I had the opportunity to test out a few regulators that I have not used before earlier this week and wanted to write a few reviews of some of them. I have always been curious about the Poseidon regulators as I have not ever had the opportunity to use one. It was a nice quiet morning at Alexander Springs, FL and I setup the Cyklon regulator on the tank and went to the waters edge where I then completed all of my pre-dive gear checks. After completing the pre-dive checks, I slowly went under water and took the first breath out of the regulator with very little work of breathing needed. I made my way over to the outflow and performed several different tests with the regulator. Much to my surprise the Cyklon performed perfectly on all of the tests. When exhaling, the bubbles that typically distract your vision were to the left side and out of the way which was a nice feature of these regulators. The only negative thing that I have to say about the regulator was that it felt a little more heavy than most regulators that I normally use. Below is a little information from the manufacturers website on this solid regulator. For more information, please visit the manufacturers website or your local Poseidon dealer.
CYKLON
Thanks to its welltested construction and design, the Cyklon is still the first choice of the German Navy, US Navy and many others.
Material: Cyklon 5000 2nd stage in plastic. Cyklon Metal – The same design as the Cyklon 5000, but with the 2nd stage in metal.
TECHNICAL FEATURES:
> Use either way up
>Approved to EN250 cold water standard
> High performance, robust workhorse
regulator
> Approved to cold water standard
> Unique durable 2nd stage
> 2nd stage could be used either
from left or right
> Downstream 2nd stage valve
Sources used:
http://www.poseidon.com/products/regulators-gauges/cyklon
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