by Jan Willem Bech | Vademecum
How can I travel lightweight with the rebreather? The primary goal why the Travelframe was designed is to put the entire frame and rebreather unit into a carry-on bag to take on-board a plane. The construction of the Inspiration rebreather is very reliable and has...
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Fitting the original automatic diluent valve on the Inspiration When I bought my Inspiration in 2000, the original model did not have an Automatic Diluent Valve (ADV). To dive with the rebreather, the diluent button had to be used during the descent to regularly...
by Jan Willem Bech | Vademecum
Some info on how to transport your rebreather While this information is a bit older, it might help you find a system for transporting your rebreather. During my travels, I always took advantage of my travel frame. The rebreather fitted in a standard bag and I was...
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Pete Mesley about redundant Oxygen source If anyone is interested here is a couple of modification I have made to my Buddy Inspiration.’by Pete Mesley NZ’ TOTALLY REDUNDANT OXYGEN SOURCE FOR INSPIRATION This is a totally redundant O2 source plugged into...
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If you are looking for maximum redundancy Dave Apperley Imagine being 20 minutes into a dive, 120 meters deep, in a cave, and having your breathing system fail! Not only do you need to breathe NOW, you also need to be able to breathe for the next three hours while you...
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Pete Mesley informs on his approach to moisture in the scrubber lid I first got this idea from seeing the inside of the Mk 15.5’s and observed the open cell foam in there to soak up all the condensation. Here are a few picks I have taken on reducing that in my...
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I created this page to solve a tricky mouthpiece problem. However, it is very important to realise that the actions described here can lead to an unusable leaking mouthpiece.I see the heavy twisting of the mouthpiece as a serious safety hazard of the Inspiration. If...
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Servicing a diluent inflator button The Diluent button sometimes needs to be cleaned, or an O-ring replaced. Because the oxygen button comes into contact with pure oxygen, oxygen service conditions must be taken into account when overhauling it. That means cleaning...
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Using of the Inspiration rebreather in practice If you’re just starting out in rebreather diving, you can be quite concerned about maintenance and service. However, using the Inspiration in practice is not that bad for me. When I started Inspiration diving in...
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Servicing a cylindervalve Warning: Maintenance to cylinder valves is a specialist job. You must know the basics of oxygen service. Also be sure before starting the job to completely empty the oxygen bottle. Empty it only in open air! Always leave the...
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Armadillo CCR Side mount System Armadillo CCR side mount kit provides attachment points for carrying ultimately streamlined bailout bottles. The basic setup consists from a “butt-plate” with tank attachment points and 2″ strip of webbing with bungee...
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Bailout CCR When diving deep with rebreathers, it is good practice to carry bailout cylinders. Dives to 60 or 80 metres even then become critical in terms of gas management because when the maximum bottom time is reached, the amounts of gas will increase...
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Paul Channing’s box and BMCLAuthor: Paul Channing first published 20-02-2006 Pictures say a thousand words, so I’ll keep it brief. I designed and fabricated a stainless steel box that sits snugly betweenthe box/ wing and the back plate: The unit sits 50mm back...
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Pratical tips how to arrange the hoses of the classic The classic Inspiration is equipped with a set of hoses that loop left and right on the outside of the counterlungs. As soon as you add additional regulators for oxygen and or diluent, a desire arises to configure...
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How can you put a fifth cell in for the use in a deco computer? APD Inspiration4th Cell Holder After buying & using a commercially available 4th cell holder for my Inspiration, I realized that it had several limitations which affected its performance to the point...
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How can you put a fourth cell for info on a deco computer? Dave Pelly sent me these pictures about fitting a fourth cell for your VR3 Here is my method of connecting 4th cell. I have obtained an undrilled cell holder from APD and drilled four cell positions staggering...
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The Ambient Pressure Diving Automatic Diluent Valve With the Inspiration Classic, in the early days it was normal to manually add diluent to the loop during descent. This because rising ambient pressure compresses the gas in the breathing loop. Soon an automatic...
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Installation option for additional cylinder Markku Diedrich sent pictures about mounting an Argon Bottle on the Inspiration. This was done using the Poseidon Quicksnap model P20001-MP. Markku, thanks for sharing this information with us! If you are interested in this...
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Strange error messages on R22-bud cells In 2001, we had problems with the Teledyne R22-2BUD oxygen cells. By switching the connection of two cells, it is easy to determine whether the cell is the cause of an alarm, or whether the problem is between the Master...
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First published in 2005 Much to my dismay, Rob Davie died during a dive in the Red Sea on the weekend of 22/23 April 2006.We are all shocked Rob passed away. I wish Sheryl Davie all strength with this loss! As he sent me the information below while exercising his...
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There is a ‘new’ spider plate for optimal gas distribution in the head of the Inspiration rebreather
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Information about the wiring in the Inspiration classic rebreather This page is made as a reference for the wiring in the Inspiration rebreather. The wiring is produced in the same way during the years 1998 – 2002. It is however very important to check if this...
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Rainer had a problem with the pressure test of his Vision. Read here what he found! I am a happy owner of a Inspiration Vision CCR . I bought it on 8 August 2009. My problem is that the unit has always a little amount of water in the inhale counterlung after...
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APD introduces CE approved OCB mouthpiece Ambient pressure present there open circuit bailout mouthpiece on BOOT 2008. Now after even more improvements the final version is for sale now. Here you find photos of the production model available now. We are...
