Golem BOV - Prism HUD bracket

DaveC · 16th March 2007, 11:28

I thought I'd share

After getting my BOV and doing a few dives with it, I wasn't happy with the way the stock holder was working. After seeing a few different flavors of holders, I decided to make my own. Here are a couple of shots to show you.

Oh, and after checking - this same bracket will fit on the standard DSV as well.

dive2dive2000 · 16th March 2007, 17:49

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the pics. could you post the materials you used and some more detail in making, thanks in advanced

DaveC · 16th March 2007, 19:13

Actually it was very easy.

The clip is made from a 2" PVC coupling, which I cut one side of the coupling off. This left the small lip on the in side to act as a shoulder while the other part of the coupling fit over the hose nut. I cut it so the lip sits in the grove between the hose nut and BOV. The saddle that the HUD sits in, is a small piece of 1 1/2 PVC pipe that I cut just a little longer then the actual length of the HUD. Sat the clip on the hose nut, got the position of where I wanted the saddle to sit. Marked it, pulled of the BOV and using PVC clue secured the saddle to the clip. Once dry I then took 5 minute exposy and secured it along the edges and groves of where the saddle met the clip.

When everything was dry, use a dremel with a cut off wheel and shape the saddle the way you want and a small sanding disk to clean it. Drill a small 3/16 inch slot about about 5/8 inch long so that the HUD bolt will fit in allowing the wheel nut to secure it.

The amount of the coupling that I removed was about just a little more then a 1/4 of it. I cut a bit and then tried it, cut a bit more and tried it again and so on. Did this until it clipped in place firmly but not to tight that i couldn't get it attached. I put a strip of bicycle tube on hose nut to prevent the clip from moving around. This keeps it snug, but still allows me to adjust it forward and back easily enough.

I find that this keeps the HUD in a nice low profile so its not blocking the view in the mask. This is the same for the BOV and the stock DSV.

**DeepBlueInnovation** · 29th March 2007, 06:22

Nice work, thanks for sharing. Have some green

16th March 2007, 17:49	#2 (permalink)
dive2dive2000 PRISM DIVER & LUVIN IT! Current Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 788	Re: Golem BOV - Prism HUD bracket Hi Dave, Thanks for the pics. could you post the materials you used and some more detail in making, thanks in advanced __________________ Safe Diving, Martin
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16th March 2007, 19:13	#3 (permalink)
DaveC New Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario. Canada Posts: 192	Re: Golem BOV - Prism HUD bracket Actually it was very easy. The clip is made from a 2" PVC coupling, which I cut one side of the coupling off. This left the small lip on the in side to act as a shoulder while the other part of the coupling fit over the hose nut. I cut it so the lip sits in the grove between the hose nut and BOV. The saddle that the HUD sits in, is a small piece of 1 1/2 PVC pipe that I cut just a little longer then the actual length of the HUD. Sat the clip on the hose nut, got the position of where I wanted the saddle to sit. Marked it, pulled of the BOV and using PVC clue secured the saddle to the clip. Once dry I then took 5 minute exposy and secured it along the edges and groves of where the saddle met the clip. When everything was dry, use a dremel with a cut off wheel and shape the saddle the way you want and a small sanding disk to clean it. Drill a small 3/16 inch slot about about 5/8 inch long so that the HUD bolt will fit in allowing the wheel nut to secure it. The amount of the coupling that I removed was about just a little more then a 1/4 of it. I cut a bit and then tried it, cut a bit more and tried it again and so on. Did this until it clipped in place firmly but not to tight that i couldn't get it attached. I put a strip of bicycle tube on hose nut to prevent the clip from moving around. This keeps it snug, but still allows me to adjust it forward and back easily enough. I find that this keeps the HUD in a nice low profile so its not blocking the view in the mask. This is the same for the BOV and the stock DSV. __________________ Dave Any day in the water is better then any day in the office.
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29th March 2007, 06:22	#4 (permalink)
DeepBlueInnovation Learning to Kiss Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Not Bought Yet Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 358	Re: Golem BOV - Prism HUD bracket Nice work, thanks for sharing. Have some green
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