Steve Z Paige Biopak 45

Steve Paige sent my a bundle of very nice photos of his rebuild and homebuild rebreathers.
After scanning them I realized he rebuilt a fire fighting / mine rescue rebreather to be used for underwater purposes.
Here you find the pictures of his rig.
In 2010 Steve send me additional pictures of even more rebreathers he ownes and dives with.
You will find pictures of a Oxylon-Ida-Lar combination and a LAR-RG/UF-M combination.
He also send a picture from his first oxygen rebreather build at home!
Please enjoy the pictures.

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 023 — I hope you enjoy my homebuild rebreathers!

Steve Paige Biopak 001 — Steve Paige with redesigned Biopak 45

Steve Paige Biopak 015 — The original interior of the biopak 45. Steve took the CMF valve out and replaced it with a hand operated valve.
The rebreather now is a MOOR category unit.

Steve Paige Biopak 008 — Here you see the original configuration. The unit comes was a CMF valve supplying 3.4 l oxygen per minute. To much..

Steve Paige Biopak 004 — **CL and oxygen, the oxygen addition is now manual by opening the valve**

Steve Paige Biopak 009 — Pendulum conversion

Steve Paige Biopak 010 — Front side of the refillable canister

Steve Paige Biopak 006 — Backside of the handmade pendulum scrubber for the Biopak 45

Steve Paige Biopak 012 — Simple but effective construction

Steve Paige Biopak 003 — Testing went well!

Steve Paige Biopak 007 — Great breather, very silent long dives..

Steve Paige Biopak 005 — The counterlung is direct placed against the divers lungs. WOB is reduced to a minimum.

Steve Paige Biopak 013 — The finished rebreather

Steve Paige Biopak 014 — Divetime duration maximum 4 hrs

Steve Paige Biopak 002 — The inhalation hose plugged and the rebreather transformed to a pendulum system.

One of Steve’s other projects, a mix of parts from 5 rebreathers, resulting in a fine working oxygen rebreather. Split counter lungs, IDA71 scrubber, LAR 5 mouthpiece….

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 016 — Steve build several experimental units, here is another example

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 017 — NSN4240 scrubber

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 018 — Oxylon housing

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 019 — LAR housing and counterlung, equipped with RG/UF-M MCCR valve

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 021 — OMG counterlung (San-O-Sub)

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 022 — Another project by Steve

Steve Paige Miscellaneous 024 — His first homebuild oxygen rebreather, scrubber = filterhousing

I would like to thank Steve sharing all the units he build with the readers of my web!

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