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I asked this question some time ago-did what I was told(a first for me) and had some trouble. The story goes like this:
I went to Mexico on February and the reg. worked fine.
Last week I dove and when I turned on the air the reg. was not seating and air was blowing out like crazy.
I readjusted the second stage to make a little less sensitive by clockwise rotation of the little "stalk" that the pilot valve sits on. This moved the pilot valve futher from the diaphram. Everything was perfect.
I asked the local Poseidon dealership what happened and they said a couple of things could have happened:
1. You could have stored the reg. in the - position....store it in the +.
2. The tech could have forgotten to tighten down the allen screw that holds the little "stalk"(my words) in place. Over time, with use, the pilot valve migrated closer and closer to the diaphram.
I have been told by Poseidon and many techs to store the reg. in the + position. I have always done just that.
But, I asked a shop in England-SDSWatersports I think. And they said store it in the - position for this reason:
"Stored over a period of time the diaphram with warp if it is not supported in the - positoning. In the - position the small lever arm can support the diaphram and prevent any excessive warping of the silicon diaphram. Placing the reg. in the + will remove the support for the silicone diaphram and it will warp and move closer to the pilot valve. This will result in a poor seating and the reg. will be more prone to free flow.
I think Poseidon is a little confused on this matter.
I think the latter is what had occured.
Any thoughts or ideas on this?
Ever happened to anyone before?
Mike
I went to Mexico on February and the reg. worked fine.
Last week I dove and when I turned on the air the reg. was not seating and air was blowing out like crazy.
I readjusted the second stage to make a little less sensitive by clockwise rotation of the little "stalk" that the pilot valve sits on. This moved the pilot valve futher from the diaphram. Everything was perfect.
I asked the local Poseidon dealership what happened and they said a couple of things could have happened:
1. You could have stored the reg. in the - position....store it in the +.
2. The tech could have forgotten to tighten down the allen screw that holds the little "stalk"(my words) in place. Over time, with use, the pilot valve migrated closer and closer to the diaphram.
I have been told by Poseidon and many techs to store the reg. in the + position. I have always done just that.
But, I asked a shop in England-SDSWatersports I think. And they said store it in the - position for this reason:
"Stored over a period of time the diaphram with warp if it is not supported in the - positoning. In the - position the small lever arm can support the diaphram and prevent any excessive warping of the silicon diaphram. Placing the reg. in the + will remove the support for the silicone diaphram and it will warp and move closer to the pilot valve. This will result in a poor seating and the reg. will be more prone to free flow.
I think Poseidon is a little confused on this matter.
I think the latter is what had occured.
Any thoughts or ideas on this?
Ever happened to anyone before?
Mike