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Yes, but not all of it. It's a disposable gas mask and I wanted to perform a deep disassembly afterwards to see whether I can clean it. Mission successful. 😎
Oh c'mon! What other gas mask can you use as a cheese grater? If anything I'm giving the company a priceless idea for potential repurposing since as a protective equipment it's pretty meh.
@@cbrnacademy avon should take advantage of how good their speach horns are for juicing oranges and lemons. while i absolutely love dunking on mira and everything the punish the world be reselling i think your being a wee bit harsh on the om90, surely the important thing is that it would save your life. while there are much better masks *cough* fm12 *cough" it still does its job. (i also really hope you genuinely grated cheese and get someone unsuspected with this)
@@NBC_noob Is OM-90 a reliable CBRN respirator? Yes, it is. Is it falsely promoted as a cutting-edge respiratory protection similar to Avon gas masks? Yes and that's where the whole problem lies. This short is just for fun and I'm sure you've already seen the full-fledged review where we mentioned many positive aspects of OM-90.
@@cbrnacademyI know it’s just a cheap Russian gas mask I mean sure it’s cheap and I guess it looks cool but if the British civilian gas mask from ww2 didn’t have asbestos I whould wear that all day but I see what you mean there is just way to much hype for it and my hair Jesus don’t get me started it pulls it out lol anyways love the videos keep it up
From my understanding the inner microphone is 2 pieces, the dynamic microphone, and the adapter. Do you need the dynamic microphone with the adpater, or can you just use the adapter alone? Are the dynamic microphones of both the fm53 and the m50 interchangeable with the adapters? Where the hell can I buy the adapter for a m50?
Can't help you with the question on where to buy it. I mostly make videos about stuff others send me. Some time ago I was playing with the microphones as I hoped to make the C50 mic work with FM53 but none of the combinations worked. Since it was some time ago, in order to answer your questions I would need to disassemble the mics and try them out as you suggested and at that point, I can make a video about it. We wanted to make more videos about VPUs anyway and this is a great idea for 2025 content.
Yeah, OM-2020. The thing is I made a testing of the thing for the Czech company and it was very bad which of course didn't stop MIRA from selling it even though they knew about the shortcomings. They however invested considerable effort into me not speaking about it. There have been some changes implemented as far as I know and we certainly could make a review about it but it's an essentially flawed product on many levels. If OM-90 is meh, OM-2020 is ten times worse.
@@Monz117 If you can't try out various respirators, it's hard to tell the difference between them. Especially people with no prior experience and that's what MIRA counts on. You can't go wrong with Avon C50, we made a pretty comprehensive review about that one. It's a night and day difference and many people who followed my advice are content with what they got. I'm not shilling a product, I'm just saying what's objectively better.
@cbrnacademy I watched the video on the c50, and am very excited to see the difference from the om90 I got from Mira a few years back. Was just going to get the "cm8m" until I found your channel. I can tell that you're not schilling for companies, and I greatly appreciate it, as I'm definitely one without experience in the arena, and I definitely was falling for the marketing. Seriously, thank you! You've got my subscription.
Great question we wanted to address in the video about proper storage. I keep my "ready to be used" respirator with a filter attached. It's a new filter with the bottom opening plugged and I keep this setup in a closed plastic bag that came with the mask. In case of emergency you just take it out and don. This way the filter will preserve its protective properties for years to come.
My gas mask filter has a weird rubber plug on the base of it but I’m not sure if I’m meant to take it off or not since it’s really hard to take off and I haven’t been able to get it off yet. I’m sure I’m meant to since when I put filter on with the gas mask I can’t breathe at all and it is brand new
Hi there, what kind of filter we're talking about? I'm curious, so drop me a filter name or the company that produces them. Usually there is a plug on the bottom and a cap on top of any filter and yes, they need to be removed before use. If you watch our GP-5 review I battle the bottom plug as well since it was very tight and it took me a considerable force and around a minute to remove it.
