Its Done !!!!!

rdmmdr · 21st October 2006, 19:17

One Each Converted Biopak 240 Eccr
And Yes It Will Stay In The Bed For A While

Barrie Law · 21st October 2006, 20:16

Hi rdmmdr,

Some details would be appreciated and maybe help me understand what I'm looking at, have you tested it?

If you keep it in your bed for more than a 'week' you have a problem

Well done

Regards

rdmmdr · 21st October 2006, 23:27

Details Are As Follows
Take One Each Biopak 240 Throw Away Everthing But The Case And Center Section, Rotate The Center Section, Cut Cases To Allow For Cross Slung Thrities. Add Divematics Bov And Mk15 Hoses. Fab Mounting Brackets For Backplate And Wing. Modify Center Sectioon Of Extra O2 Add Point. Modify The Lid For Sensor Room And Wiring. Build Battery Packs From Pvc Tubing And Crouse Hinds Cable Assy. Homebuild Electronics And Swear For The Next Three Days Debuging. Bend Way To Much Stainless For The Piping. Add One More Manual Add Valve And Relocate. Then Bench Test For Four Hours. Bike Test For Two Hours, Got Tired. Pool Test For Another 10 Hours. And That Is Where It Is At. Ps Throw Away Your Weight Belt When You Are Done You Will Not Need It Any More.

rdmmdr · 24th October 2006, 20:15

Got Back From Open Water Testing And Lived Through The Exercise. Fifty Ft For Forty Five Min's ,buddy Ran Out Of Air. O2 Consumption 100 Psi. I Guess Using Thirty's Was A Bit Of Over Kill But I Had Them, And They Fit The Tank Saddles. Had To Run The Unit Manually Since I Am Still Waiting For The Connector For The Primary Controller. I Will Fit A Needle Valve For A Temp Fix Until The Connector Arrives. Will Try To Get Wet Sometime This Week.

Things That I Would Change Right Now Are To Go To Din Valve For The Dill To Reposition The Valve For Access.and Might Add Extension Levers For The Manual Add Buttons But Probably Won't.
I Miss My Bc Pockets.but Love The Trim With The Wing. Need To Shorten The Dil Gage Hose Its Way To Long With A Standard Length Hose. Love Tracy's Bov, Wob Is Fine. Right Now I Have O2 Gage Fixation Which Is Probably A Good Thing. Can't Wait To Install The Hud.

Barrie Law · 24th October 2006, 21:50

Quote: (Originally Posted by rdmmdr)

Got Back From Open Water Testing And Lived Through The Exercise. Fifty Ft For Forty Five Min's ,buddy Ran Out Of Air. O2 Consumption 100 Psi. I Guess Using Thirty's Was A Bit Of Over Kill But I Had Them, And They Fit The Tank Saddles. Had To Run The Unit Manually Since I Am Still Waiting For The Connector For The Primary Controller. I Will Fit A Needle Valve For A Temp Fix Until The Connector Arrives. Will Try To Get Wet Sometime This Week.

Things That I Would Change Right Now Are To Go To Din Valve For The Dill To Reposition The Valve For Access.and Might Add Extension Levers For The Manual Add Buttons But Probably Won't.
I Miss My Bc Pockets.but Love The Trim With The Wing. Need To Shorten The Dil Gage Hose Its Way To Long With A Standard Length Hose. Love Tracy's Bov, Wob Is Fine. Right Now I Have O2 Gage Fixation Which Is Probably A Good Thing. Can't Wait To Install The Hud.

Hi rdmmdr,

Sounds like your having great fun with this!!

Could you post a few more pics maybe when you are kitted up near the water next time out.

Which HUD are you fitting or was that a joke?

regards

rdmmdr · 24th October 2006, 22:07

Will Be Posting More Pics After I Do The Tear Down For Inspection Ps I Built All Of My Electronics Including The Hud

Sandy · 30th October 2006, 08:28

I like your fittings and ss tubing. I'm working on one at the moment and I've been getting a machine shop to make all my adaptors from scratch... expensive and not as clean looking. The UK does not use NPT and other fittings as much. Never mind. How deep is your scrubber? I've started with a biopak 60 and made a raised scrubber, I'm curious how it compares for capacity. I'll try to post you some pics when I get a chance to download them to a PC. How stable is you PPO2? I've not began my testing yet and I'm wondering what to expect.
Thanks for your posting ( I was getting close to giving up but seeing a unit in use is encouraging)
Cheers,
Sandy

MHD · 30th October 2006, 09:31

it's nice to see people still home building. With the number of units on the market and 2nd hand Sports kisses comng down in price I had thought home builders would get to be very few and fair between.

Just doing a rebuild of my own unit with a complete re-organsiation of the dill hoses via a new manifold. Makes the internals a lot nicer and cleaner to work with. Looking forward to get it back in the water. Best of luck guys and hope to see some more pics soon.

