.10 BC Owner’s Manual
Preparation & Setup
XS Scuba recommends that you bring your BC, together with your regulator, to your Authorized XS Scuba Dealer for the installation of the low pressure (LP) quick disconnect inflator hose that is provided with your BC. If it is not possible to return with your regulator to your Authorized Dealer, you may install the LP inflator hose by carefully performing all the steps in the following procedure.
LP Inflator Hose Installation
WARNING: DO NOT attach the low pressure inflator hose to a high pressure (HP) port (greater than 200 psi / 13.6 bar). This may cause the hose to burst when pressurized, which can result in serious injury.
The LP hose has a 3/8” (9.5mm) male fitting that will only fit the standard LP ports found on most first stages, and is smaller than the standard 7/16” (11mm) HP port. Some older regulators have HP and LP ports that are the same size
If your regulator has all 3/8” ports and you cannot decide if a port is LP or HP, bring it with the hose to your dealer for installation.
If you can identify your regulator’s LP ports, follow this procedure:
1.To select the best LP port, mount the first stage on a cylinder valve to determine the correct orientation and hose routing.
2.Remove the port plug from a
3.Your BC was shipped with the LP hose connected to the power inflator. Remove the inflator hose from the power inflator body by sliding the grooved sleeve back while pulling the fitting off the QD nipple.
4.Check the male end of the LP hose to ensure the
Cylinder Mounting
Threading the Cylinder Band & Buckle
NOTE: All XS Scuba BC’s are shipped with the nylon band
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