captain
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PM me your email and I will send you the manual.
Can anyone help me identify this old US Divers/Luchard compressor?
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Just a big shout out to Scuba Board and all the folks here that are helping guys like me who are new to vintage dive gear. Great resource for anyone looking to get into the restoration side of things.
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Many heartfelt thanks to Captain and Regulator BJ. Captain has spent time on the phone with me helping me rebuild and offer tips and tricks to getting my old but new to me Cyclone back in fine form. I've attached a few pics of how she was when I got her and how she looks now.
She's got new seals all around, all new bearings and some paint. Other than that, she was in good shape. Needed some heavy cleaning to loosen up old sludge oil and old carbon in the filter, but other than that, she came apart easily and looked to be in very good shape internally. I just replaced the bearings/seals and nylock nuts for good measure. Looking forward to getting the electric motor on her and all the plumbing done. Like Cap's, she'll benefit from extra filtration that I'm installing. Twin coalescers and large filtration tower should give me Grade E/oxy compatible air with no issues. Have gone with Cap's suggestion and will be running her on synthetic Seco 500 oil, as opposed to the original mineral oil that it took when new. Some carbon buildup on the valves when she came apart, the synthetic oil should help minimize that going forward.
Now before someone points out that the compressor looks backwards; it is, in the photo's you can see that the coalescer is on the same side as the filling cap, but in the new photo's it's backwards; that's because I needed to have that side open to adjust come internal clearances and didn't want my elbow to be hitting the coalescer. She'll be turned around and put in her proper position once I have everything checked over and before the plumbing is started.
Anyhow, there's about another 20-30 hours of work getting the plumbing done and fitting the hub/fan/motor. I'll post some final photo's when done.
She's got new seals all around, all new bearings and some paint. Other than that, she was in good shape. Needed some heavy cleaning to loosen up old sludge oil and old carbon in the filter, but other than that, she came apart easily and looked to be in very good shape internally. I just replaced the bearings/seals and nylock nuts for good measure. Looking forward to getting the electric motor on her and all the plumbing done. Like Cap's, she'll benefit from extra filtration that I'm installing. Twin coalescers and large filtration tower should give me Grade E/oxy compatible air with no issues. Have gone with Cap's suggestion and will be running her on synthetic Seco 500 oil, as opposed to the original mineral oil that it took when new. Some carbon buildup on the valves when she came apart, the synthetic oil should help minimize that going forward.
Now before someone points out that the compressor looks backwards; it is, in the photo's you can see that the coalescer is on the same side as the filling cap, but in the new photo's it's backwards; that's because I needed to have that side open to adjust come internal clearances and didn't want my elbow to be hitting the coalescer. She'll be turned around and put in her proper position once I have everything checked over and before the plumbing is started.
Anyhow, there's about another 20-30 hours of work getting the plumbing done and fitting the hub/fan/motor. I'll post some final photo's when done.
captain
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Looking good, likely there will soon be two working Luchard H6's in the universe.
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Thanks Cap,
I'll send some video when she's running. Decided to go with a gas engine like yours. Thought about it and if I'm somewhere without electricity, it's a paperweight. I can always find gas, even siphon from the truck if needed. Plus, I got a great deal on an engine from Princess Auto, $88 CAD. Add $12 for the pulley and she's good to go.
I'll send some video when she's running. Decided to go with a gas engine like yours. Thought about it and if I'm somewhere without electricity, it's a paperweight. I can always find gas, even siphon from the truck if needed. Plus, I got a great deal on an engine from Princess Auto, $88 CAD. Add $12 for the pulley and she's good to go.
captain
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No problem, PM me your email.
Joc Kujo
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I have one and refitted with a Bauer filter system Works great.
I also have a h6 compressor in working condition, I was only filling to 2640 on it but would like to fill some of my higher pressure tanks. What pressure have you guys gone up to with your h6's. What do you think the safe limit is without burning up the pump. I use synthetic 30wt breathing rated oil and have an additional filter tower with a separate oil/water tower. Thanks
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