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Various modifications have been made to the Inspiration shown on the right. Read on to learn more about the modifications you can make or extras you can add to it. Please Note: Any modifications made to your Inspiration may invalidate your warranty. |
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| Auto Air & Argon
Cylinder The Auto Air was removed and replaced with a Zeagle inflation mechanism, and the convoluted hose was shortened by a few inches. An Apeks second stage with a two metre hose is used for shallow water bailout, this is connected to the diluent first stage. A 1.5 litre Argon cylinder is used for dry suit inflation. The cylinder was placed on the diluent side of the Inspiration so it would not obstruct the oxygen tap. For more information on the Argon cylinder use this link: Ambient Pressure Diving |
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| Securing The Argon Cylinder The handsets have stainless steel split rings and piston clips attached. A Poseidon Cyclone first stage is fitted to the Argon cylinder with a button type submersible pressure gauge, the Argon cylinder is attached to a Mule bracket, and the Mule bracket is attached to the diluent cylinder cam band. The diluent cylinder cam band was replaced with a standard BCD type to keep the Mule bracket securely in place. |
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| Harness, Gauges &
Counter-lungs The Inspiration harness has been replaced with a Scubapro aluminium backplate with one piece harness and crotch strap. The Inspiration submersible pressure gauges have been replaced with Scubapro submersible pressure gauges with 100 cm hoses. When you fit an aluminium backplate to the Inspiration you will have to find an alternative method of holding down the counter-lungs securely. A crotch strap from Ambient Pressure Diving and was cut in half. This left two lengths of webbing with a male clip on each piece. The ends of the webbing were stitched up to form a slot wide enough to slide the waist band through. You will need to adjust the length of the webbing to the length of your upper body before you stitch the waist band so that it doesn't sit above or below your waist when you don the Inspiration. |
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| Counter-lung Dump Valve The Inspiration counter-lung dump valve has been removed and replaced with one from a Drager Dolphin SCR. This is adjustable and allows you to run a minimum loop volume and avoid rapid ascents in the event of the solenoid sticking open. You must use the older type backnut on this dump valve because the new type backnut is to big to pass through the hole in the counterlung. Using the correct quantity and type of sealant on the backnut thread is especially important, because air can leak up the thread on the backnut and through the counter-lung canvas. |
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| Automatic Diluent Valve
(ADV) Bob Howells T type, ADV (Automatic Diluent Valve). The mouthpiece hose on this side had to be shortened by seven ribs of the convoluted hose, to even it out with the hose on the other side. A Scubapro 120 degree bend is connected to a Apeks free flow device which enables you to turn off the ADV if necessary, this is fitted to a Oceanic low pressure hose which is connected to the diluent first stage. Please note that Bob Howells ADV is no longer available or supported, this link will take you to the Ambient Pressure Diving website where you can purchase there ADV. For more information on the ADV use this link: Ambient Pressure Diving |
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