majka@ubc-vision.UUCP (Marc Majka) (09/25/85)
Although there may be a couple of makes of regulators these days that one should avoid, most of them are reliable, breath easily, and will last forever (well, almost) if they are looked after and regularly serviced. All are adjustable, at least in the shop. The hype about regulators is created by the shops and manufacturers. The bottom line is that you couldn't tell most of them apart in use. An important factor in choosing a new regulator should be the quality and availability of service. If you get one of the big-name workhorse regulators, you can be assured that you will be able to get it serviced in any shop, anywhere, quickly. It is the same as it is with cars: if you get the fancy model or the import, you will have trouble with parts and service. I am not calling down fancy or imported regulators. I own a Posidon Cyklon 300. I love it. Trouble is that nobody will service it. I've solved that problem by learning how to do my own service. Getting parts from Sweden is still slow. --- Marc Majka