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On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, rwright@is*.ne* wrote:
>
>Stephen,
>
>Up until this point I was going to get the Dive Rite Manifold  but,
>I was told that the DIN adapters did not screw all the way in on a Dive Rite. 
>Since I have no personal experience with either I though I should solicit 
>some other opinions. Have you experienced this?
>
>
    What you mean is that a standard din fill block will not go all
    the way into a 200 bar manifold. Cut the tip off. They also make
    a 300 bar, and they make a little fill plug/adaptor for yoke . = G




>Thanks,
>
>Bob Wright
>rwright@is*.ne*
>http://www.iserv.net:80/~rwright
>
>> I had the same choice last year. I went with the Dive-Rite for the
>> following reasons:
>> 
>>   The Dive-Rite uses O-ring seals, the Sherwood has seals that are
>>     more like a gasket. Some people have had trouble with the 
>>     Sherwood leaking if the tanks are lifted by the manifold.
>> 
>>   The Dive-Rite points the regs perpendicular to the tank, the
>>     the Sherwood points them up at about 45 degrees. The Dive-Rite
>>     gives me a more compact setup.
>> 
>>   The Dive-Rite is a modular system. If you want you can get caps
>>     and H-valve adapters to use your tanks as singles. (this is not
>>     a feature I use but it struck me as a good idea)
>> 
>> I've got about 40 dives on my Dive-Rite with no problems. I would (will)
>> buy another one.
>> 
>> Stephen Galperin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >Looking for some input on a which type of manifold.
>> 
>>>I have the ability to purchase either a Dive-Rite manifold of a 
>>>Sherwood mainofold at a very good price.  I have been getting a lot 
>>>of advice from people who really don't use them so Iam would 
>>>appreciate some specific pro's and con's of each from those of you 
>>>who have actual experience with them.
>> 
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