Decided to give it a shot (after watching the VHD series of videos).. In total I currently have 1 Mk5, 4 Mk10s, Air 1, 109, G250, D350 (plus a Dacor 950 and a bunch of other regs, some of with are NIB... going to keep the Dacor out of nostalgia and sell the rest so I can standardize on Scubapro Mk10s, D series, another 109, and G250s)..
The D350 and its associated mk10 I sent to AirTech since it is for my 13yr old son who is new to diving, and I didn't want to cut any corners when it came to on the job training with the D350. The Air 1, will probably be retired (after scrounging additional D350s or D400s), but maybe I might attack it some point, so it can be retired in full glory (it only leaks a little). At present I am attacking one of the Mk10s (one with lowest IP and obvious leak) and the 109 / G250, so I started my scuba specific tool collection with those in mind (via an order to Herman, scubatools.com, and VDH) .
109 came apart easily, and after 10 minutes in a 50/50 water/vinegar solution looks great. It was a low use regulator to begin with, so fortunately it doesn't suffer from abuse, etc.
The Mk10 came apart relatively easily. The pressure seat wouldn't come out with a quick blow of the tank or picks, but after 20 min in the freezer fell right out, and the piston O-Ring basically fell apart when I grabbed it with the brass pick.
G250 cover is welded on pretty well, so I am awaiting a tool from Amsterdam to unscrew it (I could use spanners etc, but it is in really minty condition, and I don't want to scratch it up) - so it is on hold currently.
Anyway here are some pics.. Will post more as the project continues.
The D350 and its associated mk10 I sent to AirTech since it is for my 13yr old son who is new to diving, and I didn't want to cut any corners when it came to on the job training with the D350. The Air 1, will probably be retired (after scrounging additional D350s or D400s), but maybe I might attack it some point, so it can be retired in full glory (it only leaks a little). At present I am attacking one of the Mk10s (one with lowest IP and obvious leak) and the 109 / G250, so I started my scuba specific tool collection with those in mind (via an order to Herman, scubatools.com, and VDH) .
109 came apart easily, and after 10 minutes in a 50/50 water/vinegar solution looks great. It was a low use regulator to begin with, so fortunately it doesn't suffer from abuse, etc.
The Mk10 came apart relatively easily. The pressure seat wouldn't come out with a quick blow of the tank or picks, but after 20 min in the freezer fell right out, and the piston O-Ring basically fell apart when I grabbed it with the brass pick.
G250 cover is welded on pretty well, so I am awaiting a tool from Amsterdam to unscrew it (I could use spanners etc, but it is in really minty condition, and I don't want to scratch it up) - so it is on hold currently.
Anyway here are some pics.. Will post more as the project continues.
