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From: <TecMaster@ao*.co*>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 17:54:57 -0400
To: njs@sc*.ma*.co*, bernie@in*.ne*
cc: techdiver@terra.net, KEN@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*
Subject: Re: reply to Ken Sallot re: DIN/scooter crash

In a message dated 95-09-24 23:55:47 EDT, njs@sc*.ma*.co* (Nick Simicich)
writes:

>Perhaps the morally equivalent test is to drop the tank out of a tank 
>rack, onto the deck of a dive boat.  I suspect that this test is repeated 
>hundreds of times per day, on various dive boats around the country.  
>
>I have seen this short burst push bend yoke screws without dislodging the 
>O-Ring and dislodge the O-Ring without bending the yoke screw.
>
>I've never seen this particular test applied to a Din fitting (except for 
>one, with a yoke adapter attached).
>
>

I  have replaced three Poseidon DIN wheel connectors this year that have
"sheared"  off the first stage when the tank fell out of the rack and onto
the boat deck.  Sorry, no  video tape of this.

Raimo.

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