Looking for information on the inner workings of this older regulator.
It was on my mag back in the 90s (when I thought a reg would do a better job of keeping liquid out than an expansion chamber). I'm pretty sure it was called a Bob Long "Power Reg" or something like that. Now in the HPA era, it is of course redundant on a mag and most recently saw use simply as an unnecessarily heavy foregrip. And all of my markers that need external HPRs already come with ones that are probably better (and are certainly lighter). But I just hate the thought of it being useless for want of some attention and maybe a few seals. I recently got it unstuck from the VASA into which it had been threaded for years and I was able to unscrew both the top section (the light grey with the ASA threads) and the velocity adjustment screw. Nothing appeared to fall out, and I'm not sure where to go from here as far as gutting this thing and replacing seals go. Does anyone have a manual or diagram of it, or simply recall how these were put together? Looking in the openings, I mostly just see solid brass. I'm hesitant to just insert a dowel and start smacking away with a mallet until I am sure that I won't break something.
As a side note, I think the HPRs that came with some early 2000s ICD markers may have been based off of its design, as they appear to be rather similar. The 2000-2002 B2K regulators look nearly identical, except for an extended body tube screwed onto the bottom to compensate for the high placement of the VASA relative to the grip frame. If someone could confirm that these are the same internally, then I could at least use an old ICD exploded parts diagram for guidance.
Second side note: Anyone else ever have one of these where the plug for the gauge port simply would not come out? Someone must have used Loctite from hell on mine.
It was on my mag back in the 90s (when I thought a reg would do a better job of keeping liquid out than an expansion chamber). I'm pretty sure it was called a Bob Long "Power Reg" or something like that. Now in the HPA era, it is of course redundant on a mag and most recently saw use simply as an unnecessarily heavy foregrip. And all of my markers that need external HPRs already come with ones that are probably better (and are certainly lighter). But I just hate the thought of it being useless for want of some attention and maybe a few seals. I recently got it unstuck from the VASA into which it had been threaded for years and I was able to unscrew both the top section (the light grey with the ASA threads) and the velocity adjustment screw. Nothing appeared to fall out, and I'm not sure where to go from here as far as gutting this thing and replacing seals go. Does anyone have a manual or diagram of it, or simply recall how these were put together? Looking in the openings, I mostly just see solid brass. I'm hesitant to just insert a dowel and start smacking away with a mallet until I am sure that I won't break something.
As a side note, I think the HPRs that came with some early 2000s ICD markers may have been based off of its design, as they appear to be rather similar. The 2000-2002 B2K regulators look nearly identical, except for an extended body tube screwed onto the bottom to compensate for the high placement of the VASA relative to the grip frame. If someone could confirm that these are the same internally, then I could at least use an old ICD exploded parts diagram for guidance.
Second side note: Anyone else ever have one of these where the plug for the gauge port simply would not come out? Someone must have used Loctite from hell on mine.
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