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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 15:21:50 -0500
Subject: Re: DIN on pony.
From: Jim Cobb <ir002538@po*.in*.co*>
To: "Tech Diver" <techdiver@terra.net>
Well, if the threads match, I'd say go for it.

What they fill a tank to is determined by what's stamped on the tank, not 
what kind of valve it has. On the other hand, the dive shop usually has 9 
whips with yoke and 1 with DIN, so this might slow you up on the fills.

>Hey folks....
>I was wondering if the are any major obstacles (thread, regulatory or
>otherwise) to putting a DIN 300BAR valve on a 300PSI aluminum pony.  My
>regs are all DIN, and I have been butt-mounting a yoke-style 13cf pony
>under my twin HP80's, with an adapter - very successfully, but...  I
>already have a lonely DIN valve with no tank.  Being able to throw that on
>a pony cylinder would a) make my life easier (cheaper!) b) make me happier
>about 0-ring reliability, and c) clean up my rig a little.

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