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In my South African U/water Union (heavy BSAC influence), then CMAS training, a snorkle and knife were mandated. Problem arose as I was habituated from snorkling, spearfishing and u/water hockey to wear on my rhs. Could never get used to lhs wear. Using Spiro 2nd skirted the issue. Ended up with...

I have found that the straps for Uwatec computers are abysmal. I have had them fail in under a year-both the Gallileo Luna and Smart Z. My old Aladin Sport strap is in good nick. I resorted to a bungee after multiple replacements, then fashioned one from a piece of old Draeger tubular...

In my perambulations through repair of "unusable" /discarded equipment, I keep discovering new male/female connectors for BC PIs. I always mistakenly thought there were 4 types: Standard (Oceaninic, Mares/Dacor, Poseidon, Scubapro etc). Most local equipment is this. Seaquest Tabata Buddy I have...

hey, this is not me! I am in the bottom end of africa. Not sure what has happend, but can agree with sentiments

Started with single 10l IWK, Nemrod J valve, Snark 2, plain harness and buddybreathed. I like to think we were more rounded as we were diving fit those days and we had served a long apprentice in free diving (spearfishing, snorkeling and u/w hockey) so were not reliant on equipment and at home...

I have decided to ditch scubapro due to problems with their crappy products, agent service, pricing etc. I made a strap out of an old (ancient???) Draeger harness gut strap. Buckle salvaged from the strap, holes fashioned with a soldering iron, glued with Aquaseal and clamped in a vice and...

My training here in South Africa was heavily influenced by BSAC. Snorkels and knives were prerequisits. I snorkled for years before scuba, so the snorkel was on my RHS. Have never acclimatised to LHS really. I spearfished and played u/water hockey. Maybe I should have been French as Spiros came...

I am back to fighting with valves! This time I wish to replace a Poseidon parallel thread valve with one with a removible insert. The problem is that it is not a M25. I thought it could be a 3/4 BSP or NSPM. Poseidon Sweden informs me that they only made M25s. Would there be one that was...

Is it only me, but has anyone else had problem with substandard straps? My original Aladin Sport strap lasted longer than my ownership. Upgrading to a Smart Z resulted in having to replace every 24 months on average inspite of diligent freshwater rinses and storage away from uv light. Had to...

Unfortunately many users actually understand the basic workings of their equipment. When I discuss this with many commercially trained divers, the reply is there is no point as they can take it to the LDS. Next they will write a cheque, and expect the dive operator to do the dive and take a...

Many thanks, at least I am not totally in my dotage. It is incredible how many valves have had the shaft snapped, (from being hit on the handwheel, torque by trying to open the seized valves, or use of a spanner on a non supported DIN.) Many PCP users.

I have come accross something that does not gel. During my attempts to repair 2 cylinder valves, I come accross what I though was a way to blow down the cylinder after the valve stem had been snapped off. There was a 45 degree appature in the body where the bonnet nut screws in. After much...

Hope you are still functioning. I went through the who non connectivity rote when ms canned the ir. Now suddenly it does not work again. Can connect with Win7 and Win10 2004, but 20H2 on 64bit is not working. Anyone else got this? Also, it seems my transmitter will not pair. I happily was using...

Is it my imagination, but is Windows 10 20H0 not compatible with my Uwatec IRDA? I went through the pain a few years back, but it was resolved. Now from mid November the dongle will not work. I have tried it on my PC, laptops (Acer Travelmate and Lenova). I then reverted to my Gigabyte Netbook...

You have just given me incentive to dig the slot one out. Then can identify the simple insert purlioner. Serves then right!

Can I throw a spanner/wrench (to be continentally correct!): In the days of yore, when we were old or bold divers (not both?), my first insert was a slot. Great fun if not pampered. When hex arrived, it ,with its easy out gouges, was expelled to the nether regions of equipment not ever to be...

Many thanks. As it is a Divetek, I suspect it could be a Beuchet V4. I should have checked on the manuals I downloaded from www.frogkick.dk Divetek seems to buy up old tooling and launch their own product.

Was brought to me for assessment. Seems to be a balanced piston with the 3 pins instead of shims for a

A clamp marked Divetek