SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 1 SS1 16742 Burke Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 375-1433 • fax (714) 345-1435 www.atomicaquatics.com MADE IN THE U.S.A.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 3 Before Use - Warranty Registration .............................................................................. 4 Product Description .......................................................................................................... 6 Product Advantages .......................................................................................................... 8 Important New Features .................................................................
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 5 Warranty Registration Please take a moment to locate, complete and return your warranty registration card to Atomic Aquatics. This card is very important. It will help you obtain warranty service and is our only way to contact you in the event of safety notices, service updates, or changes regarding this product. You may also register your warranty online at: www.atomicaquatics.com.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The SS1 is a combination safe second and power inflator for back-up emergency breathing in the event of a malfunction of the primary second stage or air sharing with another diver. It offers push button pneumatic or oral inflation of the buoyancy control device (BCD), push button deflation, and breathing from the primary air supply. It may be used in place of, or in addition to an octopus regulator.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 9 When used in place of a conventional octopus set-up, the SS1 offers several advantages. Built for performance. Less gear, less weight, fewer hoses. Typically, many octopus units and safe second/inflators don’t deliver the same performance as a primary second stage. The SS1 brings you the same high quality performance, design and workmanship Atomic Aquatics has become famous for.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 11 The SS1 can be used with virtually any manufacturers BCD by utilizing specially designed adapters (patent pending) that allow the SS1 to work with a variety of hose designs and sizes. Convenient: Exclusive Quick Disconnect System. Exclusive to Atomic Aquatics, the quick disconnect adapter system allows quick and easy detachment of the SS1 from your BCD for transport and storage with your primary regulator system or even switching to another BCD.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 13 High-pressure port (usually a larger thread size 7/16-20). Choose the low-pressure port that gives you the best orientation for your particular BCD set-up. The LP hose and quick disconnect is usually routed over the left shoulder where it follows the corrugated hose of your BCD. The LP port plug is removed by unscrewing with a 5/32 (4mm) hex wrench. Install the LP hose with quick disconnect into the port of choice and snug up with a wrench.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 15 Select the appropriate sized adapter that fits your particular BCD hose. Insert and remove the barbed end of the adapter to check the fit. The correct adapter may fit snugly but should never fit loosely. If you are using one of the smaller adapters, slip the threaded sleeve over the barbed end of the adapter before connecting the cable or installing into the corrugated hose (Fig. 4).
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 17 FIG. 7: ATTACHING SS1 TO ADAPTER Attach the Quick disconnect fitting to the SS1 by sliding back the sleeve and pushing it onto the metal nipple of the SS1 (Fig. 8), then release the sleeve. This may be done before or after the air is turned on. Slowly turn on the air. Test the SS1 for inflation of the BCD, and deflation using the deflation button.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 19 The SS1 breathes like any conventional second stage. Clear the SS1 of water by first exhaling or using the purge button (front cover), then breathe normally through the mouthpiece. The SS1 is designed primarily for back up emergency breathing in the event of a second stage malfunction or air sharing. Be aware that if the SS1 is installed on your primary first stage regulator, it will not function in the event of first stage failure or out of air condition.
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 21 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S : S S 1 The SS1 can be easily removed from the BCD for storage with your primary regulator by unscrewing the adapter and separating it from the BCD hose. Description: Combination inflator and high performance downstream second stage regulator. Materials: Required Maintenance The major service interval for the SS1 is semi-annual (2 years).
SS1 owner's manual 7-05 7/26/05 5:21 PM Page 23 Atomic Aquatics warrants the SS1 safe second/inflator against defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the original owner with the exception of mouthpieces, hoses, o-rings, or valve seats, which are warranted for 2 years. Atomic Aquatics will at its option repair or replace any components it finds defective.
