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Then if it was over-torqued, but it shows no deformation in the hex or the threads, it was used in fresh water, there was some fatal flaw induced in the cap-screw during manufacture.
Seeing no deformation of the bearing surfaces denotes that it couldn't have been over tightened to any real degree- that would be a tell tale sign. So much pressure would have to be applied by screwing the threads all the way to the bottom of the 1st stage that the cap would need to have been "lifted" off of the screws- you would see o-ring deformation if not outright failure by it being squeezed out.
I think Nadwiny has this one dead on. Replace all the plugs.
That said, I have profoundly abused my DiveRite gear just as I have every other BC, Reg Set and Computer that I am currently (and in the past) using, with nary a bump.
(For a sense of historical data on any known failures, you might want to find a guy named Bo Harper on this one)
Seeing no deformation of the bearing surfaces denotes that it couldn't have been over tightened to any real degree- that would be a tell tale sign. So much pressure would have to be applied by screwing the threads all the way to the bottom of the 1st stage that the cap would need to have been "lifted" off of the screws- you would see o-ring deformation if not outright failure by it being squeezed out.
I think Nadwiny has this one dead on. Replace all the plugs.
That said, I have profoundly abused my DiveRite gear just as I have every other BC, Reg Set and Computer that I am currently (and in the past) using, with nary a bump.
(For a sense of historical data on any known failures, you might want to find a guy named Bo Harper on this one)