Antothoro
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Curious about your thoughts about the "full size" octos (Mares Rover Octo or Abyss Octo) vs the "mini" octos (Mares MV Octo or SxS Octo).
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When I was young and was going to live forever, I didn't mind that my octo was cheap and breathed like sucking air through a clogged garden hose.I posted this spare tire analogy a long time ago:
Air2 == run flat tire
cheap backup == mini spare
std. reg == std. tire as a spare
When Davey Jones comes a calling I like having a std. reg. More over a reg that is no different than my primary/
I don't understand the logic in compromising regulator performance in a situation where you really need the gas for the sake of a slightly smaller second stage.
Are you stating this as a general concern or are you specifically refering to the 2nd stages the OP has referenced? If the latter, can you cite any facts/evidence that these 2nd stages are a compromise?
-Z
Read post #7 above my question. Mares makes/markets this type of stage as both octo and primary 2nd stage. Here is a picture of the two SxS 2nd stages paired with the Mares 62X 1st stage:General concern. If they're not a compromise, then why not use them as a primary second stage?