Mares BCD Inflators

Please register or login

Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.

Benefits of registering include

  • Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
  • A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
  • You can make this box go away

Joining is quick and easy. Log in or Register now!

emoreira

Contributor
Messages
2,147
Reaction score
712
Location
ARGENTINA
# of dives
200 - 499
Hi all !
There are 2 types of Mares inflators. Though they look the same from outside, the inflator valve is radically different.
One uses a schrader valve, the other uses a spring, o-ring and steel ball.
Attached both drawings :
Captura de pantalla 2022-03-21 15.19.10.png

Mares_Repair_Manual_200100078im-valve.jpg

The document with the schrader valve is dated 1999, the document with the ERGO inflator is dated 2012.
My question is if both inflators are still current or the ERGO is the current and the one with schrader is deprecated.
I'm asking because I hate inflators with schrader valves and we are deciding which BCD to buy to renew the gear of our school. Mares Rover BCD seems to be a good choice.
Jacket BCDs with standard K inflators have the problem of early inflator and valve flanges broken.
 

Back
Top Bottom