Turtleguy9
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Oct 29, 2004 12:45:26 GMT -8
I have picked up a US Divers Deep II regulator, it looks pretty mint. I have not collected enough of the later USD catalogs, to know what the production dates of this reg are?
Thanks Turtleguy9
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Post by SDM on Oct 31, 2004 8:39:17 GMT -8
Could it possibly be the Deep Star? Or a Deep star 11?
Has a very large first stage about the size of a can of beans?
Please advise and/or post a picture.
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Turtleguy9
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Oct 31, 2004 20:19:05 GMT -8
Aloha SDM
You were right, it is a deepstar II
It does have a massive first stage, looks to be one high pressure port, and one low pressure port.
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Post by SDM on Oct 31, 2004 21:30:38 GMT -8
Very poor design--a few heads toppled at US Divers when this one came on the market.
Very nosey breathing regulator. Very poor performance.
Was on the market for a short time--one or two years.
Probably a collectors item since so few sold.
Think--the lack of multi-ports should provide a clue as to when it was produced
I will let the others on the list inform you when it was marketed.
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Turtleguy9
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Nov 5, 2004 21:45:16 GMT -8
Aloha Vintage Divers
Here is what I have found about the Deep Star II
" There were two Deep Stars produced by USDivers, #1 & #2.
Deep Star #1 was introduced in the 1967 US Divers catalog as part #1056 and listed for $45.00. It remained in the catalog until 1969
Deep Star #2 was introduced in 1970 on page 3 of the US Divers catalog as part # 1073 and listed for $60.00 retail. It was easy to identify with its large over size first stage which was about the same diameter as a Campbell soup can!
It was very noisey cumbersome regulator and only lasted until 1971.
It should be considered a very rare collectors item due to its unique first stage."
Turtleguy9
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Post by Mistral on Dec 5, 2004 21:36:24 GMT -8
I recently picked up a Deep Star (1) in excellent condition. I went through it this weekend to give it a good cleaning, replace the seats, the o-rings and the typically crispy exhaust valve.
I was actually pretty impressed with the use of plastic backing rings on the piston o-rings, which seems to be a feature that has only recently resurfaced on modern regulators.
The piston head is a bit larger than the piston head in a Scubapro Mk 3 but the orifice appeared to be slightly smaller. The combination of a relatively large piston head and small orifice should give it a relatively stable IP (for an unbalanced piston first stage), but the small orifice looks like a fairly serious limitation for any deep diving. It appears to be a fairly well made regulator but "Deep Star" strikes me as a bit of a misnomer.
Does anyone have comments they could share on diving with one of these or with the Healthways Scuba Star?
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