Rebreather World - View Single Post - Exact difference between a Dolphin and the older Atlantis?

camerone · 30th April 2006, 00:27

Quote: (Originally Posted by red3171)

How involved is it to convert an Atlantis to a Dolphin? I am more interested in the improvements they made rather than aesthetics. What is a rough cost?

I essentially replaced scrubber and bags, plus the fittings to clamp things down to the bag.

I retained the shell and BC. I used the same first stage, hoses, dosage block, and orifices.

It's very overpriced to make the transition. I think I spent a bit over $1200 for it, IIRC, plus the cost of doing a rebuild on the regulator, block, and mouthpiece. It's been a few years since I did that, so I'm a little fuzzy. However, I got the Atlantis for free, so it wasn't a bad deal in the end to make the unit a lot safer to dive. It'll be a nice platform to make into a mCCR when I get bored with my eCCR (like that'll ever happen

) Plus, I'd have to pry it away from my girlfriend, who took a liking to it...

30th April 2006, 00:27	#8 (permalink)
camerone New Member Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Dolphin Other Rebreather/s: Dolphin Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 66	Re: Exact difference between a Dolphin and the older Atlantis? Quote: (Originally Posted by red3171) How involved is it to convert an Atlantis to a Dolphin? I am more interested in the improvements they made rather than aesthetics. What is a rough cost? I essentially replaced scrubber and bags, plus the fittings to clamp things down to the bag. I retained the shell and BC. I used the same first stage, hoses, dosage block, and orifices. It's very overpriced to make the transition. I think I spent a bit over $1200 for it, IIRC, plus the cost of doing a rebuild on the regulator, block, and mouthpiece. It's been a few years since I did that, so I'm a little fuzzy. However, I got the Atlantis for free, so it wasn't a bad deal in the end to make the unit a lot safer to dive. It'll be a nice platform to make into a mCCR when I get bored with my eCCR (like that'll ever happen ) Plus, I'd have to pry it away from my girlfriend, who took a liking to it...
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