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Ted Zarcone and Wayne Journey Biomarine 60 and 240

Ted Zarcone and Wayne Journey Biomarine 60 and 240

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Manual operated and constant mass flow Biomarine Rebreathers The Biopak 60 and 240 rebreathers are not made for scuba purposes. The technical layout of these units has to be changed for the use underwater. Ted Zarcone and Wayne Journey show you the result of the...
Brent’s Duck Tape Dolphin

Brent’s Duck Tape Dolphin

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Brent build a reliable MCCR rebreather from a Dolphin rebreather First things first, there are no electronics on this page. They have been removed for the pictures as they are part of a new product.You will all get to see them one day!I’ve been diving this unit...
Ida 57 CMR rebreather

Ida 57 CMR rebreather

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Passive Addition Oxygen Rebreather PAOR, Homebuilders

A russian donor unit Brian sent me pictures of an IDA 57, a Russian rebreather with the potential to be a donor rebreather for home builders. The unit consists of all the elements needed to build a full MCCR rebreather. There is a CMR valve with manual bypass, a...
Errol J. Harding Stingray and Abyss rebreathers

Errol J. Harding Stingray and Abyss rebreathers

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Stingray and Abyss rebreathers Dr. Errol J. Harding wrote me a few years ago about the development of his Abyss rebreather. The shown unit is looking very nice and it must have taken a large effort to build such unit. In the same country a well known other rebreather...
Diver Dave Rite Mark One ECCR

Diver Dave Rite Mark One ECCR

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Electronic Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreathers ECCR, Homebuilders

Diver Dave Rite from Australia build his complete ECCR by himself, inclusing electronics and booster! OK, here is a fine building plan for a fully closed circuit rebreather. This page gives you tons of information. Please beware that most homebuilders are highly...
Dave-Rite ECCR Controller

Dave-Rite ECCR Controller

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Homebuild Rebreather
 Accessories HBRA, Homebuilders

Dave offers you a complete manual how to build your own ECCR controller Diver Dave sent me pictures of the reincarnation of his KISS style rebreather. It came back as a full electronic controlled closed circuit rebreather. Here you find how he managed to do this. Dave...
Eric C. Cooper Kiss Modified IDA 73

Eric C. Cooper Kiss Modified IDA 73

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

The rare Russian IDA73 converted to a KISS rebreather You may remember this years addition of the Russian Hydrox rebreather model IDA 73. Information can be found in the Russian section of oxygen rebreathers. Eric C. Cooper from Canada bought this unit in the...
Kerry McKenzie MK3 MCCR

Kerry McKenzie MK3 MCCR

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Kerry McKenzie from Australia build a closed circuit Dolphin The Closed Circuit Dolphin Re-Breather Written by Kerry McKenzie Published with permission from the authorDecember 2002 J.W. Bech http://www.therebreathersite.nl This is a fully closed circuit...
Gabriele Paparo WC1 MCCR

Gabriele Paparo WC1 MCCR

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Grabriele Paparo’s sidemounted MCCR rebreather WC1 We have all been thinking how to make the side mounts surplus. Kevin G. has announced there will be a bailout unit, and several others did too. Gabriele Paparo has been writing before on my website in his...
Gabriele Paparo Inspiration FFM

Gabriele Paparo Inspiration FFM

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Homebuild Rebreather
 Accessories HBRA, Homebuilders

Gabriele Paparo Full Face Mask on Inspiration rebreather Gabriele is a very experienced rebreather diver, diving in Italy. He has got a enormous experience with all kind of rebreathers. Imagine you have knowledge about Dolphin, Ray, Inspiration, Cressi Sub and so...
Fernando Landeta Hilfiger CCR

Fernando Landeta Hilfiger CCR

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Electronic Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreathers ECCR, Homebuilders

Fernando build a complete ECCR by himself! Building your own rebreather, is a dream of many boys. And girls. Being a professional diver is another dream. Going to the university in another country too. Building a closed circuit rebreather would be even better....
Johan Duits Industrial Dolphin

Johan Duits Industrial Dolphin

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Johan’s kiss style Dolphin MCCR Johan Duits from the Netherlands rebuild his standard Dolphin to an almost industrial design. He managed to use all techniques and remarks mentioned regarding the Kiss style rebreathers the last years. Keywords are: reliability,...
Lothar RG-IDA-UF71

