Air/Nitrox Regulator Recommendation?

[Siskel]

Anyone have a recommendation for a regulator that will handle both regular air and nitrox for a street price of under $250?
I won`t be diving below 180` and don`t do cold water dives.

[max 3077]

? regular air and nitrox for a street price of under $250? ? ? I won`t be diving below 180` and don`t do cold water dives.
Any regulator you want.
What sort of nitrox do you use for 180?

[LoneWolf009]

In article , Jammer Six ?? Anyone have a recommendation for a regulator that will handle both ?? regular air and nitrox for a street price of under $250? ?? ?? I won`t be diving below 180` and don`t do cold water dives. ? ?Any regulator you want. ? ?What sort of nitrox do you use for 180?

[kb]

Tao te Carl

[OtakuStyle]

Air is nitrox; 21%
There simply is no ntirox mix, other than air, that would be suitable for that depth, and I strongly recommend you dont do 180 on air at all, ever. agency and Instructor), that with mixtures of 50% FO2, some materials *may* combust when exposed. What they are doing is the usual SCUBA shop hype and paranoia regimen that helps them you shit you dont need or want. If these people are telling you that you need a different reg because of gas density issues, they are ignorant, idiots, bald faced lairs or all of the above.

[Tyler Vipond]

should probably be slightly higher. In any event, any difference is far overshadowed by the changes in ambient pressure (diving depth). the type of flow. For air, <2000 indicates laminar flow, between 2000-3000 is transitinal flow, and >3000 indicates turbulent flow.
What I`d also suggest is to go back to them and ask them for the Reynold`s Number values for Air, EAN32 and EAN36. Afterall, if they run a Nitrox fill station, their Quality Control Charts should be tracking these very important values...right? :-) :-) :-)
Overall, the diving community would be served if you would name the shop who is spreading this bad information.

[max 3077]

? me I need a separate regulator just for nitrox because of the different ? density of the gases and I really wanted to get some second opinions as ? I`m not certain this is absolutely true.
It`s bullshit. ? But I`m am a "conservative" diver and I will not take any chances on my ? equipment (or anything else for that matter) and I figured I could get ? an unbiased opinion in this forum.
That`s more bullshit.
What you`re outlining definitely falls under "taking chances" - it can be done safely, but not on nitrox, and not with your level of experience and knowledge.
You don`t know which regulators you need, so you`re not diving mix. No one taught you to dive to those depths, that`s your own little fantasy.
There is, therefore, nothing "conservative" about your plans. You can obviously fool yourself, but don`t pull that half-baked shit here. We`re divers, and we don`t like bullshit.
We need your Old Lady`s name. There`s only one way to comfort a new widow.

[dasmitty11]

nitrox, but guess what... as you go deeper, ANY gas becomes more dense. Nitrox is no more dense than air. If you start diving with helium, you may need to make a SLIGHT adjustment to your second stage to prevent freeflows, but for nitrox? Nahh.
Up to 40% Nitrox and you don`t need to do anything special to your regulator. For a decompression reg that will see 80-100% Oxygen it would be a good idea to have it O2 cleaned.
The difference is, we aren`t trying to sell you something

[CMUhippie]

a. Must handle both air and enriched air? b. Must be under $250.00? c. Must be useful for a dive as deep as 180`? d. Don`t care if it works or not in "cold water"? very complete with regard to priority importance for life support equipment in the least. resistance (i.e. how well it breaths) is an extremely important characteristic for both 1st and 2nd stage regulators, and will largely determine the price. Mating a high performance 2nd stage with a low performance 1st stage or vise versa isn`t exactly good value either. The poster gives the distinct impression that he/she would dive as deep as 180`. Which begs to question, why someone wouldn`t want the best breathing, most reliable life support equipment possible for that type of diving, regardless of what it costs?
In general... High performance regulators breath the best/easiest but are more expensive. Lowest cost regs breath like shit - period. equipment. If it is, perhaps the individual should consider taking up a less hostile activity; one in which they can actually afford? Do sky divers go around looking for the lowest priced parachute as the highest priority? FOR SALE: parachute, never opened, used once, small stain, cheap... regulators which have life-time parts replacement warranty etc. as opposed to regs with only 1 to 2 year warranty. Even a lifetime warranty from a manufacturer who`s been selling regs for only 2 years doesn`t mean as much as a lifetime warranty from a manufacturer who`s been around for 20, 30 or even more years. the list. I`d suggest "value" is of far greater importance.