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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 23:33:43 -0800
From: eschmidt@pu*.br*.fl*.us* (Erik Schmidt)
Organization: Public Defender's Office, 18th Circuit
To: Steve Lindblom <s_lindblom@ma*.co*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Single tank backplate adaptors?
OMS makes one that's pretty sturdy.  I use it whenever I dive single cylinders
and have never had any problems.  It's stainless and weighs about 4 lbs.  Dual
cam bands are included.  I don't experience any slop or shift or anything with
mine.  I would say call OMS and ask for the dealer nearest you.  Remember that
it is OMS though... I seem to remember that it was expensive...


Steve Lindblom wrote:

> I've been thinking it would be nice to have a single tank adaptor for my
> backplate, and would be interested in any comments or advice - there are no
> shops that carry them up this way, so I have never seen one in the flesh,
> let alone had a chance to try one. Looking at the pictures, though,, I
> don't see how they could be very rigid - most of them appear to strap the
> tank to a \_/ shaped SS channel, then bolt this channel to the backplate.
> But considering the size of the bolts and the contact patch, and the fact
> that the wings and grommets are in between. it doesn't seem this would be
> very rigid, expecially with a big tank.
>
> Also, someone mentioned here a  while back there was an easy way to make
> the adaptor out of plastic pipe, but going through the archives I haven't
> been able to find anything about it.
>
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