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Post by sheriffdiver on Aug 14, 2016 15:06:08 GMT -8
Finally got my 1974 U.S. Divers UDS-1 triple tank system fully functional just in time for next weeks vintage diving at Fortune Pond in Michigan. Check out the pressure gauge as it's reading 2,600 p.s.i. Fill hose is working now. Just need to top it off but I need to watch for any leaks now.
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 14, 2016 15:45:42 GMT -8
Gosh, don'cha know how dangerous those are: you'd better send it to me, I'll dispose of it safely for you Very cool bruddah: so what is the capacity of all that? Jaybird
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Post by sheriffdiver on Aug 14, 2016 16:22:10 GMT -8
Gosh, don'cha know how dangerous those are: you'd better send it to me, I'll dispose of it safely for you Very cool bruddah: so what is the capacity of all that? Jaybird There are three 30 cubic foot aluminum tanks inside so 90 cubic feet.
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Post by surflung on Aug 15, 2016 8:21:01 GMT -8
Way to go Ron! Now it's time to have some FUN with that thing!
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Post by sheriffdiver on Aug 15, 2016 16:33:03 GMT -8
Way to go Ron! Now it's time to have some FUN with that thing! Yes Sir Surflung!!! Took it to the local pool today and took off the cover and submerged it and checked for leaks. I couldn't believe it... ZERO leaks and I mean not even a little bubble!! Put the cover back on and swam with it and everything was working perfect. Regulator breathes like a dream!! It will be available at Fortune Pond this weekend. Of course after I use it 1st so Surflung can shoot some video before the water gets stirred up. Gonna glue my new Cousteau patch onto the wetsuit tonight. It will look very cool with the UDS-1.
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Post by surflung on Aug 17, 2016 5:40:40 GMT -8
What's Next for the UDS-1 Man?
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Post by luis on Aug 17, 2016 7:40:54 GMT -8
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I hope you all realize that the UDS-1 is not a Cousteau or Calypso dive gear. It is a yellow shell that tried to capitalize on the looks, but that is were the similarity stops. If you go to Flash Back Scuba, you can see some real Cousteau dive gear. www.flashbackscuba.com/
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Post by technidiver on Aug 17, 2016 9:14:35 GMT -8
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I hope you all realize that the UDS-1 is not a Cousteau or Calypso dive gear. It is a yellow shell that tried to capitalize on the looks, but that is were the similarity stops. If you go to Flash Back Scuba, you can see some real Cousteau dive gear. www.flashbackscuba.com/If I'm not mistaken, there were several pieces of the gear on the market that were Cousteau dive gear. Such as the Technisub Raid, Technisub Aqua-Rama, and certain wetsuits. Do you take interest in the Cousteau gear or history? TD
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Post by sheriffdiver on Aug 17, 2016 12:14:03 GMT -8
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I hope you all realize that the UDS-1 is not a Cousteau or Calypso dive gear. It is a yellow shell that tried to capitalize on the looks, but that is were the similarity stops. If you go to Flash Back Scuba, you can see some real Cousteau dive gear. www.flashbackscuba.com/I realize this. I wonder how many WORKING UDS-1's there are?? Probably not very many that are being dove!
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2016 14:18:07 GMT -8
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I hope you all realize that the UDS-1 is not a Cousteau or Calypso dive gear. It is a yellow shell that tried to capitalize on the looks, but that is were the similarity stops. If you go to Flash Back Scuba, you can see some real Cousteau dive gear. www.flashbackscuba.com/I realize this. I wonder how many WORKING UDS-1's there are?? Probably not very many that are being dove! Bravo, good sir--keep up the good work! JB
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Post by sheriffdiver on Aug 17, 2016 18:21:03 GMT -8
I realize this. I wonder how many WORKING UDS-1's there are?? Probably not very many that are being dove! Bravo, good sir--keep up the good work! JB Could there be another UDS-1 getting worked on? Hmmm....
