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Post by CG-45.com on May 5, 2018 12:40:06 GMT -8
Hi there! I have some nice European regulators in my collection and some nice informations... www.cg-45.comCG-45, I never realized that Mares had a regulator, the Sea King. Could you give us more information about this Sea King regulator from Mares? I would enjoy knowing more about this. Please, check information in my website: cg-45.com/regulators/Mares/index.shtml
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Post by nikeajax on May 5, 2018 13:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by SeaRat on May 5, 2018 15:14:35 GMT -8
Thanks, Jaybird. This Mares Air King is a regulator I was unaware of until this thread.
John
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Post by nikeajax on May 5, 2018 15:36:44 GMT -8
So um, would there be any dis/advantage having the air-horns so close together?
JB
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Post by nikeajax on May 7, 2018 10:46:37 GMT -8
Our friend John68 from across the pond sent me these images to post: Kaiman Black Label: Caimans are small crocodiles: our friend Terry AKA Duckbill had one Siroco: rather curious name which I'm sure was a play on Mistral: The sirocco causes dusty dry conditions along the northern coast of Africa, storms in the Mediterranean Sea, and cool wet weather in Europe. The sirocco's duration may be as short as half a day or may last several days. While passing over the Mediterranean Sea, the sirocco picks up moisture; this results in rainfall in the southern part of Italy, known locally as "blood rain" due to the red sand mixed with the falling rain. Many people attribute health problems to the sirocco, either because of the heat and dust along the African coastal regions, or because of the cool dampness in Europe. The dust within the sirocco winds can cause abrasion in mechanical devices and penetrate buildings.
Sirocco winds with speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (54 knots) are most common during autumn and spring. They reach a peak in March and in November when it is very hot.
JB
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Post by nikeajax on May 8, 2018 7:51:37 GMT -8
I d'know 'bout the rest of you, but when I saw that Siroco reg, it reminded me of a concho: The silver ornaments that decorate saddles and tack JB
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Post by reidar on May 20, 2018 2:33:51 GMT -8
As mentioned I just bought a batch of old scubagear. I've justcollected it and got to inspect some of it.
There is an old FFM of the brand "Naval with the drawing of a whale" with an adapter to use with an early AGA second stage. I suspect this gear is older than AGAs own FFM. The mask have a microphone Integrated in its inner (mouth and nose) mask so seams qite Advanced.
Update: Found some more info about the mask on some Swedish websites. It seams to have been common in Sweden in the sixtiese and seventies and suplied by AGA before they did their own mask. But still no info on who actually made it.
"AGA ME-1720 Generation 2 after "Iron Bed". Backplate in aluminium came in the middle of 1960. Tanks in steel was produced in one piece without welding. 5 litres 200 bars. Equiped with mask Naval." divexswedenvm.blogspot.com/2007/
Edit 21.06. It seams like the Navalmask(what they call it in Sweeden) was also used together with a newer AGA design called the TM-3300 from witch i have the special "shower head" second stage.
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Post by reidar on May 24, 2018 13:20:42 GMT -8
In the lot there were also an early Heinke. it has the horns so have to be either MK1 or 2. Not sure how to tell. Seams to be in good condition but is lacking hoses and mouthpiece. Instad there is bakelite(or other early plastic) blinding caps so I Guess the hoses were taken off for Storage. also it is lacking a cap over what I suspect is the HP port and also a pin to make the yoke bolt a "wingbolt"
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Post by nikeajax on May 24, 2018 14:35:27 GMT -8
I really like this A LOT! Why don't they do cool graphics like this anymore--GRRRRR! Yeah, I know, it's just not cool enough... Jeg liker dette veldig mye! Hvorfor gjør de ikke kule grafikk som dette lenger - GRRRR! Ja, jeg vet, det er bare ikke kult nok ...
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Post by CG-45.com on May 24, 2018 18:33:51 GMT -8
In the lot there were also an early Heinke. it has the horns so have to be either MK1 or 2. Not sure how to tell. Seams to be in good condition but is lacking hoses and mouthpiece. Instad there is bakelite(or other early plastic) blinding caps so I Guess the hoses were taken off for Storage. also it is lacking a cap over what I suspect is the HP port and also a pin to make the yoke bolt a "wingbolt"
You can get more information about it in www.cg-45.com/regulators/Heinke/index.shtmlBest regards, Adair
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Post by reidar on May 25, 2018 12:56:04 GMT -8
Thanks Adair! Lots of nice pictures and info. Seems like mine is a MKI as it doesent have that fancy purge handle. Although I've read several places that the MKI is supposed to be blue with green hoses...
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Post by reidar on Jun 21, 2018 3:57:41 GMT -8
Searching for info on Swedish scubaequipment from Poseidon, AGA etc I found a great website with old photographs with comments. Both of wintage scubagear and diving in the old days. Helped me a lot to identify some of my old swedish stuff but there is info on oll sorts in there.
Turns out even Poseidon made double hose regulators. Poseidon Monsun. Ca 1960.
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 21, 2018 8:17:09 GMT -8
My wife and I love bad sc-i-fi: while watching an old British TV show called "UFO", I saw one of these: but never knew what it was! Reidar, thanks for posting the image and links! I only wish it was a Norwegain regulator, not... Swedish! Most people don't know that Norge (Norway) was one of the poorest countries in Europe, and all of the industry was in Sweden: it wasn't until they discovered and developed their oil fields that they are now one of the wealthiest While developing those fields, they sent divers down to work: I believe that the Norsk still hold the record for deepest dives ever Anyway, I thought the springs on the mouth piece and air horns was a good idea... JB
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Post by reidar on Jun 22, 2018 8:51:59 GMT -8
@jb: Sooner or later I will find pictures of a Norwegian regulator but you might recognize it as one of the designs from Popular Mechanics. I guess the domestic market was too small and Sweeden to close. There have been produced a lot of suits though.
Its thrue that Norway was quite pore until the end of the seventies but we were big on fish,timber, shipping and trades related to those. And of course we had Hydro and Kongsberg.
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Post by nikeajax on Jun 22, 2018 10:45:40 GMT -8
Reidar, very much looking forward to that day: so you're saying that it was made from an aircraft oxygen-regulator then? If that is the case, I'm wondering what they came from: Gloster GladiatorOr perhaps they may be of German origin too! Nerd-boy Jaybird
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