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Old 05-26-2008, 11:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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OK. This discussion motivated me to take my dremmel tool and turn a 17mm socket into an inflator tool. Works fine.
Or for $8.50 you could have the tool made for the job.... Probably cost that much for the dremel burr you're going to chew up.

https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=1302
Roadside socket and 3 cutoff wheels. Including electricity, under $1.

Too bad I don't use that type of an inflator.

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That's actually a nice little tool linked there! Might have to get one in the future to keep in a dive kit, can't wait on shipping right now though.... flying out this weekend!
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If you don't know what your doing have it serviced by someone who know what they are doing. A stuck power inflater can become very dangerous.

I had a retail one stick I was using in a pool for an OW class and by the time I knew what was happening I was on my way up.
Well, since it already free-flowed during a dive on me... there isn't much worse I can do to it. Besides, how do you get to know what you're doing if you don't do it?

I made a wrench from some tubing I had laying in the garage and got everything taken apart, inspected, cleaned, lubed and put back together. Hooked it up and everything worked great for the first few trys, then it decided to free flow again. So, I'll strip it back down and get some new Orings and try again!
OK. This discussion motivated me to take my dremmel tool and turn a 17mm socket into an inflator tool. Works fine.

So what did you find inside that power inflator assembly?
Oh man, I'm motivating people?????? Scary stuff indeed!

Not much to it really; a sleeve, pin and O-rings and that's about it. No Schrader valve on this particular assembly. Hopefully new O-rings will fix me up. If not, I'll have to buy a new inflater for this trip then when I come back I'll turn some replacement pieces from stainless.
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