New AP solenoid yet?

**nigelh** · 29th April 2008, 17:28

Has anybody received a new 'fit it yourself' solenoid yet?

Their web site talks about April and May batches but April is almost gone...

tiggerbiker · 29th April 2008, 17:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by nigelh)

Has anybody received a new 'fit it yourself' solenoid yet?

Their web site talks about April and May batches but April is almost gone...

nope, and i have emailed them 4 times asking about it and havent had ANY replies yet.

i must try to get to a phone while i'm at work so i can let them know how poor their email response has been

and i ordered mine on 1st march

Brainx3 · 29th April 2008, 19:49

Hi,

It seems there's some kind of confusion about this. I have ordered the new solenoid last week on the phone, and I believe it was Zoe who told me that it will be out this week so I will try to give them a call tomorrow to see when my package will be dispatched as I'm ordering other stuff as well. From what I understood, the first shipment that was supposed to be out in April has been delayed to May and now they will be shipping them out, but maybe I'm mistaken about this as if someone would double check then it would be great. I will try to let you know what they will tell me tomorrow regarding that and I would appreciate it as well if someone else got in touch with them then let us know what they said.

Best Regards. Wael

Brainx3 · 30th April 2008, 14:09

Hi,

Just been in touch with APD. They told me that Fit It Yourself version has been delayed before but will be out this week hopefully. They are in process of printing instruction manuals of the FIY version. So let's keep our fingers crossed that this won't be delayed again.

Best Regards. Wael

aainslie · 30th April 2008, 16:08

Hey guys,

It's my understanding that the two advantages of the new solenoid are: greater tolerance on IP deviations, and lower power consumption. How does this translate, i.e.

1) How long is the battery expected to last? The manual (I think) says 17 hours or so (I get about 15). What should it be now?

2) How large is the IP tolerance? Is the IP still set to (if I recall) 7.5 bar? +/- how much would still be OK?

3) Is there any other advantage? Do we have any numbers on MTBF's both with this one and the old one?

Thanks,

Andrew

29th April 2008, 17:28	#1 (permalink)
nigelh New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brighton, Sussex, UK Posts: 792	New AP solenoid yet? Has anybody received a new 'fit it yourself' solenoid yet? Their web site talks about April and May batches but April is almost gone... __________________ nigelh
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tiggerbiker New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: herts, uk Posts: 51	Re: New AP solenoid yet? Quote: (Originally Posted by nigelh) Has anybody received a new 'fit it yourself' solenoid yet? Their web site talks about April and May batches but April is almost gone... nope, and i have emailed them 4 times asking about it and havent had ANY replies yet. i must try to get to a phone while i'm at work so i can let them know how poor their email response has been and i ordered mine on 1st march __________________ the more i learn, the more i realize i know nothing
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Brainx3 Temporary Read only mode for site infractions Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Borås, Sweden Posts: 274	Re: New AP solenoid yet? Hi, It seems there's some kind of confusion about this. I have ordered the new solenoid last week on the phone, and I believe it was Zoe who told me that it will be out this week so I will try to give them a call tomorrow to see when my package will be dispatched as I'm ordering other stuff as well. From what I understood, the first shipment that was supposed to be out in April has been delayed to May and now they will be shipping them out, but maybe I'm mistaken about this as if someone would double check then it would be great. I will try to let you know what they will tell me tomorrow regarding that and I would appreciate it as well if someone else got in touch with them then let us know what they said. Best Regards. Wael
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Brainx3 Temporary Read only mode for site infractions Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Borås, Sweden Posts: 274	Re: New AP solenoid yet? Hi, Just been in touch with APD. They told me that Fit It Yourself version has been delayed before but will be out this week hopefully. They are in process of printing instruction manuals of the FIY version. So let's keep our fingers crossed that this won't be delayed again. Best Regards. Wael
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30th April 2008, 16:08	#5 (permalink)
aainslie New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: LA Posts: 87	Re: New AP solenoid yet? Hey guys, It's my understanding that the two advantages of the new solenoid are: greater tolerance on IP deviations, and lower power consumption. How does this translate, i.e. 1) How long is the battery expected to last? The manual (I think) says 17 hours or so (I get about 15). What should it be now? 2) How large is the IP tolerance? Is the IP still set to (if I recall) 7.5 bar? +/- how much would still be OK? 3) Is there any other advantage? Do we have any numbers on MTBF's both with this one and the old one? Thanks, Andrew __________________ Andrew Ainslie Last edited by aainslie : 1st May 2008 at 00:25.
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