Mounting the argon to the backplate inhibits the arm movements
necessary to connect and disconnect stage bottles, or to manipulate the
SPG.  Try this if you don't believe me.  Mounting the argon bottle on
the tanks is sufficiently streamlined if it is as far down the back
tanks as possible.  The other (most important) reason is to enable you
to remove the argon without assistance, in the event that you get
entangled or "keyed".  Getting to some sort of attachment system on the
plate edge behind your back is difficult if not altogether impossible.

-Sean


On Fri, 02 Jul 1999 01:11:20 -0600, Brian Nadwidny wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm wondering why, in the DIR system, the argon bottle is mounted on the
>tank and not to the backplate. It seems to me that it being mounted to the
>backplate would be a more streamlined position. 
>
>I've mounted my argon as per DIR but it sure seems to be "way out there",
>inviting too many bad things to happen to it that may be prevented by
>mounting it on the inside of the wing, right next to the backplate.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Brian
>Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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