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Post by vance on Jul 11, 2018 9:26:43 GMT -8
I got the DIN adapter in the mail from Ukraine. I put it on and then the DIN/yoke adapter I got on the Kaiman. This is not practical to dive with (and may be unusable) as the stack pushes the regulator far away from the valve. I could test the reg, though. It is surprisingly good! I need a DIN tank valve now to pool test.
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Post by vance on Jan 5, 2020 16:46:38 GMT -8
I made some adapters to convert this to a yoke, here's that link: vintagescuba.proboards.com/thread/5036/more-adapters-soviet-avm-1mThese mostly come w/o non-return valves in the MP. I bought a bunch of Soviet stuff from Ukraine including a couple of non-returns. They have to be for the intake side. I'll make a simple mushroom valve for the other side, but I kinda wanted the original type.
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Post by vance on Jan 7, 2020 11:13:17 GMT -8
It looks like they made these from a thermostat pulled out of a 1950s Lada.
It seems to be a simple spring loaded plug and guide fitted into the hose connector which will only work on the intake side. It's a bit less simple than a mushroom valve, but simple in any case. I wonder if it can be turned around inside the hose connector? I'll see when they arrive!
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Post by vance on Jan 18, 2023 16:21:07 GMT -8
I was offered a great price on another AVM-1M plus an extra hoseloop from a seller in Ukraine. I agreed to purchase it (crazy given the war!) in October. After a few glitches, it has arrived 3 months later.
Whew!
I wasn't home for the delivery today, but I should have it in hand tomorrow. These are really nice regulators, but they reflect the crude but workable Soviet mindset.
I have both Russian, Soviet, and Chinese Mosin Nagant rifles that are a lot like this regulator. They do what they are supposed to.
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 18, 2023 17:28:17 GMT -8
...These are really nice regulators, but they reflect the crude but workable Soviet mindset... I think it's just a Russian thing, as it continues even to this day JB
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Jan 18, 2023 23:25:17 GMT -8
From the "Soviet Manual of Scuba Diving" by S. Ye Bulenkov, et al. (2004): On my only visit to the then Soviet Union during the 1970s, I noticed that every second shop seemed to be emblazoned with the word "РЕМОНТ" (REMONT=REPAIR). Not a throw-way society.
DRW
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 19, 2023 7:52:32 GMT -8
DRW, could this be the same as "remount"? The Soviet military, and probably still had/have the moto, "adequate is good enough", or, just as long as it works. I'm someone who doesn't like most modern things, as they aren't built to last.
Phil, have you ever had one of these in the water?
JB
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Jan 19, 2023 8:40:06 GMT -8
DRW, could this be the same as "remount"? The Soviet military, and probably still had/have the moto, "adequate is good enough", or, just as long as it works. I'm someone who doesn't like most modern things, as they aren't built to last. Phil, have you ever had one of these in the water? JB JB, the Russian word "ремонт" ("remont") and the English word "remount" both come from the French verb "remonter", which means "to climb, or mount, again". In Old French, "remonter" also had the meaning of "restore (to its original state)", which has survived in that French-derived Russian noun transliterated as "remont". Russian vocabulary has many words borrowed from other European languages, including French, which at one time was the Russian imperial court language. An example of a Russian diving term combining a Greek prefix and a French noun is "гидрокостюм" (gidrokostyum), from гидро- (gidro-) + костю́м (kostjúm). "Gidro" is the same Greek prefix as "hydro", meaning "water", while "kostyum" is the French noun "costume", meaning suit. So "гидрокостюм" (gidrokostyum) is a "water suit", i.e. an aquatic exposure suit or a diving suit. DRW
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Post by vance on Jan 19, 2023 9:05:10 GMT -8
Phil, have you ever had one of these in the water? JB Only a pool test. They are pretty good breathers.
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Post by vance on Jan 19, 2023 9:50:46 GMT -8
A while back, I posted about two different adapters I made for these to replace the DIN connection with a yoke. These both work, but the top one allows the yoke to bang around when not on a valve. IMG_4492 by Vancetp, on Flickr This one attaches with a yoke nut: IMG_4486 by Vancetp, on Flickr
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Post by vance on Jan 19, 2023 17:27:17 GMT -8
I bought this in October, and it finally arrived today, after being shipped back to the seller and re-sent. It is from Ukraine, so you can imagine the reason why it took 3 months.
It is in great shape, and I was very happy with it until I discovered that it is missing the HP volcano and seat. @#$%^&!!
So, I emailed the seller to let him know the regulator is missing parts and inoperable. Hopefully, he will do the right thing and send me the parts.
There aren't many parts resources out there, except the seller and maybe one other. I doubt I can make a replacement.
I put the HP parts from my other AVM-1M into the new one and it works fine. Here's hoping!
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Post by vance on Jan 20, 2023 11:52:16 GMT -8
Igor is sending me the parts. Whew! Now I just have to hope they get here. The regulator took 3 months!
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 20, 2023 12:32:56 GMT -8
BWA-AHAHAHA! Right now all you can do is laugh about it: hopefully the part is small enough it shouldn't set off too many alarms?
JB
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Post by vance on Jan 20, 2023 15:44:40 GMT -8
The seats are unusual. They are pretty small parts. The silver part has the hard seat (volcano) and the brass part has the soft seat. The brass part fits inside the silver piece. The brass part appears to be adjustable for length, but I haven't fooled with it.
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Post by vance on Jan 20, 2023 15:56:37 GMT -8
BTW, I installed one of the non-return valves shown above in the hoseloop. It makes a clacking sound b/c there's a clear plastic disk under the spring that seals the intake hose. The Soviets never made an exhaust side non-return, as far as I know. They relied on the duckbill, I call it the squid b/c of its shape, to seal the exhaust side. You can see the squid shape in this photo: IMG_2964 by Vancetp, on Flickr You can also see the very Snark III-like compound levers in the photo. They are quite efficient and are mounted on some pretty slick brackets that are riveted to the box. There's nothing very sophisticated about these regs, but they do work and are bullet-proof.
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