Scuba Pro Horse Collar E Tank

[hal41]

Hi,
I am am old diver and still prefer some Cassc equipment. I recently aquired a Scubapro horse collar BC. Its fairly modern and has an AIR II system. What I am puzzled by is the emergency air inflator tank. it is about 8'' long and 2 1/2'' dia.
it has a yoke lile a regulator atachment and attaches to the BC at a valve like a standard air tank.

The tank is stamped Scubapro Wp200ats TP300ats. I am assuming this is low pressure 140 PSI or so. But then , how do I fill the tank without hooking to a 3000 PSI tanK?

Is there an adapter for the inflator hose. I have searched and cannot find the answer. Can anyone help me?

The BC works fine wihtout the emergancy air tank but I would like to have it just in case.

 

[Ron Brandt]

Hi,
I am am old diver and still prefer some Cassc equipment. I recently aquired a Scubapro horse collar BC. Its fairly modern and has an AIR II system. What I am puzzled by is the emergency air inflator tank. it is about 8'' long and 2 1/2'' dia.
it has a yoke lile a regulator atachment and attaches to the BC at a valve like a standard air tank.

The tank is stamped Scubapro Wp200ats TP300ats. I am assuming this is low pressure 140 PSI or so. But then , how do I fill the tank without hooking to a 3000 PSI tanK?

Is there an adapter for the inflator hose. I have searched and cannot find the answer. Can anyone help me?

The BC works fine wihtout the emergancy air tank but I would like to have it just in case.

In case of what ?
You are better off without the "tank" or a co2 Cartridge. Use CESA to get to the surface.

I would like to see a picture of this horse collar though...

Ron

 

[herman]

Welcome to the board.
I'm with Ron on this thing, most likely it's better to get rid of it. I have never seen one and would like to see a pictures as well. Unless I miss my guess it's rated to 3000psi . If WP200ATM means working pressure is 200 atmospheres then 200x 14.7 is 2940 psi. TP300atm would be test pressure is 300 atms or 4410 psi so 3000psi should be well within the safe range but I would still just remove it.

On s side note, come visit us on the NC Divers website. We have a large group of active divers all over VA/NC/SC/WV. We are always diving somewhere and good local buddies are usually easy to find. www.ncdivers.com

 

[james croft]

I am unfamiliar with the Scubapro horsecollar that you describe. However, it sounds to me that you may have the Scubapro version of the Fenzy, which was ahead of it's time and was called "The Divers Parachute". I know Nemrod also made a version of this style BC as well. The BC was inflated by opening the tank valve which bled air into the bc bladder. In the event of a regulator failure the diver could even bleed air into the BC and the oral inflator mouthpiece could be breathed from. If you like diving vintage you should check with the folks in the Seahunt section as they could fill you in on the specifics. The tank you refer to was normally filled from a scuba tank and was a HP tank. The biggest problem of this type system is the tank was prone to get water inside it if it ran out of pressure. This led to corrosion inside the cylinder. It is rare to find these types of systems without corrosion or pitting inside the cylinder. If your tank looks good and the BC holds air it can be used after familiarizing yourself with the system. Many vintage divers use Fenzy BC's and like them. I think you have a pretty good piece of diving history. You may also wish to ask the knowlegeable folks at the forums at www.vintagescubasupply.com or www.vintagedoublehose.com

 

[Ron Brandt]

Welcome to the board.
I'm with Ron on this thing, most likely it's better to get rid of it. I have never seen one and would like to see a pictures as well.

I would never get rid of it...They are cool and fairly comfortable to dive in...."reverse wing" I have just never seen one with the "tank" but many with the CO2 cart. I would save it for the pool or an instructional tool.

Ron

 

[herman]

By get rid of it, I ment the extra tank and inflator parts if I were going to keep diving it as my main BC. Myself, I would keep it in tact if I could safely disable the extra bits, if that is possible and dive it as vintage gear. I have an almost prefect Dacor horse collar I am getting set to go with my double hose reg. Love the strange looks I get at the quarry entering and exiting with the double hose reg. The bright orange horse collar should add nicely to the stares I get.

 

[hal41]

Thanks, for the info. I am also in NC. I live in Mount Olive. I started diving in the '60s so I am comfertable with double fose regulators, horse collars, and duck feet'

I am pleased to meet another diver that like vintage equipment. maby we can arange a dive together somtime , use vintage equipment and blow thwir minds.

When my daughter was getting certified I lent her my newer BC and put on an old seatec horse coller. The boat went quiet, she said ''don't mind him he used to make his own gear''.

thanks again,
Henry

 

[herman]

Somebody off the NC board is diving at either Rolesville or Rawlings VA quarries most any weekend during the warmer months....some dive all year. Come join us. Once it warms back up in the spring, lets do a Rolesville dive, should have my old steel 72 ready to go by then. A couple of orange horse collars and a double hose regs walking through an OW class should be fun.

 

[james croft]

Hey Herman,
Give me a shout when you want to do a vintage dive at Rawlings. I will bring my double hose rig. i have not seen any vintage divers at rawlings yet.

 

[herman]

I did a few dives last summer in one with my modern BC. I had never dove a DH so I figured one "new" piece of equipment at a time was a good idea, next step is the orange BC and plastic backpack....J valve and all. Sounds like we need to call a vintage day.