R109 Parts

[pop-n-jack]

I have been reading thru the forums, and other places, and am still having trouble finding some parts. I know the LDS reply, but I am more looking if someone has parts laying around they would like to move, or know of an online retailer or something along that line.

I have a Balanced Adjustable R109, and am looking for the exhaust tee and exhaust diaphragm (but possibly other parts if someone has them, including a diaphragm). I currently have the blue poppit, that has one o ring on the end.

I figured there may be more luck posing in this section v. the Wanted/For Sale secion.

Thanks in advance!

[rhwestfall]

well, regrettably you missed the group buy we did about 4 months ago......

[DaleC]

vintagedoublehose.com carries rebuild kits.

[pop-n-jack]

Dale, Thanks, I will look into getting one of those rebuild kits. And, Bob, I saw that purchase that you are referring to referenced on some other posts, so I am hoping someone had extras or something along those lines...maybe I will just have to wait till the next order.

Thanks guys!

[DA Aquamaster]

Send me an e-mail with what you need and an e-mail contact for you and I can see what I can come up with - but I should have something available.

PM's don't work well as since the last ad heavy upgrade, the site here is now slow on my work computer and really slow on my net book with air card, so i voisit here only infrequently and often do not check my PMs when here.

[pop-n-jack]

Thanks, I looked around on the forum, but can't find your email. I will try sending a PM with my email, and maybe those are forwarded to your email. If it works out for you to see the post, my email is: cullinan(dot)22(at)osu(dot)edu.

I think I just need the Exhaust diaphragm and the exhaust tee. I got the regular diaphragm cleaned up last night, and I had thought it was deteriorated, but once I got the crud off of it, it looked OK for use. And, I can get the service kits off of vintagedoublehose.com (as suggested to me).

If I get the service kit, am I ok still using the blue poppit that I have currently?

Or if anyone has DA's email, please PM me with it.

[Zung]

The diaphragms last a loooong time. Out of the dozen or so seconds I have, there's only 1 defective, and that's because I (accidentally) poked a hole in it.

[pop-n-jack]

I found the exhaust valves on vintage double hose, in 26 and 29mm sizes. Is the 109 either of these? Mine doesnt have one, so I can't measure it...but based on the hole I am thinking it my be 26mm.

[Sludge]

I have a Balanced Adjustable R109...

I'm sorry, but although this will be of no use to you, I still have to chime in.

You have come up with a portmanteau of model names. The Balanced Adjustable was called the 150. The 109 was adjustable but non-balanced. And the graphite non-balanced modern regs are the only ones to carry the R- designation (R-190, R-380...).

The Regulators (http://www.scubaproregulatormuseum.org/The_Regulators/the_regulators.html)

[awap]

The 26mm exhaust valve is what you need. Also, you will need the new S-wing poppet assembly to replace to old blue poppet as the seat on the blue poppet is not replaceable,

[duckbill]

...since the last ad heavy upgrade, the site here is now slow on my work computer and really slow on my net book with air card, so i voisit here only infrequently and often do not check my PMs when here.

You can say that again, and it's TWICE as sloooooooooooow when I'm logged on.:banghead: So, it's now my practice to only visit once a day while not logged on and read through the only forums worth reading (vintage and tanks), then keep track of which threads I may want to post on so I can go directly to them after I log on so as to waste as little of my time as necessary. The admin had the audacity to suggest I change my end of things, when this is the only slow site I visit on a regular basis. All the other sites are up to speed, but not this one.:shakehead:

[rhwestfall]

first - I apologise for hijak - I found if you can run google chrome, its much "faster" than IE...

now back to the original programming...

[Zung]

I'm on IE9 and it's OK.

[pop-n-jack]

Thanks for everyones help. I should have all the parts needed this week, and then hopefully I get everything put together smoothly.

And I agree that chrome is faster for scubaboard than IE. (and in general).

[awap]

Edit: Deleted, wrong thread. I hate getting old.

[DA Aquamaster]

I'm sorry, but although this will be of no use to you, I still have to chime in.

You have come up with a portmanteau of model names. The Balanced Adjustable was called the 150. The 109 was adjustable but non-balanced. And the graphite non-balanced modern regs are the only ones to carry the R- designation (R-190, R-380...).

The Regulators (http://www.scubaproregulatormuseum.org/The_Regulators/the_regulators.html)Scubapro names it's regs using a letter to denote the designer. In that regard "R", "D", "M", "G", "S", "X", "A" and now "C" all reflect the name of the primary designer involved with the second stage.

I am not sure who designed the "108" High Performance and "109" Adjustable, but the use of the "R" with those designs has become common place.

To get picky, the schematic for the "108" High Performance second stage is titled "08X" not 108, but a few of the parts, such as the poppet stem, are "108" numbered, and to make it even more confusing the adjustable orifice demand valve body (a key feature of the High Performance versus the early unbalanced second stage) is a "190" part number, and suggests the hand of the R190 engineer in at least the revision of the "High Performance"/"108" design.

Personally, I think the original Buechat unbalanced second stage was the "080" and the later revisions with key "108" parts led to the "108" designation.

The Balanced Adjustable was the 15X with the "X" being the number of revisions to the design and as far as I know there were 6 major revisions of the design. However the last 109/15X schematic for it is "r", suggesting numerous revisions to the original 109 design.