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CONSHEI,F S.E. SERIES REGlJLATORS
SERVICE MANUAL
I
I. INTRODUCTION
This manual
provides
instruction for the
maintenance and
overhaul
of the
ConsheU S.E.
and ConsheU
S.E.S.
Regulator
Series. Maintenance
and
overhaul
procedures
o
utlined
wl\hin
this
manual are to
be performed by personnel
who
completed
U.S.
Divers® Aqua-Lung®
.maintenance
instruction program
and
achieve
d
certification
as
o
qualified
repolr
technic
ian.
11. SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
l9,;AUTIONS
and
NOTES
used
in
this
manual
have
the
.,uo•Ning
signllicance;
•
r.======CAUTION=====~
Maintenance techniques
that
will
res
ult in
damage to parts if not carefully
followed.
NOTE-------
Maintenance techniques
that
are considered
important enough to
emphasize.
ill.
GENERAL (PREVENTATIVE) MAINTENANCE
ProVIding the
besl
possible
preventative
routine main-
tenance
before and after dives
will help
to
ensure 1he
maximum life o{ 1he ConsheU
S.E.
Series
Regulat0rs.
To consfslently achieve
this goal. there are
o
number
of
simple, but
important. i:ouline
maintenance procedures
that
should be
followed by
the
diver
ai\er
every use
o[ the
equipmertt.
They are not meant lo
be
Held repair
operations,
and,
for youwho
must
advise the
customer, these
recommen-
dations are
intended
as "Service Tips."
(Refer
customer to
the
U.S.
Divers® Aqua-Lung Regulator
Owner's
Manual.
PIN
1019-97.)
I.
After each
day
of
diving,
the regulator must
be
cleaned,
inspected, and
pre pared
for
the next
use
or for storage
.
. As
soon
as
the
regulator
is
removed from the
SCUBA
cylinder(s).
install
the
dust
.cap
(Item
26)
o
ver
the
regulator
lirsl-stage
inlet
port.
This
cap
is normally
attached to the
regulatot
yo ke (Ilem 22)
and
therefore hos
been
underwater. Blow all
the water
out
of
the
cap first.
Failure
to
do this
results
in
water entering
into
the
first-stage,
causing
corrosion. Also make sure
the
0 -ring (Item 25) is
faslde
lhe
dust cap. In
most
cases,
it
also
serves
as a spare 0 -ring in c
a
se ol
damage to
the
0-ring
on the cylinder
valve.
This
important
soft seal
should be inspected
regularly
and replaced
if
ii shows signs of wear or
aging.
2.
There
are
two
methods
of
rou1 inely
cleaning the
Consheli
S.E.
Senes Regulators oher each
dlve.
The first
(preferred) method
Is the
" pressurized'
'
procedure:
a.
Remove
the dust
oap
(Item
26).
Attach the
regulator
loo
c harged SCUBA
cyilnder.
b.
Open the
cylinder valve slowly lo
pressurize
the
regulator.
c.
Soak the regulator
with fresh
warm
(not over
I
2QDF)
lop water to remove
salt
and mineral
deposits. directing water
Into 1he
mainspring
cavity of
the
first stage regulator
(Item
12)
and
into
the
second stage
mouthpie.
c e
(Item
39).
·
Also
de-press the
purge button
(ftem
47)
[or
a
few seconds while
water
is
in the second-
stoge. To remove
excess water
.
a lter
soaking
'Is complete, purge the
second-siege
a
few
more
limes.
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