Scubapro 156

[thbcthomas]

Found these beauties on fb marketplace and couldn't pass them up. They are not in perfect shape, but are so shiny I had to turn the light off to take a picture.

Anyone want to chime in and tell me what I have? Unfortunately they are not the CE version, but are they true 156s?

Thoughts on the Sherwood magnums would be appreciated also.

 

[p_kos]

Everything looks correct for 156s on the outside and I doubt someone would go to all the trouble to disguise some 109s or downgrade the internals. You can double check by taking the adjustment knobs out to see if there is a balance chamber in the barrel. They are very pretty btw.

 

[rhwestfall]

I'd think later model 109 (knob is later model) with the balanced upgrade kit, or they went through the effort to upgrade an older one with the knob too. What is the exhaust size?

 

[thbcthomas]

@rhwestfall It measures 1 1/4" roughly.

 

[Kupu]

Those would be hard to pass up, beautiful. Seeing a nice shiny Balanced Adjustable never gets old.
Based on catalogs and info posted over various threads, here is my interpretation. Corrections on anything I got wrong are always welcome. The only way to 100% confirm a 156 is checking for the 30mm exhaust valve size.

• A 109 is the original and unbalanced version. Produced from 1969 until 1985 and can be fully upgraded to Balanced Adjustable status.
• Catalog #11.150.000 (or .152. if it was sold as octopus) replaced the 109 in 1985. #150 is the original Balanced Adjustable with 26mm exhaust valve. These will have serial number stamped/engraved on the body below the mouthpiece. Depending on when and where they were produced these have several factory combinations of adjustment knobs, bodies, and faceplates. A few of these have the serial number above the mouthpiece in same style as 156.
• Catalog #11.156.000 is is the CE version of the Balanced Adjustable with 30mm exhaust valve. These usually have the serial number etched above the mouthpiece with what looks like dot peen marking. The CE mark is usually stamped/engraved just above the adjustment knob. It was made from about 1995 until 1998 and has a couple variations in body and faceplate.

 

[Thomas K. Skalko]

Found these beauties on fb marketplace and couldn't pass them up. They are not in perfect shape, but are so shiny I had to turn the light off to take a picture.

Anyone want to chime in and tell me what I have? Unfortunately they are not the CE version, but are they true 156s?

Thoughts on the Sherwood magnums would be appreciated also.

Looks like Scubapro MK 5; also a pair of Scubapro HP adjustable second stages.

 

[axxel57]

Those would be hard to pass up, beautiful. Seeing a nice shiny Balanced Adjustable never gets old.
Based on catalogs and info posted over various threads, here is my interpretation. Corrections on anything I got wrong are always welcome. The only way to 100% confirm a 156 is checking for the 30mm exhaust valve size.

• A 109 is the original and unbalanced version. Produced from 1969 until 1985 and can be fully upgraded to Balanced Adjustable status.
• Catalog #11.150.000 (or .152. if it was sold as octopus) replaced the 109 in 1985. #150 is the original Balanced Adjustable with 26mm exhaust valve. These will have serial number stamped/engraved on the body below the mouthpiece. Depending on when and where they were produced these have several factory combinations of adjustment knobs, bodies, and faceplates. A few of these have the serial number above the mouthpiece in same style as 156.
• Catalog #11.156.000 is is the CE version of the Balanced Adjustable with 30mm exhaust valve. These usually have the serial number etched above the mouthpiece with what looks like dot peen marking. The CE mark is usually stamped/engraved just above the adjustment knob. It was made from about 1995 until 1998 and has a couple variations in body and faceplate.

Correct as usually.
Actually there might have been also a 11.154.000 with a black diaphragm from 1993 if that was not a printing error.
So it depends, and as beautiful these two babies are, they are quite sure no 156's.
Anyway, congrats!

 

[axxel57]

Found these beauties on fb marketplace and couldn't pass them up. They are not in perfect shape, but are so shiny I had to turn the light off to take a picture.

Anyone want to chime in and tell me what I have? Unfortunately they are not the CE version, but are they true 156s?

Thoughts on the Sherwood magnums would be appreciated also.

The two Sherwoods look like the Octo versions of the SR3002P 2nds of the Magnum SRB3200 reg ( if there should be two heaters inside they would be SR32006P 2nds of the Magnum Blizzard SRB3200 Combo) .
Simple downstream 2nds, easy to service with nice seat savers.
They can actually be adjusted surprisingly light.
Congrats again!

 

[thbcthomas]

Thanks for all the info. I am looking forward to servicing them and diving them.

 

[p_kos]

Looks like Scubapro MK 5; also a pair of Scubapro HP adjustable second stages.

MK10s