Scubapro MK 10 Pistons for Sale?

[cbmech2]

Hey all,
Been a long time since I posted here. Happy to see this still going. My previous employer took advantage of the fact that I had some pistons to use in customer regulators and never paid me back. I need a couple pistons for my regulator. Anyone selling any?

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

You are looking for Unicorn Horns I fear.

 

[axxel57]

You are looking for Unicorn Horns I fear.

Why is that?
Every SP Dealer should be able to order MK10 pistons......

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

You are talking about a regulator stage that has been out of production for over a quarter century. I suspect that stock dried up at least ten years ago.

 

[axxel57]

Yes, but I don't think that they stopped the production of the pistons.
They are still on the parts price list, and at least here in Europe you get them as the Retrofit Kit MK10/MK10Plus (10.500.047).
They are pretty expensive, but available......

 

[rsingler]

Yes, but I don't think that they stopped the production of the pistons.
They are still on the parts price list, and at least here in Europe you get them as the Retrofit Kit MK10/MK10Plus (10.500.047).
They are pretty expensive, but available......

In the US, those retrofit kits were only barely available to shops that knew about them, and that was as of two years ago. Don't know if there are any left here.
If I am not mistaken, those are Conversion kits with a blunt piston to convert Mk10 to Mk10+.
I don't think that's what's being searched for in this thread.
My solution would be to buy a cheap Mk10 off eBay, and restore the knife edge of the included piston.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

The other option would be to find the crappiest MK-10 on Ebay and cannibalize it. Hope the piston was still good or if necessary, as rsingler suggested, restore it.