by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
The Voyager is born like a modular machine that has five evolutionary steps. The philosophy of the distribution of the machine envisage that the diver, who already has a good base of knowledge’s in the practical and theoretical diving techniques, can develop his...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Passive addition rebreathers are used more and more. There have been several developments recently. The latest to add to the list is the Tourill MK 1.5. The rebreather is a nice German design that offers a large group of people access to this kind units. The very...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Recently I received some beautiful photos from Michael Kuwilsky. It concerns a small German company from Ainring called TaucherBiebl. TaucherBiebl produced rebreathers of the Semi-Closed type on a small scale. Unfortunately, little is known about the rebreathers at...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Submatix a German manufacturer from Erfurt has been marketing rebreathers since 2003. Over the past almost 20 years, they have brought a wide range of products to the market. The SCR100 line was followed by the Quantum-line and side-mounted rebreathers. Also a nice...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA
Back to ‘The Monitor’ This page is dedicated to the Steam Machines SM1600 rebreather. The relative rare rebreather, a modified MK15, won’t be often seen in Europe. Stefan Besier did it again! He offered me this document and shows his great skill in...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
In 2005 the rEvo rebreather was produced in numbers in Belgium. the rEvo rebreather has, after much research, developed into a very innovative rebreather that is used all over the world. In the very beginning the following article came about thanks to Paul Raymakers...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
The article published below concerns a rebreather designed by Peter Readey. Grant Graves sent me the information below at the time. A nice fact is that I learned later that PRISM stood for Peter Readey Incredible Steam Machines. Today, the Prism rebreather has evolved...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
DCCCR….. what is that? I just got used to OC/DSV-CCR-SCR-PVAR-ADV-MCCR-YBOD-FFM and even a few more abbreviations.Now a new one ” Diver Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreather”. It made me wonder what was behind that..I contacted Andy Fritz, managing...
by Jan Willem Bech | History
“In memory of Bruce D. Omholt, a never forgotten friend” This article was written by Sharon Readey about the technology of the Nautilus ECCR. It is an ode to Bruce Omholt who developed this rebreather. Peter Readey of SMI helped with the development of...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
For a considerable time the Megalodon rebreather from Innerspace is a well known unit in the United States. Until recently no one in Holland had seen this unit live on the waterside in Holland! Fortunately this has changed. Johan Duits phoned me to tell me he bought a...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
I was very pleased to receive the compliments of Mr. Yves Le Masson for my database oxygen rebreathers and website. He added a treasure, a powerpoint about the LAMA rebreathers. I am very pleased to show the Bubble Helmet the LBS and and the SCANUBA. The Lama series...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Diving the Inspiration to greater depths brings the problem of gas management. Extra bottles are needed for deeper dives. This is why the Normoxic and Trimix Inspiration divers take side bottles. This bottles are filled with a gas for leaving the bottom to reach a...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, Monitor
us It is a pleasure to add these pages to my homepage. The Innerspace “Porpoise Pack 1” has undoubtedly much more historical and design criteria I could ever mention here. Nevertheless it is an incredibly high tech unit for it’s time. We are talking...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR USA, Monitor
us Kevin Gurr wrote an article in 1998 about the origins of Biomarine Industry and gave me permission to publish his article on Therebreathersite. The article gives an insight into the history and development of one of the first electronic closed rebreathers. The...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
This page is about the Rebreather INFINITO IAMT 444 and IAMT 888. It was the end of the 90’s and the INFINITO project grew thanks to the collaboration of a mixed Anglo-Italian group, Powerbreathe. Vittorio Bianchini and Stewart Clough where the creators and...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
LRT (Lambertson Rebreather Technology)has conducted a sport diver rebreather development program since 1982. LRT surveys sport divers to determine “what the market wants”. Prototype units were displayed at the 1995 through 2005 DEMA trade shows. Two...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
This is one of my oldest pages on this website. As early as 2002, Kerry McKenzie was working in Australia to convert his Dräger dolphin to an MCCR system. Read the story of one of the MCCR pioneers here! The Closed Circuit Dolphin Re-Breather Written by Kerry McKenzie...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
An acquaintance of mine showed me a device I had never seen before. He asked me if I knew what this device was? I could not answer him. I placed the device on my ULO page. ULO stands for unidentified laying objects. Not long after that Mr. Lain came forward and told...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Technical information about oxygen gasboosters Therebreathersite sells and services boosters to compress gases since 2003. As a dealer for Maximator for the Benelux a very wide range of boosters is available. Through 20 years of experience with the use of boosters in...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database ECCR UK, Monitor
Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment build by Divex introduced the New (2007) CDLSE This article is about the CDLSE and gives an impression of the capabilities of the new Divex rebreather.Divex kindly permitted to use some of their pictures! A...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
These pages cover the “Trimix version” of the standard “AZIMUTH Rebreather “.The Azimuth trimix version is called the “AF” version. Working principle: Semi-closed cyclical circuit (open in emergency) Specifications of the gas: Two...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
The O.M.G (San.O.Sub) Azimuth semiclosed rebreather Possibilities: The rebreather’s shield is designed to conveniently house all components. Balance and streamlining have been taken into account to achieve optimal characteristics. The breathing hoses have a...
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
In 2006 Seaway introduced the Co.Ra 1 rebreather. One year later the CORA II was launched. This 1800,00 euro semiclosed rebreather aims for new markets. The CORA II is designed in such way that by interchanging the lids the function of the rebreather can be changed....
by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
Vladan Mickerts shows here the magnificent Mentes rebreather. The very special quality and finish shows a true gem. The Mentes Rebreather from the czech republic uses electronics from Jurgenson Marine. The mechanical construction of the head of the...
