REGULATOR MARES ABYSS 42
BIGGER, BETTER, SMALLER, LIGHTER; these are all claims commonly made for modern consumer durables.
Regulator second stages used to get smaller each time new models appeared, so that they were lighter in the mouth. Then someone realised that a large front area that allowed water to pass freely on to the pressure-sensing diaphragm actually made the regulator respond more quickly, and hence breathe more easily.
Suddenly, the latest second stages grew bigger again. Not only that, but lightweight technopolymer ... Read More