Title: Description of Scuba Diving Regulator Parts
Headings: The Five Basic Parts of a Scuba Diving Regulator
The Five Basic Parts of a Scuba Diving Regulator
Basics parts of Open Water Scuba Diving Regulator
First Stage
Primary Second Stage
Alternate Second Stage
Low-Pressure Inflator Hose
Submersible Pressure Gauge and Console
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Content: Low-Pressure Inflator Hose
This low-pressure hose carries intermediate-pressure air from the regulator first stage to the Buoyancy Compensator's (BC) inflator. This allows divers to add air to the BC from the tank at the touch of the button. Let's look at each of these five components in greater detail. 02
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First Stage
Natalie L Gibb
A scuba diving regulator first stage is the part of the regulator that accomplishes the first stage of pressure reduction, reducing the high-pressure tank air to an intermediate pressure. An open-water-style regulator first stage usually connects to four hoses--three that transport intermediate-pressure air to second stages and the buoyancy compensator's (BC) inflator, and one that allows high-pressure air to flow directly from the tank to the submersible pressure gauge. 1. First Stage Body
This metal cylinder contains the mechanisms that reduce the high-pressure air in the scuba tank to an intermediate pressure. High-pressure air flows in one side of the first stage body; undergoes pressure reduction; then flows out through the low-pressure hoses.