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Post by spirou on May 9, 2024 2:36:27 GMT -8
Hello everybody, Long weekend in France, for me also time to pickup this reg who wait since few week to my father in law. It is a Royal mistral with small yoke, but the interesting thing. His the mouthpiece use by the French Navy, this mouthpiece can be closed or open, by rotating the big front knob. He had also an HP port, but 6/200 or 3/8? I will see at home. Cheer's  IMG_20240509_120404_831 by Patrick Michel, sur Flickr  IMG_20240509_120415_313 by Patrick Michel, sur Flickr  IMG_20240509_120425_877 by Patrick Michel, sur Flickr BTW. I had also reassembled the second R 2 that I received from Phil. He is functional, but need still few rigging. Next weekend. Test dive 🥳🥳🥳 Cheer's Fred |
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Post by SeaRat on Jun 14, 2024 16:23:35 GMT -8
Fred, have you dived this regulator yet with this mouthpiece? I'm curious about how it performs. I have a La Spiro Professional Mouthpiece, which at one time I put on my Broxton.  Broxton Dive 8-10-2015-2 by John Ratliff, on Flickr It is now on my Mistral (from U.S. Divers Company), with longer hoses. I'm going to dive it later this summer in this configuration. I saw this being used by Frédéric Dumas with the triple tank setup in the movie, World Without Sun from the early 1960s. They used this mouthpiece on very deep dives. it has no non-return valves at all, and so no restriction from them. John |
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Post by spirou on Jun 15, 2024 6:08:31 GMT -8
Fred, have you dived this regulator yet with this mouthpiece? I'm curious about how it performs. I have a La Spiro Professional Mouthpiece, which at one time I put on my Broxton. Broxton Dive 8-10-2015-2 by John Ratliff, on Flickr It is now on my Mistral (from U.S. Divers Company), with longer hoses. I'm going to dive it later this summer in this configuration. I saw this being used by Frédéric Dumas with the triple tank setup in the movie, World Without Sun from the early 1960s. They used this mouthpiece on very deep dives. it has no non-return valves at all, and so no restriction from them. John Hello John, No I haven't still dive this regulator, still in his box, I just removed the rubber mouthpiece ( the quality of the rubber was not good, still usable but borderline), I must dismantled the mouthpiece, and the regulator. It seems that that there are no , valve on this mouthpiece I found a schematic, I will be place here soon. When I go further with this reg I will share. Respectfully Fred |
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Post by spirou on Jun 15, 2024 7:10:10 GMT -8
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Post by vance on Jun 15, 2024 7:10:30 GMT -8
........BTW. I had also reassembled the second R 2 that I received from Phil. He is functional, but need still few rigging. Next weekend. Test dive 🥳🥳🥳 Cheer's Fred Will it feature the James box cover and exhaust ring, or did you find OEM parts? I'm looking forward to seeing photos, and reading about the test dive! |
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Post by spirou on Jun 15, 2024 7:44:31 GMT -8
........BTW. I had also reassembled the second R 2 that I received from Phil. He is functional, but need still few rigging. Next weekend. Test dive 🥳🥳🥳 Cheer's Fred Will it feature the James box cover and exhaust ring, or did you find OEM parts? I'm looking forward to seeing photos, and reading about the test dive! Hello Phil, I just made one dive with the R2, (the one with adjustable IP modifications and OEM) , next I made a dive with R4 to compare these two regulators, two different generations R2 with no ventury, with the R4it is another world , this weekend i would like to try the guide that I received with the last box, with the seat that I have already. Soon I will prepare a R2 or R4 with James box cover and exhaust ring.... Coming Soon 😁..... Cheer's Fred |
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