Lothar RG-IDA-UF71

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

These pictures were sent to me by Dr. L. Weidinger from Germany. Read how he built this unit made of a former Russian IDA 71 and a German RG-UF/M tank rebreather. Lothar had many homebuild projects send to me, see the hoembuilder pages of his other units! Lothar,...
Ivans MCCR Dolphin

Ivans MCCR Dolphin

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Ivan rebuild his Dräger Dolphin to a MCCR Kiss style It is a pleasure to read people are inspired by work of others and combine many ideas in their ideal concept. This concept itself is used by others to even improve diving systems. Last years many conversions of the...
Jan Jahns SMS 1

Jan Jahns SMS 1

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Active Semi Closed System ASCS, Homebuilders

Jan Jahns used orifices from a furnace to build his SCR The SMS 1 and SMS 1B where made by the German company Dräger in 1969. Originally designed as a lockout rebreather, the rebreather is now sometimes used as a SC rebreather.  The gas supply  was organised...
Jean Michel Urbani Dolphin Kiss

Jean Michel Urbani Dolphin Kiss

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Jean Michel Urbani dolphin rebuild Jean Michel Rebuilt his Dolphin to a full KISS style CCR. Please check his system and enjoy the UW photo’s! Jean Michel Urbani Dolphin Kiss Here is my Dolphin , the general configuration is the same but I use a fiberglass shell...
Joel Seymour IDA71 Kiss rebreather

Joel Seymour IDA71 Kiss rebreather

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Joel build a Kiss rebreather from a Russian IDA71 I have squeezed in twin 2l tanks into this design to give a flexible rig for open water diving. This is the bastard-child of Dave Sutton’s Son-of-Franken Rig with some additions/modifications. The heart...
Joe Radomski Titanium Turtle

Joe Radomski Titanium Turtle

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Electronic Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreathers ECCR, Homebuilders

Joe Radomski Inspiration rebreather modifications Joe Radomski sent me pictures of his new rig. This is really something nice! For those who think an Inspiration is bulky and heavy, here is a possible solution. You just contact Enrique of Tech Dive Tools and...
Karl’s Classic Inspiration Modifications

Karl’s Classic Inspiration Modifications

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Electronic Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreathers ECCR, Homebuilders

Karl has updated his classic Inspiration rebreather with several upgrades. Check out this detailed photo collage. After a certain time many users change there rebreather configuration. Some add a bailout regulator, some change the counterlungs. Karl however decided to...
Carsten Schulz Kiss ECCR

Carsten Schulz Kiss ECCR

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Electronic Controlled Closed Circuit Rebreathers ECCR, Homebuilders

Carsten Schulz ECCR build The Hammerhead KISS story In autumn 2003 Kevin Juergenson started to think about the HH electronics for the Jetsam KISS rebreather. In the KISS rebreather group Kevin asked if there was any interest to get the HH electronics and within a few...
Kirk Mandt FGT-1 rebuild

Kirk Mandt FGT-1 rebuild

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Active Semi Closed System ASCS, Homebuilders

Kirk Mandt rebuild a FGT-1 adding new bottles and oxygen monitoring I bought the FGT 1/D in yellow with the regular ¾ O2 screws. It came with the original basket. As gas supply I choose two 3l bottles with the new Nautec SH O2 valve. It perfectly connects to the first...
Lothar Weidinger AKA60 with RG/UF-M

Lothar Weidinger AKA60 with RG/UF-M

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

Lothar Weidinger converted the rare AKA-60 to a MCCR rebreather Lothar Weidinger has made several contributions by showing his homebuild rebreathers on my website. His latest creation is the conversion of a rare Russian half-closed rebreather to a hand-operated...
Lothar Weidinger black Russian IDA

Lothar Weidinger black Russian IDA

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders

After receiving several homebuild projects from Lothar Weidinger he now managed to make a very nice streamlined model. The original green color has been changed to black, but not only the outside has another appearance! Look as this rebreather! There are many things...
Lothar Weidinger modified RG/UF-M

Lothar Weidinger modified RG/UF-M

by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual Operated Oxygen Rebreather MOOR, Homebuilders

Lothar’s modified RG/UF-M The East German tank rebreather RG-UF-M has been a beloved donor for years to carry out beautiful homebuilder projects. Lothat used the RG/UF-M to build a manually operated (mccr) oxygen rebreather. Below you can see the modifications...
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