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Post by vance on May 31, 2021 7:50:44 GMT -8
Saw an eBay auction for 3 Spiro Mistrals that look like they're set up for chest mount. The seller is in Morrocco. Wondering about the possibility they are Cousteau related?  |
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Post by SeaRat on May 31, 2021 11:54:10 GMT -8
I don’t think they are related to J.Y. Cousteau, as he used a later model of the La Spiro Mistral on his front mount dive (one of his last).
John
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Post by luis on May 31, 2021 14:25:27 GMT -8
Those are hookah units. The label may read: Nargile
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Post by vance on May 31, 2021 15:26:02 GMT -8
No labels, and the bottom boxes are more like USD OverPressure than Spiros I've seen.  |
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Post by vance on May 31, 2021 15:27:40 GMT -8
Are these second stage only regs? If there's no first stage, or there's a hookah port I agree that these could be hookah regs. But, they could also be used in conjunction with a remote first stage mounted on a tank, right?
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Post by SeaRat on May 31, 2021 16:39:43 GMT -8
Are these second stage only regs? If there's no first stage, or there's a hookah port I agree that these could be hookah regs. But, they could also be used in conjunction with a remote first stage mounted on a tank, right? The way Cousteau's was set up, he used a La Spiro Mistral as a second stage, with a first stage on the cylinder. I think he used a higher interstage pressure, probably around 500 psig (about 34 bar) on the regulator. I didn't see a ORV, so I'm not sure how they handled that, as the Mistral is an upstream single stage regulator. Someone may have put a custom ORV onto the system. I think he needed the positive pressure breathing of the front-mounted Mistral because of lung problems, probably due to a lifetime of smoking cigars (conjection on my part).  John |
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Post by scubalawyer on May 31, 2021 17:09:40 GMT -8
Those are 100% Hookah Units. You can tell by the tapered hose line connectors and the harness on each. My 2 psi. M
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Post by luis on May 31, 2021 19:10:15 GMT -8
If you google Spirotechnique Nargile you will find several pictures of that same regulator. or La Spirotechnique ‘Narguile’ (Hookah) regulator La Spirotechnique ‘Narghile’ (Hookah) regulator  I wasn't just sharing an opinion...  |
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Post by vance on May 31, 2021 19:20:48 GMT -8
If you google Spirotechnique Nargile you will find several pictures of that same regulator. or La Spirotechnique ‘Narguile’ (Hookah) regulator La Spirotechnique ‘Narghile’ (Hookah) regulator I wasn't just sharing an opinion... Yup, that's it! Thanks! |
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Post by vance on Jun 1, 2021 7:46:15 GMT -8
The seller said he'd accept an offer of $490 shipped. I'm not interested, but....
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Post by vance on Jun 1, 2021 16:28:19 GMT -8
If anyone wants them he's saying he'll take $450, shipped.
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