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Pelagian · 16th January 2008, 13:42

The Megalodon is a very robust unit, with all lot of parts easily replaceable.

It also has a huge number of manufacturer and third party options available to allow one to customise it.

From multiple controller systems, canisters, scrubbers and gas hardware options etc it has a huge appeal to those who like to customize and teak their units to suit themselves even better.

I have a few hours on the Original Optima and loved it's work of breathing and how small and portable it could be made for trans port. The extend air cartridge is a joy to use, but I felt the O-ring system on the central stem that runs through the cartridge was fiddly. I felt overall that the unit was a little flimsy in places and do not like the alternating display on the Hammerhead handsets.

I also found the 27cft steel cylinders very hard on my lower back which was in agony after 60 mins on my first dive, so I switched to 13cft Aly's instead.

I've stuck with my Meg. No unit is perfect but I've have been able to make it completely mine with my mods. With the exception of the delivery issues in the very early days, ISC's customer service has been excellent and I have recently been very demanding on them and they haven't let me down.

Cheers

Seb

16th January 2008, 13:42	#5 (permalink)
Pelagian Multi-Circuit Meg Monkey! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Sport Kiss Optima Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 279	Re: Megaladon Versus Optima Fx The Megalodon is a very robust unit, with all lot of parts easily replaceable. It also has a huge number of manufacturer and third party options available to allow one to customise it. From multiple controller systems, canisters, scrubbers and gas hardware options etc it has a huge appeal to those who like to customize and teak their units to suit themselves even better. I have a few hours on the Original Optima and loved it's work of breathing and how small and portable it could be made for trans port. The extend air cartridge is a joy to use, but I felt the O-ring system on the central stem that runs through the cartridge was fiddly. I felt overall that the unit was a little flimsy in places and do not like the alternating display on the Hammerhead handsets. I also found the 27cft steel cylinders very hard on my lower back which was in agony after 60 mins on my first dive, so I switched to 13cft Aly's instead. I've stuck with my Meg. No unit is perfect but I've have been able to make it completely mine with my mods. With the exception of the delivery issues in the very early days, ISC's customer service has been excellent and I have recently been very demanding on them and they haven't let me down. Cheers Seb __________________ 'Because... I was Inverted!'
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