#756
Sonnylynnvick75 - 4/21/2014 3:31 AM
From Progrower: Has anybody every seen a reg fail where it didn’t supply air when there was still air in the tank? Maybe a first stage. They are of sound design otherwise you would be diving with a complete spare setup all the time and would have been taught to do so in class and this sport would not be what it is today. The cheaper regs may not preform as well at various depths and temps but it will supply you air.

I was referring to "fail" as a free flow or a second stage being stuck open. I understand Second stages have a fail-safe in that they are designed to free flow or stay open should something mishap, but I would personally rather use a properly working second stage to continue my dives throughout the day.