Recommend Bourdon and Capillary Depth Gauges

[BonaireDan]

Can anyone suggest sources for bourdon tube depth gauges and capillary depth gauges? These are mainly for demo purposes for AOW classes. Thanks.

 

[herman]

Ebay is likely you best bet but it would be easy to build a liner cap gauge. I have some tubing for the purpose if you need a few inches. Just measure one for the scale and lay it out on a piece of plastic marked with a sharpie.

 

[diversteve]

Trident sells a capillary gauge - model DA33: http://www.tridentdive.com/gauges.pdf
Suunto sells a Bourdon tube gauge - model SM-16: http://www.suunto.com/suunto/main/product_long.jsp?CONTENT<>cnt_id=10134198673941520&FOLDER<>folder_id=9852723697223379&bmUID=1120903322470

 

[BonaireDan]

Steve:

Had the dive center check with Suunto and was told no availability for the SM-16. But I could build one from their parts. ???

Will have the dive center look in to the Trident cap gauge.

Thanks

 

[herman]

Building one is nothing. Just plug one end of some tubing with aquaseal, glue or clamp it to a piece of plastic and draw a scale on the plastic. That is all the old cap gauges were, just in a curved scale to fit the wrist although I do recall seeing one linear model. I have restored (and use) several of them...which is why I have the tubing...had to buy 25 ft of it.

 

[diversteve]

There's always eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Suunto-SM-16-De...ViewItemQQitemZ290327302182QQsalenotsupported

Or Sherwood (Bourdon tube}: Online Scuba Gear - Sherwood Scuba Wrist Mount Depth Gauge