So, a while back I picked up a few cyklon 300 sets (some had the 1xxx 1st stages, some the 2305 with one even having a sealing cup, one had a 29xx)
They were pretty nasty and I parked them a while while dealing with a mountain of g250s and other „easier“ to deal with regs
I finally picked one up today and decided to give it a go
The 1st stage (2305) is partially disassembled (gotta get me a 28mm flat crescent wrench), so it’s kinda on hold, but also the metric threads need adapters for new hoses so… not sure if I wanna use these
I decided to see if I can just get the simple 2nd open, cleaned and mess around with it
After some fiddling and frustrating attempts, I got it (mostly) open (couldn’t open the „cover“, bit the inhale diaphragm breathed/sealed alright); cleaned, flipped the seat (for now), and closed it up (after some more frustration to engage the lever)
Ideally I wanna pair them with a different 1st stage (maybe an mk10), my (probably faulty) logic here is:
Cyklons have heavy springs that make them run at 160psi IP
If they get a lower IP it’s not that risky, I just gotta back away the orifice
Backed up orifice means less spring compression, so shallower seat imprint: chances tuning holds is longer
Now.. the question:
What am I missing? Is my logic sound or flawed?
Any advice/tips/warnings?
Maybe.. anyone tried a weaker spring?
Also, what disadvantage I’m creating by doing something like that?
Any generic tips for dealing with Poseidon regs are welcome as well, I have slowly started a small collection including a couple of Jetstreams and trying to get an Xstrea/mk3 aswell (keep getting outbid)
Thanks y’all
They were pretty nasty and I parked them a while while dealing with a mountain of g250s and other „easier“ to deal with regs
I finally picked one up today and decided to give it a go
The 1st stage (2305) is partially disassembled (gotta get me a 28mm flat crescent wrench), so it’s kinda on hold, but also the metric threads need adapters for new hoses so… not sure if I wanna use these
I decided to see if I can just get the simple 2nd open, cleaned and mess around with it
After some fiddling and frustrating attempts, I got it (mostly) open (couldn’t open the „cover“, bit the inhale diaphragm breathed/sealed alright); cleaned, flipped the seat (for now), and closed it up (after some more frustration to engage the lever)
… (i am typing this while taking a break from torturing my very 1st cyklon, I got no clue what I’m doing here; eg. I’m checking it on an mk17I know it’s a no-no, but didn’t get to even open that 300 1st stage yet. send help)
Ideally I wanna pair them with a different 1st stage (maybe an mk10), my (probably faulty) logic here is:
Cyklons have heavy springs that make them run at 160psi IP
If they get a lower IP it’s not that risky, I just gotta back away the orifice
Backed up orifice means less spring compression, so shallower seat imprint: chances tuning holds is longer
Now.. the question:
What am I missing? Is my logic sound or flawed?
Any advice/tips/warnings?
Maybe.. anyone tried a weaker spring?
Also, what disadvantage I’m creating by doing something like that?
Any generic tips for dealing with Poseidon regs are welcome as well, I have slowly started a small collection including a couple of Jetstreams and trying to get an Xstrea/mk3 aswell (keep getting outbid)
Thanks y’all
