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Document XLDS Guide – Section Four A
Revised September 30, 2019
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SECTION FOUR A: RDC REPAIR / MAINTENANCE / OVERHAUL
The harness has an integrated stainless-steel back
plate, in which the cylinder mounting bracket,
buoyancy wing, weight pockets, and ICS are
mounted to.
Figure 85 Breakdown of Dive Lab Integrated Harness
Very little maintenance is required, washing
harness assembly with mild dish detergent and
rinsing with fresh water (post dive), inflate and
check for leaks, is all the normal maintenance
required for the harness assembly.
Corrective maintenance is mainly repair/replace
the buoyancy bladder due to puncher, repair /
replace power inflator.
To Remove Buoyancy Bladder
Remove EGS cylinder, remove thumb screws or
bolts that hold the cylinder bracket in place,
remove bracket and buoyancy wing.
Unscrew power inflator assembly from buoyancy
wing, unscrew dump valve assembly, and
blanking plug.
Figure 90.
Figure 86 Removing Dump Valve Assembly
Figure 87 Removing Power Inflator Assembly
Locate zipper on inside of ring of buoyancy wing.
Unzip the outer cover, remove bladder. Inspect
bladder, make repairs as necessary, if bladder has
punchers a bladder repair kit can be purchased
from Dive Lab. Follow kit instructions to make
repairs on the bladder.
The power inflator Figure 90, requires normal
post dive cleaning and rinsing, when air starts to
leak by the actuator button, the inflator assembly
will need to be serviced and or replaced, contact
Dive Lab.
