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EHowe
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Newer Calypso

Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:48 am

Picked up a newer USD Calypso as part of a package deal. I would like to go through it and give it to my daughter. Bryan has been good enough to share the manual, but I don't see a kit in the store. The manual shows an extraction tool, not sure if I can get by without it or not. Otherwise it looks pretty straight forward (although I've never done a piston style before)

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Re: Newer Calypso

Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:05 pm

You can use a small drill to push the seat out with. Most of the time you can flip the seats and use the back side.
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EHowe
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Re: Newer Calypso

Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:04 am

Thanks for the reply Herman. The second stage has a specific c-clip tool and an inline adjustment tool. Can I do it without? I assume it will more of a PITA but otherwise another $50. worth of tools.

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Re: Newer Calypso

Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:05 pm

I've got a somewhat "newer" one as well that was given to me by a former dive shop owner. I suspect it came from his rental or training fleet. I've taken it unopened and connected it to a full tank it and holds 130psi at the IP, doesn't leak and responds well to gentle purging and rebounding - no IP creep after an hour on the tank.

Question: Does your Calypso have the flats on the spring cap or the 2 holes for a pin spanner? I'm just interested to know the model year and what models (by year) have holes and flats.

Can anyone else reading this weigh in? - Thanks

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Re: Newer Calypso

Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:31 pm

Mine has spanner holes and was easy enough to loosen with channellocks with rubber protective sleeves on the jaws. Not sure of the year but internally there was a threaded retainer for the volcano orifice that was not shown in the manual I have. Also the filter that came with the kit I purchased had a long narrow conical filter. My reg has a shorter wider conical filter.

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