Almost Argonaut Kraken

[rhwestfall]

Maybe someday, but I want to get it built up and dive it. Any guidance on the build would be much appreciated.

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan built a fantastic archives.

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

Got a set of Argonaut Karken cans from Rob at the scuba museum.
Stuffed them with a Phoenix and HPR.
Will be diving it Monday.

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan built a fantastic archives.

Good Show, it is amazing what you can do with some ingenuity. TSM excellent source of parts for such projects. Many others with top-of-the line expertise assembling such regulators. …any chance you may be heading to Gibsonburg, OH for WSQ Memorial dive and Life Celebration for Bryan Pennington? So far things are stacking up for me heading that way and I expect to be there on the 26th unless something blows up or throws up. …should be many helpful resource people in attendance. I look forward to meeting those I have only e-mailed.

Scott G. Bonser
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[Sensorone]

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan built a fantastic

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan built a fantastic archives.

Lots of stuff on the VDH website. Bryan built a fantastic archives.

Looking for experience with adjoining the body to the Argonaut cans. Gasketing?

 

[James79]

Should take the same gasket as the DAAM/RAM:

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[Sensorone]

Should take the same gasket as the DAAM/RAM:

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james

That's what I was hoping for. I thought I saw somewhere that the body to can seal might be different. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Sensorone]

That's what I was hoping for. I thought I saw somewhere that the body to can seal might be different. Thanks for the reply.

After further review, It's the seal between the two cans that I was after. What size oring?

 

[James79]

After further review, It's the seal between the two cans that I was after. What size oring?

Between the cans should just be the main diaphragm (I believe, but I haven't ever had a Kraken in hand). @Luis H would really be the man to ask.

 

[2TH DIVR]

Just the diaphragm seals the cans.

 

[Nemrod]

After further review, It's the seal between the two cans that I was after. What size oring?

The Kraken regulator body has a groove for an O-ring seal and does not use a cork gasket (between the body and can) as does the original USD/Voit body. The groove is in the regulator body, not the ABS plastic can. You will need to use a (original type) rubber/cork gasket with the Phoenix converted USD/Voit regulator body with Kraken cans. You can see the large O-ring in this photo that seals the Kraken lower can to the regulator brass body:




Some Krakens in the field have been modified with a more aggressive flow vane in the DSV to allow hotter tuning and an ambient diaphragm outward (over) travel positive stop to prevent the sticking to the exhaust mushroom valve that some have experienced .