Apeks Low Profile Autodump...

After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks Autodumps
I'm starting to get a damp left arm...

....so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.

Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?

Ta.

CAS

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:02:19 +0100, "CAS"
<calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote:

>After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks Autodumps
>I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>
>...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>
>Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
>

Can not help with taking apart but I do know that when you put them
back together all the disks must be put back the right way round or it
will leak for ever. So might be worth putting a dot on one side with a
marker to make sure you get it right

--
Pete

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:02:19 +0100, "CAS"
<calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote:

>After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks Autodumps
>I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>
>...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>
>Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
>
>Ta.
>
>CAS
>
Speak very nicely to Jill Hook at Apeks and explain the situation.
Apeks have recently tweaked the design of the Autodump (again?).

They do come apart, but I could see nothing wrong with mine, and even
after very careful re-assembly, it still leaked.

David

"CAS" <calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2qe1gcFumc0mU1@uni-berlin.de...
> After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks
Autodumps
> I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>
> ...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>
> Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
>
> Ta.
>
> CAS

Panic over, all done and cleaned and I can't suck air through it so we
should be good...

CAS

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:06:13 +0100, Pete Melbourne <psmvsl@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:02:19 +0100, "CAS"
><calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks Autodumps
>>I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>>
>>...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>>
>>Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
>>
>
>Can not help with taking apart but I do know that when you put them
>back together all the disks must be put back the right way round or it
>will leak for ever. So might be worth putting a dot on one side with a
>marker to make sure you get it right

There is a standard tool to take them out.
Then cut a nice circle of neoprene and patch the damned hole.
Fit a cuff dump.
Of the 16 suits we use ATM, not one auto dump is still good.
The old Castle type was OK though.

--
Steve Barlow

"CAS" <calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2qe1gcFumc0mU1@uni-berlin.de...
> After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks
Autodumps
> I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>
> ...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>
> Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?

Yes. The steps are:

1. Smash low-profile autodump to smithereens with sledgehammer.
2. Buy Apeks 'Classic' autodump
3. Fit to drysuit
4. Enjoy dry dive

Andy

> Panic over, all done and cleaned and I can't suck air through it so we
> should be good...
>
> CAS
>
>

It's not the air passing through it,
it's the water you want to watch for;-}

taz.

"Steve Barlow" <steve@steve-barlow.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8lo3k01nh3j26dkibfttqt804f9sd9fct9@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:06:13 +0100, Pete Melbourne <psmvsl@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:02:19 +0100, "CAS"
> ><calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks
Autodumps
> >>I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
> >>
> >>...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
> >>
> >>Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
> >>
> >
> >Can not help with taking apart but I do know that when you put them
> >back together all the disks must be put back the right way round or it
> >will leak for ever. So might be worth putting a dot on one side with a
> >marker to make sure you get it right
>
> There is a standard tool to take them out.
> Then cut a nice circle of neoprene and patch the damned hole.
> Fit a cuff dump.

Why on earth would I want to do that?

I'd have to do stuff, like, raising my arm...

CAS
(Long live the lazy b*****d!)

>> Fit a cuff dump.
>
> Why on earth would I want to do that?
>
> I'd have to do stuff, like, raising my arm...
>
DONT DO IT MATE. when diving with Gareth last he keep thinking I want to ask
a question. you know what these teacher types are like

David

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:09:16 +0100, "CAS"
<calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote:

>"CAS" <calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:2qe1gcFumc0mU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> After several months of not seeing what the problem is with Apeks
>Autodumps
>> I'm starting to get a damp left arm...
>>
>> ...so now I'm sitting here with the autodump on the desk in front of me.
>>
>> Anyone taken one apart? Do they come apart? Does it involve a hammer?
>>
>> Ta.
>>
>> CAS
>
>Panic over, all done and cleaned and I can't suck air through it so we
>should be good...

It will still leak, bin it.


Laz

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