They are great regs!
When I dive OC I use two Xtreme regs on my tech configuration.
They are small, light and breathe marvelously, even at depth exceeding 300', and are very reliable.
The possible downside is that they are expensive to buy and to service.
But IMHO small price to pay for excellence!
Cornel
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They are a little more difficult to service. When you open them up there are more parts than an atomic bomb.
True, but that ballbearing is awesome!
Cornel
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I was on a team that used Extremes last summer. The depths were max only 30' (10m), but it was scientific diving mostly on sandy bottom, five dives a day. Lots of digging and low viz/heavy surge stuff. All the gear would be filled with sand at the end of diving (not to mention everywhere in and on our persons
the main difference is in the first stage. i've been using the jetstream for years and the servo valve in the xtreme and the jetstream are identical. i also use a cyklon metal. tried the xtreme once. . .
it's the low profile of the xtreme seconds that makes the difference (and of course the first stage ball bearings in the first?)
cyklons, jetstreams, xtremes . . .they're all on the hi end. that's what makes poseidons different. they don't have entry level or mid level regs. and you're right, they're more expensive to maintain than your regular regs.
one thing anti poseidon people don't want is the gale force air that it delivers (specially the xtreme and the jetstream). some diver dont like it. me? gimme the jetstream anytime . . .
keep breathing . . .
jay
personally, i don't like how the purge valve on the xtreme is positioned.
keep breathing . . .
jay
As a former nuke weapons tech, I can assure you that [with the smaller warheads especially] there are very few parts in the critters. You could train an average gradeschooler to work on the things.Originally Posted by seasnake
On the other hand, the Cyklon's second stage rebuild kits consists of 4 pieces, one of them a zip tie.
Once the cost is averaged out over the 2 years between "full" servicing, the expense is right down there with the average regs.
My good old Cyklon 300s are still kicking strong, not a bad trick for a +35 year old reg.
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One of the main selling points for the Poseidon Xstream is the small space inside the 2nd stage which supposedly reduces the levels of residual carbon dioxide. Does that mean that this reg (or others with small 2nd stage spaces) ought to be the regs of choice for people with low SAC?
I would think that having in the front of your mouth a dimunitive but expensive, ultra-high performance cool regulator like the Poseidon is less of a necessity and more of an opportunity to Pimp your Grill.
I don't think there is a sudden increase of Poseidon regulators, you are just noticing their new design. The Poseidon Odin had been the regulator of choice for most of the Wreck Divers up my way for many years. They seem to be indestructable, work great really deep, and work great in the cold.
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