Bob DBF
Contributor
Well it depends on how good a mechanic you are.
I never took my regs to a shop unless I had a problem with them, its amazing how long they will go without "required" maintainance. Just keep them clean, rinse them off and don't abuse them.
I started repairing my own gear because the shops won't / can't because they were too old, and because of surf entries where I found that pulling apart a second would remove the sand better. However, I have always been a technician / mechanic, read a lot and know when I am over my head in a project. I just gradually increased the complexity of the gear that I would work on.
I have a fairly complete set of mechanics tools and have manufactured some special tools for work on dive gear. If you don't, it behoves you not to round off nuts, break out screw heads, bust parts, and strip screws as it will cost you a lot more when it finally gets to the LDS.
The Repairing your own Gear forum is good, http://www.frogkick.dk/manuals/ for tech manuals, as well as searching Google for the issue with which you are dealing.
Bob
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It's SCUBA not brain surgury
I may be old, but Im not dead yet.
I never took my regs to a shop unless I had a problem with them, its amazing how long they will go without "required" maintainance. Just keep them clean, rinse them off and don't abuse them.
I started repairing my own gear because the shops won't / can't because they were too old, and because of surf entries where I found that pulling apart a second would remove the sand better. However, I have always been a technician / mechanic, read a lot and know when I am over my head in a project. I just gradually increased the complexity of the gear that I would work on.
I have a fairly complete set of mechanics tools and have manufactured some special tools for work on dive gear. If you don't, it behoves you not to round off nuts, break out screw heads, bust parts, and strip screws as it will cost you a lot more when it finally gets to the LDS.
The Repairing your own Gear forum is good, http://www.frogkick.dk/manuals/ for tech manuals, as well as searching Google for the issue with which you are dealing.
Bob
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It's SCUBA not brain surgury
I may be old, but Im not dead yet.