old regulators still being used ?

[scubapro50]

Do you still have an old regulator that you sometimes use ? I own a 1968 VOIT Titan II J and a 1970 U.S. Divers Aquamaster doublehose I sometime use. My newest regulator is a Mares Abyss I received after trading in a 1987 Dacor Pacer that was used every year by my wife until parts became hard to find. My "pride and joy" is a Scubapro MK10 from the 80s that I still have as my "backup" regulator.

 

[Walter]

My oldest is a 1955 Aqualung OverPressure.

 

[scubapro50]

My oldest is a 1955 Aqualung OverPressure.

Are you still using it or is it getting dusty hanging on the wall ?

 

[Walter]

I keep both of my double hose regs on display in a wall unit, but I take them both out to play from time to time.

 

[Wayward Son]

Scubapro Mk5 I bought new in 1978.

 

[Thalassamania]

I somtimes dive my Voit MR-12 and my Dacor 300 and 300J.

 

[JahJahwarrior]

I bought a USDivers Conshelf XII first and second a while back. Nice reg, but I have since gotten different gear I like just as well. Local shop misadjusted the second and refused to adjust it without charging me, so I have not been using it since I had it overhauled and am trying to sellit so I can buy some tanks. http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=176388
It's a good reg and I'd have kept using it but it didn't have enough LP ports. I ended up buying another first before another Scubaboard user gave me an LP splitter. If I'd met him before I bought this other first, I'd still be using the Conshelf.

 

[james croft]

I have a lot of old stuff but am overhauling a Voit 50 Fathom double hose-The blue painted brass one. DA Aquamaster, old Conshelfs single hose, Voit 40 Fathom single, Dacor Darts, etc. Dove them all. A couple need some TLC but am working on full restoration for them all. Also have a NOS Conshelf 6 non-magnetic that has never been wet. Waiting for a new run of gray silicone hoses for the Voit 50. I like diving them.

 

[james croft]

Oh yeah, I forgot the MR-12 Good reg!

 

[Luis H]

I mostly dive Royal Aqua Masters, occasionally I may dive an early 1960's Mistral. Some of my Royal's are DA Aqua Master that I have converted with the Phoenix first stage (one was a late 1950, Pico Ave. DA Aqua Master).

When I feel like diving a single hose I use one of my early 1970's Scubapro Mk-5/ adjustable second (upgraded to balanced adj.) or more likely my old Poseidon Cyklon 300 second stage with a Conshelf first stage.

I do own several of the new plastic regulators, but prefer a well tuned, highly reliable metal regulator. My wife does like her Scubapro D400, which is a very nice regulator.