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Bad Air Fills? You tell me...
I am a little perplexed. I got a tank from Todds Scuba at Twin Quarries in Circleville, OH. It was brand new and never filled. I was going to put it in service for Nitrox but I needed it on Sunday while I was there so I had it filled twice. I dumped the air and looked inside the tank and saw black spots all over the inside. The date the tank was made as 06/09 and a visual of 7/09. Black spots, correct me if I am wrong; are from a compressor throwing oil into the air. Does this mean that I should...
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Great Mask
One of the best masks I have had for the coins is the Crystal Vu by ScubaPro. You can get them with or without a purge. You can get it under 50 bucks with shipping and all. I have bought more expensive masks that I didn’t like. I didn’t like the Mares Demon mask for example. It must have been made for someone with a really large nose. The visability with the crystal vu is the best. It fits my face well and doesn’t leak. The purge makes mask equalization a breeze. Let me know what you think if yo...
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Mares Abyss Reg Issue
Over the weekend I dove with my Abyss Reg set at Fantasy Lake. My octopus is also an abyss with a yellow purge button. As it happens to all of us my octo fell out of its keeper and it was dragging a bit in the sand. It had small grains of sand between the purge button and metal ring. Of course the purge button is on a spring to allow it to return to closed after purge. The sand had lodged the metal ring loose and popped it off. This metal ring also holds the diaphragm protection screen on. After...
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