hose replacement on atomic b2

[Flightlead]

I have a B2 with the standard length hose on it, which has atomics swivel. I would like to replace it with a 7' hose.

I removed the atomic hose from the 2nd stage this weekend and found a male fitting as opposed to a female as I have on all my other 2nd stages. I then peeled back the rubber around the swivel and found that the hose has the ball part of the swivel swaged onto it rather than a standard hose end. The upshot is that it is not a simple matter of swapping hoses.

I could special order a 7' hose from atomic for, like, twelve million dollars. I prefer not to do that.

is there any source for a hose end fitting that would fit the male connected on the 2nd stage? or any sort of adapter to allow the use of a standard hose on the regulator?

while I like the swivel on the standard "rec" setup, I don't need it for a "tech" setup as the around-the-head hose routing puts the regulator in a *much* better position for me.


thanks

 

[paulwlee]

Once you remove the swivel hose it should have the same fitting as other second stages.
It does look like you need to remove the plastic spacer ring and get a jam nut (either the regular hex one or the heat exchange version as in the M1), which only costs a few bucks. You should then be able to screw a regular hose on it.

 

[Scared Silly]

Ditto, all you will need for the 7' hose is to get a jam nut. It can be attached without it but you risk damaging the inlet tube if the hose gets bent hard.

 

[Flightlead]

Not mine. All the second stages I have, and the hoses they came with, and the hoses I have ordered from various places have a female on the regulator and a male end on the hoses. My B2 looks exactly like the M1 you show in your pictures, a male end on the regulator.