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2016 19:10:00 GMT -8
So what regulator do you have on that thing: Connie, or Calypso? I really like both: as I have mentioned several times the reg I trust with my wife's life is the Conshelf-XIV one of the best regs ever made! Since I'm such a PITA, I love my Dacor Olympic. I see you have an SPG but not a console, do you use wrist gauges then: I think wrist gauges look totally boss When I've gone to the pool to test out my regs I usually get more than one jaw hitting the ground, "Dang, you look totally awesome..." Sometimes I get people asking if it's dangerous using gear that's so old, and more than a bit of incredulity when I inform them their gear is revamped 50-year old stuff JB
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Post by nikeajax on Aug 17, 2016 19:12:04 GMT -8
Okay, my wife just walked in, "That's (expletive deleted)-ing cool man!"
JB
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Post by SeaRat on Aug 17, 2016 22:17:30 GMT -8
So what regulator do you have on that thing: Connie, or Calypso? I really like both: as I have mentioned several times the reg I trust with my wife's life is the Conshelf-XIV one of the best regs ever made! Since I'm such a PITA, I love my Dacor Olympic. I see you have an SPG but not a console, do you use wrist gauges then: I think wrist gauges look totally boss When I've gone to the pool to test out my regs I usually get more than one jaw hitting the ground, "Dang, you look totally awesome..." Sometimes I get people asking if it's dangerous using gear that's so old, and more than a bit of incredulity when I inform them their gear is revamped 50-year old stuff JB Jaybird, The UDS-1 has the first stage built into the valve. It is a modified Conshelf design; modified in that there is no diaphragm, but instead a very different piston. The "piston" is a disc with an enlarged O-ring. So the second stage is labeled with "UDS-1" and is the same as an all metal Conshelf or Calypso. While the UDS-1 was never used by the Cousteau divers, it does represent quite a breakthrough in scuba design. The enlarged openings, including the huge cylinder opening and absolutely huge valve openings with three cylinders feeding the valve/first stage allow the UDS-1 to be breathed to zero on the gauge without feeling breathing resistance. I have breathed mine to 0 psig and had about three breaths left. Tripping the J-reserve, which is set at just under 1000 psig (950 psig, I think--I'll check that), distributes the air from the reserve cylinder to the other two cylinders, with the noise associated with this equalization. I have in the past used my Scubapro A.I.R. I on my UDS-1, which really maximizes the first and second stage performances. There are two design problems. The harness design is a combination of USA specs for a waist strap and the European design, which ties the crotch strap into the weight belt. This unit is best used with the European design, without the waist strap. If the waist strap is used, it is too low, or the shoulder straps must be too tight for comfort. The other design problem is that the valve at the bottom allows the top of the unit to float off the diver's back and "catch" a lot of water, defeating the unit's streamlining. This is overcom by placing about six pounds of weights at the top of the unit. Sheriff diver, I think you may have the only operational, divable UDS-1 unit is the world right now. Mine have been rejected for hydrostatic testing due to the lack of an Eddie-testing fixture for the over-sized cylinder valve openings. I also have an issue with my filling hose, so yours currently, to my knowledge, is the only one being dived in the world. Congratulations! U.S. Divers Company diagram of the UDS-1. This photo shows the problem of the weight distribution in the UDS-1. By weighting the top of the unit, this problem is easily overcome. Me diving the UDS-1, using a modified harness incorporated into my Para-Sea BC design, at Edmonds Underwater Park, around 2008. John
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Post by surflung on Aug 18, 2016 6:01:40 GMT -8
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I hope you all realize that the UDS-1 is not a Cousteau or Calypso dive gear. It is a yellow shell that tried to capitalize on the looks, but that is were the similarity stops. If you go to Flash Back Scuba, you can see some real Cousteau dive gear. www.flashbackscuba.com/If I'm not mistaken, there were several pieces of the gear on the market that were Cousteau dive gear. Such as the Technisub Raid, Technisub Aqua-Rama, and certain wetsuits. Do you take interest in the Cousteau gear or history? TD - Come to think of it, the Sheriffdiver has an Aqua-Rama mask (or repro) too. Last time I dove with him at Wazee, he was trying to figure how to put a yellow trim line into it like the originals! - BTW, I think he was offering to let anybody who wants to, try out the UDS-1 at Fortune Pond this weekend. Might be worth the trip to dive this unique piece of vintage equipment.
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