halcyon wing

the inflator on my new wing looks just like a Sherwood one is there a bcd
component shop somewhere ??

have been googling to much found loads of old stuff on rebreathers one
even made from a 4 inch soil pipe tee peice. also a lot of pages on
Gavin Scooters any one know where the motors come from ?. no i dont think i
will be building one just intrested.

Regards David

"david" <im@fedup.com> wrote in message
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> the inflator on my new wing looks just like a Sherwood one is there a bcd
> component shop somewhere ??

Halcyon buys from different sources. I doubt that much of anything is
actually made by them.

> have been googling to much found loads of old stuff on rebreathers one
> even made from a 4 inch soil pipe tee peice. also a lot of pages on
> Gavin Scooters any one know where the motors come from ?. no i dont think
i
> will be building one just intrested.

If my memory serves me, the Gavin Scooter is powered by a trolling motor.
They have a rather impressive amount of thrust and a relatively long run
time.

Lee

david <im@fedup.com> writes:

>Gavin Scooters any one know where the motors come from ?

Mako scooters, rewound to a more exacting specification.

Pete

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David,

Until very recently, the inflator on Halcyon wings was outsourced and
was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.

-bob

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:45:10 +0000 (UTC), "david" <im@fedup.com>
wrote:

>the inflator on my new wing looks just like a Sherwood one is there a bcd
>component shop somewhere ??
>
>have been googling to much found loads of old stuff on rebreathers one
>even made from a 4 inch soil pipe tee peice. also a lot of pages on
>Gavin Scooters any one know where the motors come from ?. no i dont think i
>will be building one just intrested.
>
>Regards David
>

> David,
>
> Until very recently, the inflator on Halcyon wings was outsourced and
> was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
> their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.
>
> -bob
>
thanks Bob but that rasise two questions :-

1 How do I tell if Ive got an old one or a new one.
2 what other BC had the same inflator ??

Regards David.

"david" <im@fedup.com> wrote in message
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>
> > David,
> >
> > Until very recently, the inflator on Halcyon wings was outsourced and
> > was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
> > their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.
> >
> > -bob
> >
> thanks Bob but that rasise two questions :-
>
> 1 How do I tell if Ive got an old one or a new one.
> 2 what other BC had the same inflator ??

Probably just by checking the inflator - if the inflate/deflate buttons are
red then it's an old wing. If they're silver, however, it's a new-style
wing...

"Bardo" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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>
> "david" <im@fedup.com> wrote in message
> news:bq5gap$jod$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> >
> > > David,
> > >
> > > Until very recently, the inflator on Halcyon wings was outsourced and
> > > was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
> > > their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.
> > >
> > > -bob
> > >
> > thanks Bob but that rasise two questions :-
> >
> > 1 How do I tell if Ive got an old one or a new one.
> > 2 what other BC had the same inflator ??
>
> Probably just by checking the inflator - if the inflate/deflate buttons
are
> red then it's an old wing. If they're silver, however, it's a new-style
> wing...
>
>

And if they are black?

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:14:05 -0500, "Rudy Benner"
<benner@BOGUS.personainternet.com> wrote:

>
>"Bardo" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
>news:bq5vis$1njqv1$1@ID-115313.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>
>> "david" <im@fedup.com> wrote in message
>> news:bq5gap$jod$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
>> >
>> > > David,
>> > >
>> > > Until very recently, the inflator on Halcyon wings was outsourced and
>> > > was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
>> > > their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.
>> > >
>> > > -bob
>> > >
>> > thanks Bob but that rasise two questions :-
>> >
>> > 1 How do I tell if Ive got an old one or a new one.
>> > 2 what other BC had the same inflator ??
>>
>> Probably just by checking the inflator - if the inflate/deflate buttons
>are
>> red then it's an old wing. If they're silver, however, it's a new-style
>> wing...
>>
>>
>
>And if they are black?
>
The silver needs cleaning ?
(duck & run)
John

"Iain Smith" <iainmsmith@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> > > Probably just by checking the inflator - if the
> > > inflate/deflate buttons are red then it's an old wing. If
> > > they're silver, however, it's a new-style wing...
> > >
> > And if they are black?
>
> Earlier (?first) series wing.
>
> Iain
>

Slightly OT, does anyone else find them a bit awkward to use? I find the
deflate button a real pain, not exactly ergonomically designed. I've started
just pitching forward slightly and using the valve at the base of the wing
because it's easier!


Jeff.

david <im@fedup.com> writes:

>> was also used on some other BC's. However Halcyon now manufactures
>> their own inflator in house which includes SS inflate/deflate buttons.

>thanks Bob but that rasise two questions :-
>
>1 How do I tell if Ive got an old one or a new one.

Plastic inflate/deflate buttons.

Black or red.

Pete

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