Plastic Thread on Dive Rite XT1 first stage DIN regulator

[satsuyanshen]

Absolutely true, although I couldn't pinpoint the exact manufacturer for their XT1 just yet. I fairly sure it's Well Marine Divers, although the closest they have in their Lineup is the FS-804 BK.

I guess DiveRite got a custom made batch of those or something very similar.

That being said, most of the smaller companies source their stuff from one of the bigger OEMs in Taiwan, like Well Marine Divers or Ocean Divers. It always gives me a slight chuckle when people buy those regulators because they are not made in China, which I guess they technically are not.

But as you said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with those regulators, it is great quality equipment.

The FS-804 BK looked very similar to the DR XT1. I also found some similar designs to Atomic’s first stage reg.

Do you know how (if there are any websites) I can buy the WMD’s own-brand regulators? I guess that will be much cheaper than the branded ones but with similar quality.

Thanks.

 

[Tanks A Lot]

Do you know how (if there are any websites) I can buy the WMD’s own-brand regulators? I guess that will be much cheaper than the branded ones but with similar quality.

These OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer), or sometimes referred to as ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) do usually not sell to the general public. They do sell their units or modified units to companies or produce for companies.
Depending on what you are looking at, you'd have to take a couple of hundreds of items from them to get a viable price. There are expections to this of course. The more a company orders from an OEM, the cheaper they get those parts.

Some OEMs that also produce/produced for other companies would be:

Name	Gear
AFSCO	Fins only
Alloy Star	Most dive related equipment
Apeks	Sells their own gear, but also produced for other companies, e.g. Zeagle, Suunto
Aquatec	Most dive related equipment
Aropec	Most dive related equipment, also sells to the public
Beuchat	Sells their own gear, but also produced for other companies, e.g. ScubaPro (Jetfin), DiveRite
Cy Handee	Fins only
DEPEPU	Softgear and integrated Pony systems, also sells to the public
Dongguan City Guoyang Sports	Most dive related equipment
HotDive	Most dive related equipment, also sells to the public
HSSG international	Regulators
Itada International	Most dive related equipment
Jiangsu Bright Trading	Most dive related equipment
Loong Dive	Most dive related equipment
Marset Diving Equipment	Most dive related equipment, except regulators
Multinational/DiveTek (Not to be confused with DiveTek in SA),	Most dive related equipment
Ocean Divers Supply	Most dive related equipment
OEMScuba	BCDs, Wetsuits & Accessories
Porauto Industrial	Pressure gauges
Principal Win	Fins only
ProBlue	Most dive related equipment
Suex	DPVs - Sells their own gear, but also produces for other companies
Tooke	Most dive related equipment
Tusa/Tabata	Sells their own gear, but also produces for other companies, e.g. ScubaPro, Halcyon
Well Marine Diver	Most dive related equipment
Yantai Zhituo Diving Equipment Co	Commercial dive equipment and regulators
Yonsub	Softgear

This list is far from exhaustive. You'll find lots of intermingling in this sector, for example Apeks producing for Suunto at some stage and so on. A lot of smaller companies do not stick with a single OEM, but use different ones from time to time. I find it impossible to keep up who made what.

 

[satsuyanshen]

These OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer), or sometimes referred to as ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) do usually not sell to the general public. They do sell their units or modified units to companies or produce for companies.
Depending on what you are looking at, you'd have to take a couple of hundreds of items from them to get a viable price. There are expections to this of course. The more a company orders from an OEM, the cheaper they get those parts.

Some OEMs that also produce/produced for other companies would be:

Name	Gear
AFSCO	Fins only
Alloy Star	Most dive related equipment
Apeks	Sells their own gear, but also produced for other companies, e.g. Zeagle, Suunto
Aquatec	Most dive related equipment
Aropec	Most dive related equipment, also sells to the public
Beuchat	Sells their own gear, but also produced for other companies, e.g. ScubaPro (Jetfin), DiveRite
Cy Handee	Fins only
DEPEPU	Softgear and integrated Pony systems, also sells to the public
Dongguan City Guoyang Sports	Most dive related equipment
HotDive	Most dive related equipment, also sells to the public
HSSG international	Regulators
Itada International	Most dive related equipment
Jiangsu Bright Trading	Most dive related equipment
Loong Dive	Most dive related equipment
Marset Diving Equipment	Most dive related equipment, except regulators
Multinational/DiveTek (Not to be confused with DiveTek in SA),	Most dive related equipment
Ocean Divers Supply	Most dive related equipment
OEMScuba	BCDs, Wetsuits & Accessories
Porauto Industrial	Pressure gauges
Principal Win	Fins only
ProBlue	Most dive related equipment
Suex	DPVs - Sells their own gear, but also produces for other companies
Tooke	Most dive related equipment
Tusa/Tabata	Sells their own gear, but also produces for other companies, e.g. ScubaPro, Halcyon
Well Marine Diver	Most dive related equipment
Yantai Zhituo Diving Equipment Co	Commercial dive equipment and regulators
Yonsub	Softgear

This list is far from exhaustive. You'll find lots of intermingling in this sector, for example Apeks producing for Suunto at some stage and so on. A lot of smaller companies do not stick with a single OEM, but use different ones from time to time. I find it impossible to keep up who made what.

Thank you for your extensive list

 

[PartFish]

I have a DIN Hog D1X first stage and I'd swear the DIN threads are all plastic. Fiber reinforced plastic, but plastic none the less.

 

[PartFish]

After further investigation, i was incorrect. The threads are indeed coated brass.

 

[ams511]

Do you know how (if there are any websites) I can buy the WMD’s own-brand regulators? I guess that will be much cheaper than the branded ones but with similar quality.

Yes, Piranha does in the US.

Piranha Explorer "WMD" Extreme Diving 2nd Stage "All-Black" "

* Our balance 2nd stage regulator is an easy to breath reg at any depth! We have been testing these for over a year to get our combination right. You will love using this regulator from our comfortable mouthpiece to reduce jaw fatigue * We also have an adjustment knob to control your air flow to...

www.piranhadivemfg.com

You could try alibaba or aliexpress.

 

[buddhasummer]

Hate to burst everyone's bubble but even DR regs are made in Taiwan right next to all the other Apeks knock offs.

Not saying made in Taiwan is a bad thing but they are defiantly not made in the US or UK like Apeks.

"defiantly" I like it, Freudian slip

(I know, autocorrect, does it to me all the time )

 

[buddhasummer]

Yes, Piranha does in the US.

Piranha Explorer "WMD" Extreme Diving 2nd Stage "All-Black" "

* Our balance 2nd stage regulator is an easy to breath reg at any depth! We have been testing these for over a year to get our combination right. You will love using this regulator from our comfortable mouthpiece to reduce jaw fatigue * We also have an adjustment knob to control your air flow to...

www.piranhadivemfg.com

You could try alibaba or aliexpress.

I like how it says "extreme" diving

 

[GF99/99]

"defiantly" I like it, Freudian slip

(I know, autocorrect, does it to me all the time )

I did not even notice until you pointed it out.

 

[ams511]

I like how it says "extreme" diving

Randy also sells regulators for non-extreme diving.