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Trey wrote: We no longer encourage >underwater reg switching even on deco gas an intentional plan for the >last several years. Does this mean even in a reg failure or blown hose? >The funny thing about yoke is that it is easy to change underwater - but >then you get a lot of chances to do so. I use yoke on my stages and they are easy to change underwater, had an=20 o-ring on the hose at the second stage blow last year at 70 ft after a=20 400ft dive. It was easy to change underwater with the help of my buddy and= =20 support diver. Another diver blow his o-ring on the din reg after another 400ft dive and=20 had a hard time changing it, but he was also a CF of gear and I was not=20 given all the details cause they get tired of me rubbing it in their nose. > DIN does not provide that >entertainment. > >However, the fact is that theoreticly , they should both be the same vis >a vis the o-ring. On the fragility issue, it is the knob that is your >risk, not the DIN. Break the knob and you can't turn it on. If you are >using a reg that has a thin DIN tube, and you were to hit it hard enough >against something, it would indeed break, but that is more likely to >occur on land than in the water. > >In real life, the rocking of the yoke reg under pressure againt the >non-captured o-ring is what shaves the ring and breaks it, and the thing >that wears the ring out so fast is that the reg constantly twists >against it under pressure, whereas the DIN ring does not get that kind >of play due to the nature of DIN. The "capturing" of the o-ring is >insignificant otherwise. > >If I were buying , I would buy DIN. > >Fabricio Rosas Tariki wrote: > > > > 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=20 > render > > the stage reg useless. Is there any truth in it? If affirmative, when=20 > 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 Mar=E7o 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'. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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