Webreather

[NotDeadYet]

Hi Folks,

a few threads over the last few weeks have got me thinking. After four years of varying succes building RBs, I got to wondering if it was possible to obtain everything you needed in about an hour on t'internet:

From Tubbie in Oz:
Scrubber £230
Case £273
Counterlungs £36

From W+S Watersafety in Germany:
Complete Draeger DSV & Hoses £106
2x Draeger P-Ports £40

From Richard in South Africa:
Double O2 Meter £280

From Jetsam/Gordon Smith:
KISS Valve £117
Reg Plug £5

From Oxycheq:
2x R22D Sensors £80

Shopping around UK dive shops:
2x 3L Cylinders £170
2x Apeks 1st Stages £120
Dump Valve £15

Accessories:
A dil addition valve from Swagelok/Clippard bits is maybe £30 (need a filter for the KISS valve too); say £10 for cables, connectors and glands; and maybe £50 for incidental bits.

I'd reckon a drill, a wrench and a screwdriver would be the only tools you'd need.

About £1600 all in for a complete working KISS RB.

Cheers,

Stuart

[tom]

Originally Posted by NotDeadYet

I'd reckon a drill, a wrench and a screwdriver would be the only tools you'd need.

And balls of steel, obviously

[wreckweasel]

Originally Posted by NotDeadYet

I'd reckon a drill, a wrench and a screwdriver would be the only tools you'd need.

No Gaffa tape? pah... poof.

[ahar]

Tools ? Gaffa tape and cable ties - you can make anything from them

On a more serious note, it's an interesting concept, but not one I'd ever try !

[Duncan Price]

Originally Posted by NotDeadYet

After four years of varying succes building RBs, I got to wondering if it was possible to obtain everything you needed in about an hour on t'internet....

...and then you can spend another four years diving it on t'internet.

[NotDeadYet]

Originally Posted by Duncan Price

...and then you can spend another four years diving it on t'internet.

Probably marginally better than Loch Ness, Dorothea, Joint and the Clyde where the others got dived. At least that's one way to avoid grief from the bobble-hat-and-clipboarded twat that tried to lecture me a couple of weeks ago.

[Drmike]

Try these guys - theyve got most of the bits you need.

http://www.vk4tub.org/tubby/Abyss_Re...arts/index.htm


Edited: Just saw that you mentioned them Tubby in your original post -opps,

[Simon A]

Having had a good look through that list of parts, if you're conversant with how a RB works it should be relatively easy to do.
However I'd want an ADV, so any sugestions on what to get/where to source it from?
The AP one is out as it's the counterlung T as well, can you get a "Bob-o-matic" that fits in a P port? or in the exhale hose? or is there a better alternative?
Has anyone tried kit from these people http://www.master.pl/~nemotech/rebreatherparts.htm ? (there is a quite nice looking ADV but it's priced at $230!!)

Regards
Simon A

[Mdemon]

What about using a second stage as the ADV? Ebay has lots...

[Simon A]

I had thought about re-engineering a second stage for the job (adapter to fit P-port, replace exhaust valve with over pressure valve [May require some reengineering] and adjust cracking pressure so it's high enough. I also have a spare Scubapro R190, and "Diggers Dive Emporium" is sellng S/H R190's at a very reasonable rate), but I was wondering if someone had come accross something that was neater and less labour intensive.

Regards
Simon A