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List, regarding to DIN or yoke connections on stage bottles, which one is DIR? I've heard from a GUE instructor that DIN fittings are a no-no for stages, due to it's fragility to impact. Something that a shock would render the stage reg useless. Is there any truth in it? If affirmative, when diving with one stage only, should I go for yoke or stick to DIN (as my back gas regs are all DIN)? Regards Fabricio -----Mensagem original----- De: Andreas Nowotny <nowo11@gm*.ne*> Para: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Data: Quarta-feira, 29 de Março de 2000 05:29 Assunto: Re: DIN Fitting/A Clamp At 01:00 26.03.00 -0000, Paul Wright wrote: >With the current UK/USA/Europe slight antagonism taking place it would >be interesting to hear the views of the list members on the merits of DIN >against A Clamp (US Fitting for pillar valve/regulator attachment. One of the most important advantages of the DIN fitting is that the o-ring is on the first stage, not the bottle. Blown o-rings should really not happen this way. All in all, the DIN way seems to me more secure. The A-clamp is probably good enough for rec-diving, but I generally prefer the (subjective) feeling of that little extra security the DIN connections provide. Then again, I'm German and thus just used to it. Did use A-clamps on holiday though and had no problems either. Andy -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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