Raven4000SX
04-22-2004, 01:54 PM
I got a AGD Flatline that I want to swap tanks on. I want to switch the stock aluminum 47ci tank for a fiber 68ci. I've been told that the tank will fit and that the threads are all the same.
The problem is the removal:
I took it too a shop and they said it's impossible to remove the regulator without scratching it. He also said that if there's loc-tite on the threads, he may have to use heat on it to remove the reg. From what I know about HP cylinders taking a VIS course for SCUBA, heat is not supposed to be anywhere near a cylinder. It will can/will weaken it. What is the proper way to remove a Flatline reg. I called an AGD tech and he said there's a special vice or tool for it. I'm in Southern CA and don't want to ship it out if there's someone in the area that I can just drive it to. Are there ny techs out there that know how do do it? I was told TUNAMAN or BradAGD but I don't want to send it to Texas because of the time and shipping costs if I don't have to.
The problem is the removal:
I took it too a shop and they said it's impossible to remove the regulator without scratching it. He also said that if there's loc-tite on the threads, he may have to use heat on it to remove the reg. From what I know about HP cylinders taking a VIS course for SCUBA, heat is not supposed to be anywhere near a cylinder. It will can/will weaken it. What is the proper way to remove a Flatline reg. I called an AGD tech and he said there's a special vice or tool for it. I'm in Southern CA and don't want to ship it out if there's someone in the area that I can just drive it to. Are there ny techs out there that know how do do it? I was told TUNAMAN or BradAGD but I don't want to send it to Texas because of the time and shipping costs if I don't have to.