Going
back as far as I can remember to the early days of my diving career, I recall
that I have personally always used APEKS regulators when diving. From
time to time however, working at different dive centres, I have tried and used
several different brands of regulators. Nonetheless, I have always found myself
to be much more comfortable and confident using APEKS regulators hands
down and I am certain that the WRDMalta dive team would highly agree with me on
this. For this reason, I am more than ecstatic to announce that APEKS
will be supporting us during all of our 2013 events and we at World Record
Diving Malta are thrilled about this!
APEKS began manufacturing 39 years
ago with one goal - to make the best diving equipment in the world. Through
constant innovation and development, Apeks has grown into a major player
in the diving industry, making more regulators for UK divers than any other
manufacturer and exporting more than 85% of equipment around the globe. The company's design, development,
manufacturing and production processes use the latest technology and
state of the art equipment.
APEKS regulators have been tested by the world's leading authorities on regulator performance and consistently come at the top in independent performance tests throughout the world. For example, Bjarte Vestol has taken the TX100 to the limits of diver endurance in cold waters and John Bennett will forever hold the record as the first ever diver to dive deeper than 300 metres or 1,000 feet. APEKS were the only regulators both men would trust for their dives down to such incredible depths and they had previously tested most regulators on the market. They used over 25 APEKS regulators, every single one of which worked perfectly- giving gas when breathing heavily, being well protected against freezing, and extremely reliable and tough! Bjarte Vestol and John Bennett put their trust in APEKS TX100 for their record breaking deep diving adventures and we at World Record Diving Malta plan on doing the same!
APEKS will be
supplying World Record Diving Malta with the following equipment for use during
2013:
- WTX
Series System - APEKS have now introduced the WTX Series; a
selection of harnesses, buoyancy cells and accessories that will certainly
appeal to today’s technical divers. These fine products offer unparalleled
versatility through their modularity. The components can be assembled into a
highly technical rig for those trained to push the limits or scaled down to
make a travel friendly rig that any diver would want to use.
-
APEKS
TEK3 Regulators - designed for use with twin cylinder configuration.
The system benefits from streamlined hoses with little chance of accidental
snagging and also improved ease of access to cylinder valves. Each 1st stage
has 3 medium pressure ports and one high pressure port. They are balanced, cold
water compatible and extremely robust.
- APEKS XTX50 Regulators (Sidemount Configuration) – With side-mounting
of tanks seemingly the new trend, Apeks has now produced a set of regulators
bound to become the favourite for side-mount divers. This consists of two XTX50
DIN regulators with five medium-pressure ports on swivel turrets. One regulator
has a 210cm hose, while the other 60cm long. There are two short mp inflation
hoses, one intended for the diver’s drysuit and the other for BC inflation.
There are two pressure gauges on 15cm hoses, one elbow fitting for a second
stage hose, together with a stainless-steel piston-clip and bungee necklace for
the other as well as two exchange compact exhaust ports.
We are all
extremely excited to get into the water and start using all the new equipment
being sent over to us from APEKSwhom we are honoured to have
supporting us at World Record Diving Malta. With less than a month to go now, intense
training will soon begin, so follow this spot for constant updates on what’s
going on as we build up to the day of the event!!
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