Fred Riger
I purchased the first of your titanium regulators to make it to the Caribbean in 1997. Since that time I have used that regulator for well over 5000 dives (out of a total of 12,978 as of yesterday, February 1st , 2006). The 5000 or so dives were done under some of the worst conditions for a regulator; bright sun, heat, salt water, saline and hard rinse water. It was banged around by clumsy staff, tossed, dropped and all the other things that happen to dive gear in a professional and busy operation. The regulator was used to a maximum depth of 210 feet, in caves and caverns, wrecks, and reefs. It was used in mud, several times when I was called to assist during dredging operations where I had to recover equipment in limestone emulsion. Almost all of these dives were done with Nitrox, I usually use between 30-32%.
I never had to call a dive, skip a dive or abort a dive because of problems with the regulator. While some of the plastic trim has had to be replaced over the years, the titanium still looks almost like it did newly out of the box. More importantly to me, the internal parts look exactly like new, shiny, smooth and without a hint of any corrosion.
While I have worn out many so called lifetime pieces of scuba gear, I fully expect my Atomic Aquatics titanium regulator to last beyond the rest of my dive career.
Fred Riger
TDI/SDI Instructor Trainer # 864
Operator, Grand Bahama Scuba
