This was the holy grail when I was shopping for a regulator in '89. Unless you want a special purpose regulator there really hasn't been any substantial change.
Todays good regulators are copying and refining '80s technology.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVY EXPERIMENTAL DIVING UNIT PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32407-5001
Report No. 8-87
Evaluation of Commercially Available
Open Circuit Scuba Regulators
Paul D. Morson
Group A. Regulators which met or exceeded the upgraded performance requirement of .14 kg m/l
(1.4 J/l) at all depths and RV up to and including 198 FSW and 62.5 RMV with 1000 psig supply pressure to the regulator first stage (* 10% tolerance/mechanical repeatability).
Group A
1.AGA DIVATOR MK II FFM with U.S. DIVERS ROYAL SL first stage regulator
2. AGA DIVATOR MK II breathing valve with AGA mouthpiece and U.S.
DIVERS ROYAL SL first stage
3. POSEIDON CYKLON 5000 (distributed by P0S DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
4. POSEIDON ODIN (distributed by POS DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
5. POSEIDON THOR (distributed by POS DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
6. SCUBAPRO MK X/G-250
7. U.S. DIVERS CONSHELF SE-2
8. U.S. DIVERS PRO DIVER
Todays good regulators are copying and refining '80s technology.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVY EXPERIMENTAL DIVING UNIT PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32407-5001
Report No. 8-87
Evaluation of Commercially Available
Open Circuit Scuba Regulators
Paul D. Morson
Group A. Regulators which met or exceeded the upgraded performance requirement of .14 kg m/l
(1.4 J/l) at all depths and RV up to and including 198 FSW and 62.5 RMV with 1000 psig supply pressure to the regulator first stage (* 10% tolerance/mechanical repeatability).
Group A
1.AGA DIVATOR MK II FFM with U.S. DIVERS ROYAL SL first stage regulator
2. AGA DIVATOR MK II breathing valve with AGA mouthpiece and U.S.
DIVERS ROYAL SL first stage
3. POSEIDON CYKLON 5000 (distributed by P0S DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
4. POSEIDON ODIN (distributed by POS DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
5. POSEIDON THOR (distributed by POS DIVE, POSEIDON 1986 model)
6. SCUBAPRO MK X/G-250
7. U.S. DIVERS CONSHELF SE-2
8. U.S. DIVERS PRO DIVER
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