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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:11 pm
by georgeaustin
Russ
Gasp! Where in the H3LL did you find those? Too pretty to dive though. Super Nice!

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:31 am
by Bronze06
georgeaustin wrote:
Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:11 pm
Russ
Gasp! Where in the H3LL did you find those? Too pretty to dive though. Super Nice!
Hey George, e-bay at the right place and time I guess. I am sorry, but they will be dove this weekend. If I could have found another set, I would have siliconed them up and packed them away for 20 years. I guess you just have to keep an eye out.

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:36 pm
by Bronze06
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Voit-Viking-A6 ... 7675.l2557

The above is the seller who pops up with thes fins every two to three weeks or so.

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:02 pm
by Bronze06
1958 "Floaters".

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:55 pm
by ScubaLawyer
My '58 Mistral is now color coordinated. :D
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:27 pm
by ScubaLawyer
In the dollar bin at the local flea market.
Never rebuilt one of these before. How are they in breathing ease?

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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:05 pm
by Bryan
If you had a 3' long snorkel and a Trieste it would be hard to tell the WOB apart.... :shock:

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:17 pm
by ScubaLawyer
Bryan wrote:
Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:05 pm
If you had a 3' long snorkel and a Trieste it would be hard to tell the WOB apart.... :shock:
Sounds like I overpaid. :shock:

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:22 pm
by Bryan
Talk to Commander Barlow.....He will get you on the right course....or as right as it can be with a Trieste.

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:30 pm
by simonbeans
One nice thing is that the mechanism will fit into a USD 2 stage can. The original can was too small and the resultant too small LP diaphragm didn't help either. And the shape of the LP diaphragm had a very poor shape that prevented it from flexing as it should have. Seems we did a lot of discussing this reg years ago.

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:39 pm
by ScubaLawyer
simonbeans wrote:
Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:30 pm
One nice thing is that the mechanism will fit into a USD 2 stage can.
Maybe I should make a "Tri-Master', sort of a poor man's Phoenix. 8)

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:26 am
by Bronze06
ScubaLawyer wrote:
Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:27 pm
In the dollar bin at the local flea market.
Never rebuilt one of these before. How are they in breathing ease?

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I have rebuilt three to original condition and I thought they breathed rather well. If you run into problems (very rare) with the first stage seat being gorped out, you can do a direct replacement with a 1960s-70s Voit MR-12 first stage. The new silicon repro 2nd stage actuator diaphragm works well with this reg. (Bryan and Rob both have them available). I disagree with Alan in that It's not the size of the 2nd stage diaphragm, but how you tweak it ( the second stage) to get the best breathing results IMO. I set the 1st stages at 130 psi approximately. It's not the size of the can, but what it's packing (this correlates with the BS adage of "It's not the size of the ship, but the motion of the ocean." LOL! Just remember that Trieste haters DO EXIST! The truth is OUT THERE! SEE ABOVE!!! Trieste Haters are just mad that Voit stopped making full size cans during the Trieste era. AND THAT' BE DA TRUTH! :lol: :lol: A great STEAL for a buck, bye the way.

Re: e= Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:33 am
by Bronze06
georgeaustin wrote:
Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:11 pm
Russ
Gasp! Where in the H3LL did you find those? Too pretty to dive though. Super Nice!
Hey George, the seller on e-bay that has these now and again is:
bates1946_7

Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:26 pm
by ScubaLawyer
Out this morning diving my '63 Sportsways twin 38's/42's with faux VR-1/Mistral. Zero vis on surface, 15 feet or so vis down at 30'.

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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:51 pm
by simonbeans
Russ,

Not a Trieste hater, but the diaphragm is poorly shaped for best performance. It is a dome, one of the structurally strongest shape. As such, it doesn't react to inhaling, lever activation as well as the diaphragm on most other double hose regulators. The overall design is fine, except for the diaphragm. We have taken the "guts" and installed them in USD cans or one of Rob's plastic ones and it works fine. Luis did this years ago with the Voit MR-12 first stage, same as the Trieste minus the second stage and called it the Pegasus.

I am glad yours is a fine breather. Most, in original configuration, are not.