Dacor 960

[dsenloe]

I have several dacor regs that I use off and on including 960s. With the 960, there are a high number of soft parts i.e. o-rings and 1 diaphragm but it is apparent when there is a problem, If you see bubbles then it is time for service, if not there is usually no problem. My primary reg. is a 960 that I have used for 14 years [yeah you read that right] since I clean and lube it regularly I have never had to replace a part. I know that this is unusual but it shows how well built dacor regs were. I would not recommend disassembling this yourself without the right tools/training but anyone who calls themselves a "Tech" should be able to replace o-rings, and the diaphragm can be cross matched with U.S. divers parts. Your second stage is the same situation with standard o-rings but the low pressure seat assembly is one piece and could be hard to find; store it with the purge button depressed. Hope this helps

 

[Garrobo]

The regulator dude at my local LDS completely rebuilt my old Dacor 950, Pacer XL and Olympic 400 a couple of years ago. He had a bunch of Dacor parts at the time except for the diaphragms which he only had a few. He is now looking for some of these which will interchange for the originals. He told me that he can keep these old regs going as long as there are interchangeable parts available. The soft seats and orings can be replaced with newer parts but any metal parts, forget it, unless you can get them from cheap parts regs available on Ebay. Luckily for me my Dacors were all pretty much pristine inside having not been used that much. I love 'em.

 

[Vtdiver2]

I loved my old Pacer XL also, but retired it about 2 years ago when I couldn't get parts locally. Do a search here on SB for the thread regarding the Mares "deal" to those who got screwed for buying a Dacor reg with lifetime service. Their deal was a joke. Someone asked me in the thread what I was going to do with the reg if I didn't trade it in, use it as a paperweight? Actually, that's exactly what I use it for....it's sitting right on my desk and I get asked about it quite a bit, especially by new divers or people interested in getting into diving. It gives me a chance to warn them away from Mares. I figure they screwed me once, but they'll never get another penny from me, and if I can steer others from them...so much the better.
C-Dawg