SP 109 vs (balanced) 250, my experience

[buddhasummer]

There's a thread here:
Sea Hornet Air Commando Regulators

IMO they breathe a LOT better than a Conshelf 14

The thing about the Conshelf is if I use it straight after a balanced second stage I notice the difference but after diving it for for a while straight it feels "fine".

 

[happy-diver]

Yeah I still haven't forgiven you for doing that to a Porpoise

Oh dude, don't please
anyhow the previous caretakers had opened it with stillsons and subjected it to all sorts of other savagery
had to get the thing brazed and run through a lathe

by the way I can't remember how I applied it with what
but be cool, as my lovely authentic patina polishes off


We just need to organise that mouth piece bib thing man

 

[Couv]

Was it an accident or did he do it on........

 

[Fibonacci]

Oh dude, don't please
anyhow the previous caretakers had opened it with stillsons and subjected it to all sorts of other savagery
had to get the thing brazed and run through a lathe by the way I can't remember how I applied it with what
but be cool, as my lovely authentic patina polishes off

We just need to organise that mouth piece bib thing man

Yep, have 3D modelled it and a fully detailed engineering drawing is with HDS right now... same with the diaphragms, getting quotes back.

 

[reefrat]

There's a thread here:
Sea Hornet Air Commando Regulators

IMO they breathe a LOT better than a Conshelf 14

Always liked the look of these when they were on the shelves but was seduced by the early Apeks at the time. On the attached brochure they quote the first stage flow rate in l/min from one port- which makes it real rather than from all combined ports like one brand that likes to expound huge flow rates!

 

[Fibonacci]

And the adjust knob stem is correctly sealed with an o-ring not open to salt water incursion and the threads locking up with corrosion like the 109 and G250!
Just sayin’

 

[Aloha Joe]

I updated the first of my two 109s to BA . I personally noticed an improvement, and now it’s really difficult to tell the difference between the upgraded 109 and my G250. To me, it’s very much worth the upgrade.

 

[buddhasummer]

Well done Joe. I have more of the upgrade kits, push push...

 

[BenjaminF]

@buddhasummer , is this a meeting of dive gear anonymous?

 

[buddhasummer]

And the adjust knob stem is correctly sealed with an o-ring not open to salt water incursion and the threads locking up with corrosion like the 109 and G250!
Just sayin’

A nice feature added to the G260 too.