Wanted User serviceable double-hose regulator and hoses ADVICE?

[Eric Sedletzky]

unless you are going "old school" with no wing....

That too, but you need to use the wedge if you want to do that.
The wedge will also move the top of the tank and reg can closer in towards your lungs so that’s a good thing.

 

[lowviz]

Thanks, Eric!

FP010 is in for yet another modification...

 

[rhwestfall]

@lowviz - You might want to ask/look over on the VDH forum. Folks there are the ones in the know, and frequently are moving things. Some barn fresh, some ready to dive....

 

[rhwestfall]

@lowviz - Rob at the Scuba Museum has a number of options, including a "Series 1" Kraken....

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His rebuilt regs are truly ready to dive. He knows what he is doing!

 

[PfcAJ]

Banjo fitting + DIN w/ inserts rarely fit together. I found 2 (out of many) inserts that were the right size for everything to line up when I got my DAAM. Most combos of valve, plug, and banjo were too thicc for the yoke to fit over.

 

[lowviz]

@rhwestfall, I did my homework.

It appears that the Argonaut Kraken is precisely what I want. I just want the bubbles behind me. I don't need to go down another rabbit hole lined with true vintage dive gear...

The only question is with DIN. DIN would be extremely convenient for me. Is DIN vs. yoke a kludge or an easy choice wit the Kraken?

 

[rhwestfall]

Finding one is the hardest thing. DIN will be a very rare bird. The early ones use a very rare part for conversion, the newer model is a more common one. There are discussions on VDH somewhere about it. I'd say grab one in yoke, and you can [possibly] change if wanted. I dove mine (yoke) with pro-valves without issue.

 

[rhwestfall]

An updated DA/RAM/etc. with a Phoenix, HPR, and DBE is basically a Kraken (yes, there were additional flow improvements made possible with "from the ground up design). So, if you had a thing for "shiny stuff", a pimped old DH would be the thing. Otherwise, yeah, the Kraken is really a good choice.

Tht "Series 1" that is at The Scuba Museum would be challenging at best to make DIN (same one I have). Again, it works with my pro-valves, so you just need tome yoke plugs if your DIN is not 300 BAR......

 

[James79]

An updated DA/RAM/etc. with a Phoenix, HPR, and DBE is basically a Kraken (yes, there were additional flow improvements made possible with "from the ground up design). So, if you had a thing for "shiny stuff", a pimped old DH would be the thing. Otherwise, yeah, the Kraken is really a good choice.

Tht "Series 1" that is at The Scuba Museum would be challenging at best to make DIN (same one I have). Again, it works with my pro-valves, so you just need tome yoke plugs if your DIN is not 300 BAR......

When I looked, the series 1 at The Scuba Museum showed as sold out.... Am I missing something?

 

[rhwestfall]

When I looked, the series 1 at The Scuba Museum showed as sold out.... Am I missing something?

It wasn't when I saw it... oh well... yep, hard to come by this day and age...