I started this thread and now have the Seacure Models 1 and 2 for my Atomic Z2 regulator which I ordered from ScubaToys.
I'm not sure what to do as there seems to be no consensus on this and the SeaCure site doesn't even show the Atomic regs at all.
Just visually, the Seacure Models 1 and 2 seem way too small for the Atomic's "neck". An earlier poster suggested a method of heating one side of the SeaCure mouthpiece to get it to fit but I don't want to get into that type of "customization".
Any advice will be appreciated. Otherwise I will just have to return them.
Thanks,
Sy
Trust me, I am correct on this......the Seacures WILL fit Atomics, and the "2" is slightly bigger so that's the one you want to go with. I learned all this the hard way, and have installed Seacures on Poseidons/Mares/Atomics/Apeks/Aqualung...and when I first learned about installing Seacures, I did it the hard way (stupidly) meaning I forced them on 'stone cold' and sometimes used a little liquid soap or olive oil to slightly lubricate the inside of the mouthpiece.....while it CAN be done this way, it takes a VERY steady, slow, precisely applied strong force...it's a LOT of work and takes a lot of determination. It was so much work I thought there HAS to be a better way, hence my innovation to decide to carefully try heating the Seacure mouthpiece as described.
My technique DOES work, I used it yet again just last night to install a "2" on an Aqualung Titan LX which was being troublesome, it worked out great and fit on there like a charm after I did the careful heating process.
Sometimes there's a bit of intuition to making things work, the key is to get the water reasonably warm, but nowhere near scalding hot, to leave the Seacure in for a pretty short time period, and just dip it into the water a little bit such that the Seacure gets SLIGHTLY soft only at the opening, so it loses it's resistance so it slips onto the reg orifice, one you get the Seacure 'started' and overcome the initial resistance it's pretty easy to complete the installation.
Common mistakes are:
1) water way too hot!
2) Seacure dipped in too far into the water
3) Seacure left in the warm/hot water too long
...it is true if you just go by pure linear measurements, you'll convince yourself there's no way in heck you're gonna get the Seacure on, and unless you're quite strong and can exert a very powerful, slow, steady force, you'll be right, you WON'T be able to do it...UNLESS you apply the careful, measured heating technique, once you do that, you'll kick yourself for now having tried it sooner! Duh !
...remember, if you soften too much of the Seacure, sure, you'll be able to install it, but you'll distort the mouthpiece so much when it cools/solidifies that it will leak big time, so just soften the very edge, we're talking 1/4 inch worth here.