Anyone here former U.S. Navy? If so, do you remember those green canisters we wore during gas mask drills for fires. You like pulled a tab and the contents inside the canister, do to chemical reaction, created it's own oxygen...that's what I want...but I never see those discussed or being used outside of my short stint in the Navy years ago.
I know similar kind of rebreathers but they're old yet they probably function on similar basis. Interested to learn more so hopefully someone will give us answers.
@@cbrnacademy The Navy had hundreds of 1000's, maybe millions, of these unused oxygen generating canisters...they had so many that we'd activate them during drills, just to go through them and throw them away with plenty use time left. I was younger, didn't take training as seriously as I do now (Or survival) But had I known then what I know now, I'd of kept track of those supply chains. Those oxygen generating canisters worked, and were about the size of a water canteen, and cheap to make. I wonder what they're using now? I'll do some prying...lol
In the Navy, who here was in the Navy long ago? Remember those green canister type of oxygen generating containers we wore during drills. It's like a chemical reaction created oxygen. That's what I want, not sure if they even still make those. I've been out the Navy for a while, do they still use those or did they upgrade? Never mind, don't answer that, probably top secret...lol
Since the company is not existent anymore, I'm interested what price they were selling these for. Still, a big time shady operation - repacking useless Soviet junk, really nice business model.
We did try it but because we didn't film it due to a mistake, that part isn't included in this video unfortunately. But here's an excerpt from the script: "Using the FM53 mic with C50 resulted in rather good quality voice output, certainly less distorted as was the case with the original C50 microphone. "
Are the black filters it comes with original and have asbestos, cause I’ve seen the green ones that have asbestos but Idk if the black Are original I have another newer gas mask that came with the same ones
It's a great idea of course yet there are way too many factors to consider apart from respirators themselves. Like the country you live in and hence availability so we would have to limit the topic to specific regions. And of course I would have to get certain masks myself for testing like M40 or the Israeli Black diamond and many others. We'll put this topic on our list and we'll see what we can do about it.
Hello! Love your videos, and I have a question about filters. I have a 2 filters. (AVEC NBC-3/SL M and OF-07 M). I know what the letters in the ABEK system mean, but both of these filters have protection from something labelled 'SX'. What exactly does SX mean in this system?
Hi there, the SX label means "substance as specified by the manufacturer" so there should be a disclosure what substance the filter provides additional protection from. In case of my filters marked with SX, they provide added protection against phosgene gas. Again, the exact information needs to be disclosed by the manufacturer either on the filter label or in some kind of user manual. For more information and downloadable table with all the letters explanation, check out our tutorial on gas mask filters.
Considering the Soviet Union made 100million plus, one for just about every man and woman in the country, it is a rather basic but functional design. It is still being issued to training units in Russia. Oh and about the asbestos issue, yeah, filters have 3-13% asbestos in the paper lower level, yeah there's a bit of a danger but if you have to use one of these, asbestos is your least worry. You can get more modern filter which I recommend if you need to use this often. These aren't the best of modern but they are cheap and will get the job done if ever needed.
Since you mentioned this under a different video before, I asked a few people that used the VPU at their work and no one had a similar experience. I own the VPU for more than a year now and I use it regularly - no malfunction yet.
Generally speaking, you can't go wrong with Avon C50. It was one of the first respirators we reviewed and we still consider it unmatched for many reasons. Watch the review to find out more.
Was safe*, after a while the asbestos degrades therefore you inhale asbestos, plus the filter is practical useless since the activated carbon isnt activated anymore.
@@linearswitchguy95931, the asbestos is a compound. Therefore it will only release if damaged, and the amount of asbestos is less then what most people breathe in their lifetime (some late ones don’t even have asbestos, 2. Yes, most have been deactivated, however, there are still some late made ones that can still be effective
Just received this mask and stupidly I didn't realize that the entire thing being made of rubber meant it would stick to my hair easily. Putting this damn thing on felt like it was ripping my hair and scalp off
This is a great point I should have had included in the review, but sometimes I forget other people have hair unlike me. Bald people have it easier when it comes to donning but some folk with sensitive skin can develop rash rather quickly while wearing the GP-5, sometimes after just a few minutes.