Matt

21st October 2006, 20:16	#2 (permalink)
Barrie Law Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 459	Re: Its Done !!!!! Hi rdmmdr, Some details would be appreciated and maybe help me understand what I'm looking at, have you tested it? If you keep it in your bed for more than a 'week' you have a problem Well done Regards
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21st October 2006, 23:27	#3 (permalink)
rdmmdr designer of death Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kerman,california Posts: 372	Re: Its Done !!!!! Details Are As Follows Take One Each Biopak 240 Throw Away Everthing But The Case And Center Section, Rotate The Center Section, Cut Cases To Allow For Cross Slung Thrities. Add Divematics Bov And Mk15 Hoses. Fab Mounting Brackets For Backplate And Wing. Modify Center Sectioon Of Extra O2 Add Point. Modify The Lid For Sensor Room And Wiring. Build Battery Packs From Pvc Tubing And Crouse Hinds Cable Assy. Homebuild Electronics And Swear For The Next Three Days Debuging. Bend Way To Much Stainless For The Piping. Add One More Manual Add Valve And Relocate. Then Bench Test For Four Hours. Bike Test For Two Hours, Got Tired. Pool Test For Another 10 Hours. And That Is Where It Is At. Ps Throw Away Your Weight Belt When You Are Done You Will Not Need It Any More.
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24th October 2006, 20:15	#4 (permalink)
rdmmdr designer of death Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kerman,california Posts: 372	Re: Its Done !!!!! Got Back From Open Water Testing And Lived Through The Exercise. Fifty Ft For Forty Five Min's ,buddy Ran Out Of Air. O2 Consumption 100 Psi. I Guess Using Thirty's Was A Bit Of Over Kill But I Had Them, And They Fit The Tank Saddles. Had To Run The Unit Manually Since I Am Still Waiting For The Connector For The Primary Controller. I Will Fit A Needle Valve For A Temp Fix Until The Connector Arrives. Will Try To Get Wet Sometime This Week. Things That I Would Change Right Now Are To Go To Din Valve For The Dill To Reposition The Valve For Access.and Might Add Extension Levers For The Manual Add Buttons But Probably Won't. I Miss My Bc Pockets.but Love The Trim With The Wing. Need To Shorten The Dil Gage Hose Its Way To Long With A Standard Length Hose. Love Tracy's Bov, Wob Is Fine. Right Now I Have O2 Gage Fixation Which Is Probably A Good Thing. Can't Wait To Install The Hud.
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24th October 2006, 21:50	#5 (permalink)
Barrie Law Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 459	Re: Its Done !!!!! Quote: (Originally Posted by rdmmdr) Got Back From Open Water Testing And Lived Through The Exercise. Fifty Ft For Forty Five Min's ,buddy Ran Out Of Air. O2 Consumption 100 Psi. I Guess Using Thirty's Was A Bit Of Over Kill But I Had Them, And They Fit The Tank Saddles. Had To Run The Unit Manually Since I Am Still Waiting For The Connector For The Primary Controller. I Will Fit A Needle Valve For A Temp Fix Until The Connector Arrives. Will Try To Get Wet Sometime This Week. Things That I Would Change Right Now Are To Go To Din Valve For The Dill To Reposition The Valve For Access.and Might Add Extension Levers For The Manual Add Buttons But Probably Won't. I Miss My Bc Pockets.but Love The Trim With The Wing. Need To Shorten The Dil Gage Hose Its Way To Long With A Standard Length Hose. Love Tracy's Bov, Wob Is Fine. Right Now I Have O2 Gage Fixation Which Is Probably A Good Thing. Can't Wait To Install The Hud. Hi rdmmdr, Sounds like your having great fun with this!! Could you post a few more pics maybe when you are kitted up near the water next time out. Which HUD are you fitting or was that a joke? regards
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24th October 2006, 22:07	#6 (permalink)
rdmmdr designer of death Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kerman,california Posts: 372	Re: Its Done !!!!! Will Be Posting More Pics After I Do The Tear Down For Inspection Ps I Built All Of My Electronics Including The Hud
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30th October 2006, 08:28	#7 (permalink)
Sandy New Member Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London Posts: 30	Re: Its Done !!!!! I like your fittings and ss tubing. I'm working on one at the moment and I've been getting a machine shop to make all my adaptors from scratch... expensive and not as clean looking. The UK does not use NPT and other fittings as much. Never mind. How deep is your scrubber? I've started with a biopak 60 and made a raised scrubber, I'm curious how it compares for capacity. I'll try to post you some pics when I get a chance to download them to a PC. How stable is you PPO2? I've not began my testing yet and I'm wondering what to expect. Thanks for your posting ( I was getting close to giving up but seeing a unit in use is encouraging) Cheers, Sandy
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30th October 2006, 09:31	#8 (permalink)
MHD Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 239	Re: Its Done !!!!! it's nice to see people still home building. With the number of units on the market and 2nd hand Sports kisses comng down in price I had thought home builders would get to be very few and fair between. Just doing a rebuild of my own unit with a complete re-organsiation of the dill hoses via a new manifold. Makes the internals a lot nicer and cleaner to work with. Looking forward to get it back in the water. Best of luck guys and hope to see some more pics soon. Matt
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