I made the mistake of purchasing what I thought would be some equipment to try out diving with a BPW. Turns out the bladder was leaking and one of the seals crumbled when I took it apart. I haven't had any luck locating a replacement bladder Is this repairable or am I out of luck?
Older OMS Wing Bladder Repair?
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Ontwreckdiver
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What are going to use the wing for? This is a wing designed for double tanks.
runsongas
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just write it off as a loss. get a more modern non-bondage wing. if you really need to keep it cheap, look into an older horseshoe wing from like dive rite/halcyon/oxycheq.
Gone for diving
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Is the pc that's crumbling. Separate of the bladder? Kinda looks like it...
If it is, and the bladder is fine,
When you get a new bulkhead fittings I believe its comes with a new rubber ring.
Or if the fitting are good, make a new rubber. Or check out the bulkhead fittings in a good hardware store.
If it is, and the bladder is fine,
When you get a new bulkhead fittings I believe its comes with a new rubber ring.
Or if the fitting are good, make a new rubber. Or check out the bulkhead fittings in a good hardware store.
runsongas
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i think the old bladder flanges were sonic welded directly to the bladder. same issue with jacket bcds being unrepairable.
Scared Silly
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Ah ole OMS bungie wing of death (BWOD). That wing is in no way compatible with a single cylinder. Many would say that wing is in no way compatible with double cylinders. The buoyancy is something like 60lbs which more than needed for most.
As for repairing it. @runsongas said it best:
As for repairing it. @runsongas said it best:
runsongas
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@Scared Silly i've seen higher figures that they were closer to like 80 to 90 lbs with the bungee let out
Scared Silly
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As I recall I think there were two versions, 60 lbs and 100 lbs of lift.
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