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Post by Fibonacci on May 21, 2019 18:34:38 GMT -8
Just wondering on the availability of modern reproductions of the Snark III's unique LP seat? Seems to still be a few NOS around, but the rubber could be getting a bit hard and inflexible now... last production was ~1998? Making up modern silicone replacements could be tricky as they are co-moulded with the metal 'spider'. Anyone have a pic of what the metal spider looks like without its rubber surround... maybe off a long-perished example?
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Post by vance on May 22, 2019 8:03:44 GMT -8
There are 2 types of LP seat. The later models (I believe only the later Silvers) had the "spider" and the earlier ones had a very different one. This type has a nut holding it together, and looks like the seat might be replaceable. I haven't taken mine apart, since I don't have any spares. This is the newer part:
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Post by Fibonacci on May 22, 2019 19:38:04 GMT -8
Thanks... interesting! I would have thought the earlier one the more elegant design execution, with a potentially replaceable LP seat donut vs a difficult to produce rubber co-moulding over a thin metal spider. Possibly better airflow? Mine is the later LP seat.
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Post by vance on May 22, 2019 23:16:38 GMT -8
Thanks... interesting! I would have thought the earlier one the more elegant design execution, with a potentially replaceable LP seat donut vs a difficult to produce rubber co-moulding over a thin metal spider. Possibly better airflow? Mine is the later LP seat. Probably just easier to make and cheaper. They redesigned the second stage a bit for this, I'd guess. I'll have to pull the 250ft Snark apart and look at it again and compare it to a Silver.
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Post by snark3 on Aug 13, 2019 5:16:23 GMT -8
For the past week I've been at my parents lake house in NH. It was mostly a working vacation, however being right on a lake gives me a perfect place to test repaired regs. I got the chance to wet test both of my Snark 3's and my Snark 2. I'm happy to report all 3 worked flawlessly. One of the Snark 3's had Phil's lp adapter on it, the other has mine. Both of them worked well. The only problem I had was one of the Sherwood Shadow+ seconds leaked a little. I guess I need to start working on some more modern stuff now.
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