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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 95 08:42:00 PST
From: Alex Varouxis <alex1@ac*.di*.ne*>
To: "George M. Irvine III" <gmiiii@in*.co*>
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: RE: Captured O'rings
Agreed

Have a good holiday
Regards Alex
>
> you are right about the "capture" aspect. I think what 
>people are experiencing, and the reason I prefer the D.I.N. myself,
>is that the o-rings spend more time "protected" , being that they 
>are on the reg rather than the tank side, and as such are either in
>play, or are covered up. On the other hand, you can more easily 
>change a failed yoke o-ring by flipping it or if you carry spares,
>which I do on my yoke arrangements. Some DIN's have an extra o-ring
>in the middle seciton, like the USD, which fails quite reugularly,
>wheras the "natural" DIN's do not. The nice thing about a DIN o-ring
>failure is that it is usually more of an annoyance than a complete
>loss , as it is with the yoke, as the pieces do not get blown out.
>As far as ability to withstand pressure, either is fine. - G
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