any circumstance where your ability to breathe is more important than a few dollars.
Buy the best you can afford - the only thing you'll have to regret is maybe having to skip a few beers to pay for it.
Oh, yeah - the most expensive isn't always the best! My personal favorites: the middle of the ScubaPro and Apeks lines.
Under what circumstances is a high-performance regulator required?
Answer:
Any circumstance where your ability to breathe is more important than a few dollars.
Buy the best you can afford - the only thing you'll have to regret is maybe having to skip a few beers to pay for it.
Oh, yeah - the most expensive isn't always the best! My personal favorites: the middle of the ScubaPro and Apeks lines.
Arduous
Contributor
WHEN DO YOU NEED A HIGH PERFORMANCE REGULATOR
In my opinion always ! I believe you should buy the best regulator you can afford. If the situation should arise that you need the performance, youll have it. However trying to be economically practical, if you are only diving to 60 feet, are not diving in extreme cold and are not placing yourself under a heavy work load while diving. Then any of the name brand regulator manufacturers will make a safe and reliable product that will serve you. But I still say get the best you can, its not something to skimp on.
Dive Safe Arduous
In my opinion always ! I believe you should buy the best regulator you can afford. If the situation should arise that you need the performance, youll have it. However trying to be economically practical, if you are only diving to 60 feet, are not diving in extreme cold and are not placing yourself under a heavy work load while diving. Then any of the name brand regulator manufacturers will make a safe and reliable product that will serve you. But I still say get the best you can, its not something to skimp on.
Dive Safe Arduous
blacknet
Contributor
bluce,
There is a very simple and non-complicated answer to this insightful question.
ALWAYS.
Please don't buy into that crapy spill of 'if your only doing 60' then blah blah blah' I can testify first hand for having a POS regulator and now have a high performance regulator and the difference is like daylight and dark.
Just remember, a dive buddy doesn't let dive buddies use crappy regulators!
Ed
There is a very simple and non-complicated answer to this insightful question.
ALWAYS.
Please don't buy into that crapy spill of 'if your only doing 60' then blah blah blah' I can testify first hand for having a POS regulator and now have a high performance regulator and the difference is like daylight and dark.
Just remember, a dive buddy doesn't let dive buddies use crappy regulators!
Ed
cybordolphin
Guest
I have heard and read that the Alpha 7 is a fantastic reg. "Almost forget you have it in your mouth". "Extremely EASY breathing, and VERY dry". WAY better performance than one would expect for so little $$. "Silky.. velvet like silent".
Here is one of the reviews I readAlpha 7 in middle of the page (read ALL the reviews)
Here is one of the reviews I readAlpha 7 in middle of the page (read ALL the reviews)
Lost Yooper
Guest
Hey Rick,
I did some looking, and they're definately using the non adjustable TX40 for their backup and the TX50 second for their primary. Here's the deal, as I see it. Both regs are class A regs capable of delivering a sufficient amount of gas (especially helium mixes). The TX40 is not a "low performance" reg, but it's also not the super "high performance" adjustable TX50/TX100/ATX200 second stage.
I don't know what all their reasoning is behind everything, but as I see it, the OOA diver will want the super "high performance" reg in order to totally avoid CO2 build up. The donar will be fine on a super good TX40 reg. How we define "low/high performance" is a bit tricky, I guess. Neither of these regs are "low performance", but since the TX50 is adjustable it's really, really "high performance".
That's how I see it, I guess
Mike
I did some looking, and they're definately using the non adjustable TX40 for their backup and the TX50 second for their primary. Here's the deal, as I see it. Both regs are class A regs capable of delivering a sufficient amount of gas (especially helium mixes). The TX40 is not a "low performance" reg, but it's also not the super "high performance" adjustable TX50/TX100/ATX200 second stage.
I don't know what all their reasoning is behind everything, but as I see it, the OOA diver will want the super "high performance" reg in order to totally avoid CO2 build up. The donar will be fine on a super good TX40 reg. How we define "low/high performance" is a bit tricky, I guess. Neither of these regs are "low performance", but since the TX50 is adjustable it's really, really "high performance".
That's how I see it, I guess
Mike
blacknet
Contributor
Hello,
I am not doubting anything on that page, however the mr-12 results does not match what I have looked at in the past. It would be interesting to look at the testing procedures. Another thing to note is 2 regs on that page had very similar paterns, 1 passed and 1 failed. I guess what i'm trying to say is overall the report seems inadequate.
Ed
I am not doubting anything on that page, however the mr-12 results does not match what I have looked at in the past. It would be interesting to look at the testing procedures. Another thing to note is 2 regs on that page had very similar paterns, 1 passed and 1 failed. I guess what i'm trying to say is overall the report seems inadequate.
Ed
Lost Yooper
Guest
That's exactly right. They are both balanced, class A regs. The adjustment on the TX50 does wonders to it's breathability. Other than the knob (and the guts to go with it), they're basically the same reg when looking at them side by side.
Mike
Mike
The oceanic alpha 7 got such rave reviews that I wonder if anyone out there can tell me what the difference is between the oceanic alpha 7 and a high end scubapro or an apeks reg?? To make it fair, say max depth of 120 feet and temperatures no colder than 50 degrees F (10 degrees C). Thanks ... Bob
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