Scubapro D400, fix or junk?

[p_kos]

I got a D400 that came with an MK10 I bought. Opened it up and it looks rough, but more importantly seems to have the dreaded plastic orifice. Is it worth getting serviced or should I dump it?

 

[lexvil]

I would fix it up, just can’t beat the performance.

 

[BoltSnap]

Get @rsingler to service it for you, you won't have a better person on the planet who can do a better job on a regulator of this vintage.

(He may decide to keep it for himself and not return to you )

 

[p_kos]

Get @rsingler to service it for you and you won't have any better person on the planet do a better job.

(He may decide to keep it for himself and not return to you )

I figured I need a pro, few people know how to do it right and I’ve never done one so not too confident trying it myself.

 

[BoltSnap]

I figured I need a pro, few people know how to do it right and I’ve never done one so not too confident trying it myself.

No joke, @rsingler is your man to do it.

 

[halocline]

I figured I need a pro, few people know how to do it right and I’ve never done one so not too confident trying it myself.

I think they are very easy to service as long as you don't need to replace the dive-predive switch o-ring. That's a pain. But otherwise it's a breeze, with a little advice from the peanut gallery here.

I've never had one with the plastic orifice, but I suspect you could look for an older style replacement. It wouldn't be very expensive if you can find one. Rob would be a good resource for that.

 

[Open Ocean Diver]

Not sure if you have this repair guide, but if you follow you should be fine.

 

[p_kos]

Not sure if you have this repair guide, but if you follow you should be fine.

I’ve looked over that one before. It doesn’t seem too difficult but I didn’t want to mess with the fragile plastic orifice. I’ll have Rob make a conversion to a metal orifice so it can perform to it’s full potential.

 

[Open Ocean Diver]

I’ve looked over that one before. It doesn’t seem too difficult but I didn’t want to mess with the fragile plastic orifice. I’ll have Rob make a conversion to a metal orifice so it can perform to it’s full potential.

I would keep it original, I have a 20 year old Scubapro BA with a plastic office and it works great.

 

[p_kos]

I would keep it original, I have a 20 year old Scubapro BA with a plastic office and it works great.

That’s just it, the D400 was originally designed with a metal orifice and later “upgraded” to plastic which actually decreased performance in this particular model.