Adding a "quick disconnect" hose to an old Poesidon

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yonk

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Greetings!

My spouse and I recently got trained for and bought drysuits. We now pretty much split our diving between cold and warm water so I'd like to implement a solution where the drysuit hose can be quick disconnected on BOTH ends.

Our regulators are older model Poseidon, so the 1st stage LP fitting is 1/8" gas. It's a fine thread and uses a crushable plastic washer rather than O-ring. In other words a finite number of R&Rs as compared to new 3/8" UNF fittings. OMS makes a fitting that creates the female quick disconnect end for the 1st stage:
http://www.omsdive.com/hoses.html
But I've not seen an adapter to convert the male 3/8" UNF to quick disconnect for the other end of the drysuit hose.
I *could* just cut that end and install a fitting directly on the hose but I'd rather use an adapter in case I need to use a different reg for some reason.

thanks!

Frank
Apex, NC
 
Would a 1/8" NPT -> 3/8" UNF adapter fitting on the first stage, with a regular quick disconnect hose screwed into that, work?
 
What you are looking for is a 1/8" BSP male to 3/8" UNF adapter. I got mine directly from Poseidon several years ago, but many dive shops have them in stock if they have been selling Poseidon regulators for a while. If you can't find one, contact my friend John ... the "Poseidon Guru" in Florida. I am sure that he can help you out. Oh, his address is john@scubadelray.com


Just my $.02


Ray Contreras
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http://www.ossystems.com
 
Hi everyone,

My Bridge II dive computer kept displaying ALT Err. So I call Dive Rite and got an answer that the pressure sensor was toasted and could not be fixed. So I took it apart and found pressure sensor got 2 holes in the diaphram.

Would anybody know where can I get the replacement pressure sensor? Or how can I repair it. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks

Wat
 

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