DIN vs YOKE (USA)?

[Nemrod]

However, the knob on the yoke is a definite entanglement hazard. I was co-teaching a class in the Keys, and my co-instructor used yoke. We were on the Speigle and a single line snagged that knob. He was doing a nice gentle frog kick, which soon morphed into a rather aggressive one. That soon gave way to an intense flutter, which was about to morph into I don't know what, but I had finally gotten over to him and cut the snag with my z-knife. ZOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

I took my new camera system into the scuba center's pool to do some testing. I was the only one there and the manager asked if he could put the cleaning robot in while I played. I said sure. Figuring it would be good subject along with all of my macro critters. I was intent upon my critters and not minding to anything else when I felt a tug. Then a steady pull. Since my hands were on the camera and I am loath to release my camera as many may know I was being pulled about helplessly by the robot. I finally managed to place my camera down and assault the robot whose hose was wrapped around my Mark 11 yoke knob. Actually, it popped free of it's own accord but it was funny.

Again, for those who can make fires by beating rocks together, most companies offer DIN as a conversion kit cheap enough and compared to a yoke adapter is the real thing and the price Delta is minimal. Purchase the yoke version first stage, buy the DIN kit, now you have both or just buy two first stages:

 

[Scared Silly]

Some of the inserts were so tightly fixed we could not remove them, and there was a lot of changing of tanks with other divers who had taken tanks with easily removable inserts. To me this is just a sign of poor maintenance of the dive operator.

I am not sure I would say it is poor maintenance just a fact of heavy usage as yoke and not DIN.

The dive op could "solve" this issue by making the fill station only DIN whips. But then the fillers would complain that they have to take the plug out each time. Thus dive op has a fill station with yoke and DIN whips. Or require that once a week all of the plugs are removed and reinstalled. But practice will fall by the way side as someone will forget.

 

[boulderjohn]

The dive op could "solve" this issue by making the fill station only DIN whips. But then the fillers would complain that they have to take the plug out each time.

It is more than just removing the plugs.

Modern yoke fill whip connectors attach almost instantly. DIN takes a l o n g time. If you have a number of tanks to do, the time difference between yoke and DIN is huge.

 

[Nemrod]

Must be quite the strong robot. Or you don't weigh much. All the ones I know of can be held in one place by merely grasping the hose with a few fingers.

You understand I was exaggerating? The point was that the hose was wrapped about the yoke knob and I could not immediately release it with camera in hand. I was agreeing with prior posts that the yoke knob can present a potential entanglement hazard.

The robot was capable of climbing the walls of the pool. It had climbed up and when it descended the hose grabbed my yoke knob and the weight of the unit and hose and it's descending momentum as much as anything is what pulled me along as it descended. In the second photo you can see the hose loop formed as the robot climbs the sides, to the far left. That is what grabbed me.

You know, it is really not needed to be 100% on fire all the time .

 

[NauticalNick]

All you poor schmucks with DIN. Fiddling with your first stage while with my TFX 4x Yoke I'm already in the water

 

[RIHappyDiver]

All you poor schmucks with DIN. Fiddling with your first stage while with my TFX 4x Yoke I'm already in the water

Not sure who you’ve been diving with, but my DIN goes on about the same speed as my yoke. Also, less like to have an o-ring problem when using a rental tank.

Erik

 

[Divin'Papaw]

All you poor schmucks with DIN. Fiddling with your first stage while with my TFX 4x Yoke I'm already in the water

All you poor schmucks with Yoke. Fiddling with a leak because of a wonkey o-ring while with my DIN reg I'm already in the water!

 

[NauticalNick]

Not sure who you’ve been diving with, but my DIN goes on about the same speed as my yoke. Also, less like to have an o-ring problem when using a rental tank.

Erik

4x Yoke! 1 turn and I am done!

 

[RIHappyDiver]

4x Yoke! 1 turn and I am done!

Ok, just looked it up and, for that kind of money, it should put itself on the tank, as well as open its own valve. Not to mention analyze your gas for you.

But, to each their own.

Erik

 

[RIHappyDiver]

4x Yoke! 1 turn and I am done!

By the way, that means it has nothing to do with DIN v yoke, since your buddies with yokes are still fiddling with their first stage, as well.