Subsea Systems electronics fitted to Sport KISS

Steve-M

Hi everyone.

I have just completed fitting the Subsea Systems electronics to my Sport KISS. It has all gone together very nicely IMHO. I will post some pictures onto photo gallery later today. Some things I had to think about:

• Where to mount the connection manifold block ? Three cables go from this block back to the sensor pod. Three cables go forward to the wrist display, the VR3 and to the HUD. I ended up mounting this block using Velcro to the top of the wing. This means I can easily detach it in order to remove and refill the scrubber.
• I took the opportunity to fit the new sensor pod from Jetsam which will hold the larger R22D oxygen cells. I think that these are better than the original K1D cells and they last much longer, for the same price. However I didn't use R22D with a Molex connector. Instead I went for the same cells used for the Inspiration/Evolution with a more rugged coaxial connector.
• This also gave the opportunity to use the blue plastic connector covers made by APD, which will resist the ingress of moisture to the connection, without providing a hermetic seal.
• I did not know what cable length to order from Jason and ended up getting cables which were too long. For now I have coiled up the excess and tidied it using plastic spiral wrap. In the longer term I'll have to send the cables back to Jason to get the lengths that I need.
• I also had made up a protection cage/lifting bar, which folds out of the way to remove the scrubber. I cannot take credit for the design... you'll see it elsewhere in the photo gallery archives of Rebreather World.

First impressions are very favourable. I've done just a couple of dives so far and everything has been very satisfactory.

Cheers, Steve M.

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Steve-M

In the short term, you can see some pictures of my unit at a temporary scratch web site here:

Student lecture notes

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Steve-M

Pictures now uploaded to Rebreather World

You can find them here in the Gallery:
Member Galleries » Steve-M

I will leave the scratch website up for a few days. Same pictures ... but much higher resolution.

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sosha

Looks very slick, Steve.

Anyone else drooling over the handle/cage set-up? It seems to be a necessary addition.

Patty

Steve-M

Thanks Patty. I've always thought that the plastic pods are a bit vulnerable...probably more on the boat than when diving. The Sport KISS is also crying out for an instantly recognisable lifting handle...to a non-rebreather diver. I've had a number of times de-kitting in the water and had to stop someone lifting the unit into the boat by the breathing hose. Even if you tell people...THEY DON'T LISTEN !!!

I would like to claim credit for the design...but I cannot. I saw the original made by Joel Seymour here:
RebreatherWorld Gallery - Red Pod, Handle Mod - Powered by PhotoPost
Mine is very similar...stainless steel rather than aluminium, My bar bends out sideways to accomodate the larger sensor pod...and the cross-tube is welded rather than bolted. However, it's basically the same and all credit goes to Joel, not me.

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