Navy regulator testing results?

[Akimbo]

Here is a link to the/ Navy ANU (Accepted for Navy Use) list on the Navy’s website.

http://www.supsalv.org/pdf/ANUView.pdf...

It would be enlightening so see more detail, though simply passing the test exceeds the demands the vast majority of individuals could put on a regulator. Not so much the miles of data points these tests generate, but bottom line values per flow and depth category or charts are interesting. Does Zeagle run the European or Navy tests in-house? It would be interesting to get your perspective on the two tests.

 

[ScottZeagle]

Most of our testing is done at Dive Lab in Panama City, and in real world applications.

I'm sure the engineers in the regulator dept. get all sorts of graphs and feedback, but I just hear the "bottom line" reports, as that's all I am interested in, personally.

 

[T. Bix]

I think you can ask NEDU directly through the board here they do maintian a link and monitor it. They are usually pretty helpful when asked.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/nedu-q/

 

[Capt.Gene]

Dan M put one through a pretyy good test diving it over 400' and spearing up a grouper over 400# while using the regulator.

 

[captain]

I think the question here is would the test results mean much to you in choosing a regulator other than the Navy approved it for their use which I would think would be sufficient for any recreational diver.

 

[Akimbo]

I think the question here is would the test results mean much to you in choosing a regulator other than the Navy approved it for their use which I would think would be sufficient for any recreational diver.

Probably not but at least seeing the respiratory rate and depth performance at each test cycle is enlightening if you are curious. The European CE standards are not a severe, but still well beyond what recreational divers are likely to need. Can you even buy a new regulator in the US that doesn’t have the CE stamp anymore?

 

[it_mike]

I saw all I needed in the article...All Poseidon regs passed with a less than 4% failure rate.

 

[tadawson]

Yup! Pretty hard to beat a Poseidon!

- Tim

 

[ndemeis]

Today I received a response from Michael Lang of the Smithsonian diving program. He was kind enough to address my question and gave me a lot of good info. He directed to me this page on their site.

Smithsonian Scientific Diving Program - Science diving information and authorization forms

I just started reading it but seems like it will yield a lot of interesting information. He also sent me two abstracts for similar information on the october tests that were in the blog mention in my original post. That information is under review and will hopefully be published in Journal of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (Does anyone have access?). And lastly he gave me a pretty detailed write up of the Mares Abyss 22 regulator. Haven't started to read that will hopefully be able to share somehow.

 

[ndemeis]

Small little update so it gets kind of technical when talking about regulators which is all I've read so far. But the results were as follows (p.49)

Category A: Acceptable regulator for 29 degrees F with minimal free-flow risk
-Poseidon Xstream

Category B: Acceptable regulator for 29 degrees F with minor free-flow risk
-Apeks tx 50
-IDI Seaira Spirit Airtec
-Mares proton ice teflon V32 CWD