Facility Requirements | Genesis Advanced Technologies GRXXX &

Service & Repair Manual

1	Facility Requirements

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The service facility is perhaps the most important asset of any professional dive store. It should be clean and well lighted, and stocked with a complete inventory of parts and manufacturer's specialty tools for the products your store sells. As a minimum requirement, your service facility should be equipped with the following items:

❏Ultrasonic Cleaner – Select the right size model that can keep up with the volume of regulators that your store services. A built in timer and heater will help control the cleaning time and temperature of the solution, since most solutions work best when heated.

❏Bench Mounted Vise – A vise is sometimes needed to hold the regulator secure – especially when removing the first stage yoke retainer. Special care must be taken, however, to avoid damage that can result from improper use of this tool. Be sure to follow the instructions provided in this manual.

❏Magnification Lamp – Strong lighting and magnification are essential requirements for performing a thorough parts inspec- tion - especially when locating the cause of a small leak.

❏Quality Wrenches & Sockets – When working with chrome plated brass parts, it is especially critical to use the correct size wrench and to ensure that it fits properly over the part. The use of an adjustable wrench is very likely to cause damage to your customer's regulator, and should be strictly avoided at all times.

❏Calibrated Inch-Pound Torque Wrench – It is important to follow the manufacturer's torque values whenever they are specified, in order to avoid overtightening or under-tightening a part. This is especially important for smaller parts and fittings, when overtightening can easily damage the part.

❏Calibrated Foot-Pound Torque Wrench – Torque wrenches that can be set for both inch-pound and foot-pound measurements generally tend to be less accurate than wrenches that are designed to measure torque within a specific range.

❏Manufacturer's Specialty Tools – Specialty tools are critically important to performing each step of disassembly and reassembly according to each manufacturer's procedures. Genesis specialty tools that are required to perform service for the Atlas and Yukon second stages are pictured on the following page.

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