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One major problem with the OMS Manifold, it uses o-rings on the face of the ends of the cross-over/isolator bar. If this description isn't clear, picture the end of a DIN regulator. There is an o-ring in the end of the DIN fitting that must seal against the inside of the valve or manifold on the tank. If the reg is not screwed firmly into the valve then the o-ring doesn't seal and the gas leaks out. Same with the OMS manifold. The crossover between the two tanks uses the same system to fit into the valves on top of each tank. If the tanks and valve are not perfectly aligned then the crossover will not seal. If the tanks are bumped (easy to do when moving 90 lb doubles around) then the seal can be broken and the gas leaks out. If the tanks, bands, and manifold are not exactly the right sizes then the crossover will not seal. This may not seem like a problem, but I have measured different Pressed Steel 104 cu ft tanks (from the same production year) and found 1" difference in the circumference. The Sea Elite uses two o-rings around the outside of the barrel of the crossover that fits into the valves on each end of the tanks. This allows more flexibility to fit on tanks of varying size and also has two o-rings to seal instead of one. A lot less likely to leak. At 10:53 AM 9/1/00 -0700, you wrote: > > >--- Harrison <harrison@ge*.co*> wrote: > >> I've heard that the Sea >> Elite has one >> that's worth purchasing. Any info would be great. >> >> Harrison > >I was about to ask this very question. I would like to hear a >compare and contrast on Halcyon's manifol versus OMS's. I know >OMS comes up with some crazy crap, but their manifold looks >gorgeous. > >Ryan McNabb > >===== > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ >-- >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'.
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