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Post by vance on Jan 23, 2020 18:11:24 GMT -8
I think JB gets the award for the most off-topic posts ever!
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Post by crabbyjim on Jan 24, 2020 7:00:01 GMT -8
I found the VDH material and printed it out. now it's just a matter of sitting down with all of the pieces and parts and figuring out where they go. This works for me but it takes time to go through my noggin and come out making sense. Still looking for the step by step videos for the RAM. I did find one for the Calypso IV that I rebuilt and found it very helpful.
Please remember that I am a recovering attorney and that I find the advice and comments from all of this forum's members helpful, even though I have a hard time understanding the technical material.
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Post by crabbyjim on Jan 24, 2020 7:19:30 GMT -8
May I suggest you pick up copies of "Maintenance and Repair of Scuba Regulators" by Vance Harlowe and "Regulator Savvy" By Pete Wolfinger. If you reads and comprehend what is in these 2 books you will know more than 90% of the regs techs swapping parts every day. The rest is parts swapping. Thanks for the tip Herman. As has been noted elsewhere (by you as I recall), "Regulator Savvy" is highly technical so I gave my copy to Dr. Frankenreg. I did find a copy of "Maintenance and repair of Scuba Regulators" at www.airspeedpress.com/newregbook.html. Airspeed's price is $50.00, although if anyone is interested in paying more than that, Ebay and Amazon have copies for up to $300.
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 24, 2020 9:12:37 GMT -8
I think JB gets the award for the most off-topic posts ever! Sure... Keep tellin' yerself that Mr. Chineseriflecollector 'Round here any post is a good post...
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Post by snark3 on Jan 24, 2020 15:35:58 GMT -8
I was looking through my copy of Vance Harlow's book and to my surprise on page 195 there's an exploded view of a Northill. Now if I could find rubber parts for one of mine.
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Post by vance on Jan 24, 2020 16:36:06 GMT -8
I think JB gets the award for the most off-topic posts ever! Sure... Keep tellin' yerself that Mr. Chineseriflecollector 'Round here any post is a good post... 'Struth. I am as guilty of thread hijack as anyone. Keep 'em coming!
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Post by vance on Jan 26, 2020 9:47:56 GMT -8
Whoo. Speaking of rebuilds, I have a very crusty DA Made in France that I'm working on. In spite of my self-admonitions to stay clear away, to keep walking, to not stare at the train wreck, I picked it up. I always want to see if I can fix them.
It was corroded and full verdigris, and as nasty looking a thing as I've ever seen upon opening the carton. Then, I opened up the regulator. Gack!
Oddly, even though it looked horrendous and I figured no threads would move, most of it came apart pretty easily. The nozzle is probably toast, but you never know. I had to break the sintered filter apart, and the crown block is frozen solid in the bore. There's always the Cyclone! It's soaking in vinegar right now. Maybe it will come free....
It's cleaning up surprisingly well. It won't ever be a beauty, but the chrome is basically intact and it will certainly be a diver. I'll post some pics later.
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 26, 2020 10:35:26 GMT -8
PY, what if you turned it into a faux JC Higgins--paint it blue! Or... OR!!! What if you painted it a nice coral-pink and see if you can get a lady-diver to buy it--that's what I'm talkin' 'bout home boy! How many men b***h and whine that their wives/girlfriends won't dive with 'em? JB EDIT: Pink and black are a super boss combo...
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Post by vance on Jan 26, 2020 15:38:58 GMT -8
What I've done with this one is try to keep the original patina, including labels. They aren't great, but mostly intact. There's a dymo label with "Jim Gibson" I kept on it, too. Here's how it started out. I didn't get a picture of the ugliness inside, but believe me, it was ugly. Fortunately, the valve innards are good after a soak and cleaning: And the bottom can inside not bad: The assembled stages: And now it's saved from the junk box: It is a good breather. I'm learning that even hopeless looking regs like this one and my broken DivAir can be resurrected with a bit of patience. Now it needs to find a new owner who will dive it!
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Post by vance on Jan 26, 2020 16:19:11 GMT -8
I put the bottom can in a pan and boiled it for a bit to loosen/melt the old duckbill. I didn't want to soak it in carb cleaner or denatured alcohol in order to preserve the MiF label. It took a while and I got a bit of rubber under my fingernails, but it did work. I was interested to find that the intake horn on this one is stamped "Made in France". I've had a couple of these, but this is the first one that had that.
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Post by duckbill on Jan 26, 2020 21:23:06 GMT -8
I always thought it would be fun to overhaul a regulator in really grungy condition (like this, or even worse!), but leave the exterior crust intact just to shock fellow divers when they see me diving it. LOL!
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Post by vance on Jan 27, 2020 10:38:45 GMT -8
A new body gasket, HP soft seat, LP soft seat, duckbill, etc., and a good hoseloop later, it's off to a good home!
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Post by vance on Jan 27, 2020 10:44:08 GMT -8
I always thought it would be fun to overhaul a regulator in really grungy condition (like this, or even worse!), but leave the exterior crust intact just to shock fellow divers when they see me diving it. LOL! It's still no beauty, and it still may shock a few when someone dives it! But it's in great shape where it counts!
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Post by nikeajax on Jan 27, 2020 11:47:55 GMT -8
I always thought it would be fun to overhaul a regulator in really grungy condition (like this, or even worse!), but leave the exterior crust intact just to shock fellow divers when they see me diving it. LOL! So you'd be making it a rat-rod JB
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Post by duckbill on Jan 27, 2020 20:45:29 GMT -8
So you'd be making it a rat-rod JB Noooo. No chop chop! New plugs, tweak cap, change oil, and kick tires.
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