Vintage Double Hose
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Looks like an Italian version of the classic Spirotechnique Mistral.
I don't know the business details between Technisub (from Italy) and Spirotechnique (from France), but Technisub became part of the Spirotechnique group of companies (just like US Divers, now AquaLung).
The very interesting part of that regulator is the mouthpiece with the "dive surface valve" used to switch between the regulator and a snorkel. A snorkel would attach on that side opening. I have seen a couple of mouth pieces like that offered as after-market options.
That regulator can be easily serviced and brought back to be in a great diving condition. All the replaceable parts are being reproduced and they are offered at VintageDoubleHose.com as rebuild kits. Or you can send it to Bryan and he can re-build it for you.
I would definitely dive the regulator, but for most dives I would save the hoses and mouthpiece as a collector item. You can replace the hoses and mouthpiece for everyday diving.
That is a great regulator.
Note: In the Minnesota area there are several divers that use vintage double hose regulators on a regular basis. They are great guys and you can easily hookup with them to learn the peculiarities of diving a vintage regulator. It is easy and a lot of fun, but there are some differences and it helps to have some guidance.
I don't know the business details between Technisub (from Italy) and Spirotechnique (from France), but Technisub became part of the Spirotechnique group of companies (just like US Divers, now AquaLung).
The very interesting part of that regulator is the mouthpiece with the "dive surface valve" used to switch between the regulator and a snorkel. A snorkel would attach on that side opening. I have seen a couple of mouth pieces like that offered as after-market options.
That regulator can be easily serviced and brought back to be in a great diving condition. All the replaceable parts are being reproduced and they are offered at VintageDoubleHose.com as rebuild kits. Or you can send it to Bryan and he can re-build it for you.
I would definitely dive the regulator, but for most dives I would save the hoses and mouthpiece as a collector item. You can replace the hoses and mouthpiece for everyday diving.
That is a great regulator.
Note: In the Minnesota area there are several divers that use vintage double hose regulators on a regular basis. They are great guys and you can easily hookup with them to learn the peculiarities of diving a vintage regulator. It is easy and a lot of fun, but there are some differences and it helps to have some guidance.
Mike Lev
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That's a very nice reg you have there. I wouldn't dive it.That reg is very hard to come by. Unlike the French ones.You see one of thoses for every 500 french one or more. The paint on the tag is in nice shape. I would keep it that way. But you decide.
captain
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Also it is unlikely to fit US tank valves and would have to be modified by turning down the size of the nozzle on a lathe. Not difficult to do but it would slightly alter the regulator from original although not really noticably.
Very nice reg, I agree with Luis, restore it, put new hose on it (save the originals they are unique) and dive it.
There is an easier way around that problem, Bryans European banjo.... you need a banjo or J valve with the reg anyway. http://vintagedoublehose.com/index....&view=ecwid&Itemid=175#!/~/product/id=9029803
There is an easier way around that problem, Bryans European banjo.... you need a banjo or J valve with the reg anyway. http://vintagedoublehose.com/index....&view=ecwid&Itemid=175#!/~/product/id=9029803
I would not modify that regulator at all to make it "fit" a USA-made valve. Try it, and see if it fits some of the valves available here. I'm thinking that the Sherwood valves, which use a slightly different sealing system, may fit it. There may be other valves which would fit it, such as the Nemrod valve I recently saw on E-Bay. There are three of these on E-bay right now, but a word of caution; they say it is a 3/4 inch valve, but this may be a metric thread. Someone else here may know more about this.
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You can see more details of the Spirosub in this link: http://www.hdsitalia.org/sites/www.hdsitalia.org/files/documenti/hds52.pdf
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