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Scuba Forum / General / October 2003Best reg?
Apeks ATX 100? Poseidon Xstream? Scubapro MK25/S600? Aqualung Legend LX Supreme? Other reg's? Thank you. >Other reg's? Yeah. Save your hard-earned and buy an Apeks TX40. >Thank you. De nada.  Signatureferret "He leads me beside quiet waters ICQ 163264 He restores my soul" - Ps 23:2 "Follow, lead or get off the shotline" Make spammers pay... use CruelMail > Apeks ATX 100? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Other reg's? For what? Alun Harford > > Apeks ATX 100? > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Alun Harford I'm glad somebody has asked what for? If you want deep water then go with the X-stream, but expect it to free flow on low tank pressure at the surface. If you want dependability, and cheap parts, go apex tx if you want cheap cheap warm water, then go scubapro. Defines some limits and there will be a flood of answers. Cost? Price range? Dive conditions? Usage? Budget for servicing? OTOH If I had to give you a reg off the top of my head, then it'd be DX4 F/S with something reasonably good as a second. Purely because it's a cracking first stage for the money. but then, I have just spent the night in the pub ;-) HTH > if you want cheap cheap warm water, then go scubapro. Since when is Scubapro cheap cheap? Surely you mean Sherwood or Mares. Chris > > if you want cheap cheap warm water, then go scubapro. > > Since when is Scubapro cheap cheap? Surely you mean Sherwood or Mares. Probably the Scubapro Mk2 R190 - often seen on pony packages and seems to be one of the cheapest regs around. Not much over ?100 for 1st and 2nd stages. David > > > if you want cheap cheap warm water, then go scubapro. > > > > Since when is Scubapro cheap cheap? Surely you mean Sherwood or Mares. > > Probably the Scubapro Mk2 R190 - often seen on pony packages and seems to be > one of the cheapest regs around. Not much over ?100 for 1st and 2nd stages. Well, thats not too bad. See it at Leisure Pro for $155. However if were looking for cheap cheap and want to compare a piston reg to a piston reg then the Mares R2 kicks its a.s at $110. Now thats cheap cheap. Chris > I'm glad somebody has asked what for? > > If you want deep water then go with the X-stream, but expect it to free flow > on low tank pressure at the surface. > If you want dependability, and cheap parts, go apex tx > if you want cheap cheap warm water, then go scubapro. Interesting breakdown. Apeks regs currently hold the depth record AFAIK.. what makes the Xstream better for deep water? > > I'm glad somebody has asked what for? > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Interesting breakdown. Apeks regs currently hold the depth record AFAIK.. > what makes the Xstream better for deep water? Uhhhhh.....they're designed specifically for it. > "Jon C" <news@jonnythan.com> wrote in message > > > > Interesting breakdown. Apeks regs currently hold the depth record AFAIK.. > > what makes the Xstream better for deep water? > > Uhhhhh.....they're designed specifically for it. So that necessarily means they're better at it? > > "Jon C" <news@jonnythan.com> wrote in message > > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > So that necessarily means they're better at it? Um? I miss your point? Aeroplanes are better at flying than cars, because they're designed to do it...... >> Interesting breakdown. Apeks regs currently hold the depth record AFAIK.. >> what makes the Xstream better for deep water? > > Uhhhhh.....they're designed specifically for it. Apeks regs have been to a "record" 833' fsw, well shy of record open circuit dives. And the Apeks is about as generic as you can get, hardly designed for anything other than reducing high pressures to ambient. >>> Interesting breakdown. Apeks regs currently hold the depth record >>> AFAIK.. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > And the Apeks is about as generic as you can get, hardly designed for > anything other than reducing high pressures to ambient. What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? > What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? For deep, Poseidon Cyklon Maximum. I don't know anything about cold. >> What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? > >For deep, Poseidon Cyklon Maximum. Why? >>> What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? >> >>For deep, Poseidon Cyklon Maximum. >> > Why? It's the only reg I ever owned that I could not overbreathe at depth. Unfortunately, they are scarce as hen's teeth. i use apex tx100 no problems in 4 deg down to 96 mtrs > >>> What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? > >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Unfortunately, they are scarce as hen's teeth. > i use apex tx100 no problems in 4 deg down to 96 mtrs >> > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Unfortunately, they are scarce as hen's teeth. I currently use an Apeks. I set it up very loose but I can still overbreathe it. A. Because it is contrary to the normal flow of conversation. Q. Why is top posting frowned upon? > > What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? > > For deep, Poseidon Cyklon Maximum. > > I don't know anything about cold. Doesn't it get really cold really deep? Or are you diving hydrothermal vents? >> > What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Doesn't it get really cold really deep? Or are you diving hydrothermal > vents? When talking regulators, "cold" is temperatures at which they'll freeze, which I think is around 38 degrees F. When I was a little boy, my grandmother made me promise never to dive that cold. >> What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? > > For deep, Poseidon Cyklon Maximum. Hmmmm..... the dreaded Poseidon. > I don't know anything about cold. Yeah, I have been told once you reach a certain age in life, you don't much of anything (at least that is what my kids think). > What would you consider to be a good reg for cold deep water diving? What do you call deep? The EN 250 standard says that the work of breathing should be no more than 3 joules per litre at 50m. The Apeks TX50 was independantly tested at 1.05 joules per litre at 70m. And that's on air. When you start putting helium in the mix, all regs breath noticeably much easier. When I do the 21m switch back to 50% nitrox, I can feel how much thicker the gas is. Jason Signaturehttp://www.scuba-addict.co.uk/ for Aussie diving reports including Stradbroke Island, Terrigal, Jervis Bay and Portsea >> > I'm glad somebody has asked what for? >> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Uhhhhh.....they're designed specifically for it. They don't breathe until ya hit 100ft?? Apeksare designed for deep water too. Laser Mares MR-22 Abyss! > Apeks ATX 100? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you. In uk.rec.scuba Ricardo <ricardogermano@netcabo.pt> wrote: > Apeks ATX 100? > Poseidon Xstream? > Scubapro MK25/S600? > Aqualung Legend LX Supreme? > Other reg's? > Thank you. The one that provides a breathe that you like the feel of, you can get serviced near you, works well at the depth/temperatures of the water you dive in and you can afford. The only problem is that you re the only person who can find out which reg best lives up to all of those :-) Nick > Apeks ATX 100? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you. Best in what way? Overall my vote would go for a Scubapro MK2 with R190 - cheap and bulletproof - what more do you want from a reg. have to agree with a post further above...apeks tx-40 served us (me and my wife) excellently for 2 years before service (yes that's a year over i know), never once doubted them from 3degrees quarry to 28degrees red sea. > > Apeks ATX 100? > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Overall my vote would go for a Scubapro MK2 with R190 - cheap and > bulletproof - what more do you want from a reg. > have to agree with a post further above...apeks tx-40 served us (me and my > wife) excellently for 2 years before service (yes that's a year over i > know), never once doubted them from 3degrees quarry to 28degrees red sea. At the end of the day, most regs will do they job pretty well. Its just deciding whaty suits you best. I am sure you will find many of us dont service regs at all unless there is a problem - buts that a whole new thread (do a google search) |
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