Picked up this Dacor valve the other day. Seems it has a built in HP Port?
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Old Dacor Valve
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It does, in the early days of SPG's many regs did not have an HP port, this was a way to add one to any reg. Several companies offered models with the port.
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Cool. Any idea what time period it might be from?
regulator bj
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That valve design is featured in "Dacor" catalogue circa 1962.
john
john
Fin Finder
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My vintage Voit lacks an HP port. Every time I dived with it I had no idea of my tank PSI, and that made me very nervous. I cut a lot of dives short. Then I picked up one of these Dacor valves on eBay, and it works great... problem solved. Fortunately I also owned a vintage SPG because the the thread size does not match the modern SPGs.
I'm truly a newbe when it comes to vintage gear. I'm sure none of this comes as a surprise to most readers of this board.
Nays
I'm truly a newbe when it comes to vintage gear. I'm sure none of this comes as a surprise to most readers of this board.
Nays
2airishuman
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HP hoses for the 3/8" port common on valves of this era are available from VDH. Adapters to allow a modern 7/16" hose to connect to a 3/8" port are available from many sources including DGX.
Most any dive shop can order you the correct hose from Trident, they still sell them.
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