Proteus Masks Difference

[joowon49]

Actually, the original proteus' were recalled because the clear versions had a tendancy to shatter at and/or near the ear pieces when struck with a paintball a few times. I think thats why they changed it by replacing the chin with flexible material and they reinforced th emask somehow or what not. Hope I helped a bit. Peace.

 

[joowon49]

whoops, didn;t read the last reply. Sorry about being a bit redundant.

 

[twinkle toes]

just to reiterate , and add a bit

The very first proteus goggles had the strap mounted on the back of the ear piece ( like the current ones ). These strap mountings were breaking and dropping masks. Available only in black. I think!!

They revised this by attaching the strap through the ear piece attchments and carry on to the lens frames ( like normal spectra 260 / flex 7 etc ). That way , it could n't fall off. Again just in black at first.

The newer ones came with the shorter strap ( again attached at the back of the ear piece ) new colours and the flexi rubber chin bits.

They do seem to have more of a tendancey to fog up though!! Even with the fan ( one of the guys has the fan , and still fogs ). Not just me that has found this. The whole team noticed it.

The ear piece rotated on all of the models. .

 

[Philip]

It was all of the proteus made before July 2001 that were recalled.

 

[Twisty]

The ear piece section wraps slightly more around your head. I have the old version and my ear section spins. My mate has the new version and between us thats the only difference we have noticed.

Twist

 

[Syd (NSPL)]

Yeh, we found that they tend to fog up every now and then. Something to do with the way they sit on your head - or maybe I've got a head shaped like a mutated melon???

Anyway, our whole team is going back to Flex7s - prefer em and more bounces (which is always good).

 

[John Molloy]

I went back to the Flex 7 for a differant reason, every time I caught a hit on the lower half of the lenz I ended up with a split lip from shell coming through the venting. Happened twice before I retired 'em. Thats also probably why they fog up easier.