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    The white powder in my Tekna is not cocaine?!

    I think I am mildly disappointed that it is not cocaine. I never touch the stuff, but could use the money.

    Anyway, what is that stuff? Should it be replaced in older units? Should the catalyst be replaced? (If I were selling those little pellets, I would recommend new ones on every dive, but let't be real here. Is there a way to test them? Anyway, what are they made of?

    I am looking for chemical content here. I know they are the system that eats the H2 produced from charging to keep the thing from blowing up. While blowing a unit up sounds like fun, I would rather not because I want to play with this thing.

    Moreover can anybody recommend a source?

    Thanks.

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    The old style descant / catalyst are to neutralize thehydrogen produced by the batteries should be replaced with new batteries. (I havethe new style ones in stock.)

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    New batteries or the new style catalyst - the short little grey cylinders?
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    thay look like gray round stones about 7/8 x 1-1/8
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