Anybody tried mini STA's?

[Pao]

I came across these:

Are they stable enough for use with Al 80's?
Thanks in advance.

 

[JohnnyC]

Yes. Just make sure you clock them right.

 

[happy-diver]

Cut and bent these in a vice then welded some allthread to the other side
and then come the washers and the wingnuts after the wing and the plate

Heaps of dives carrying a Faber 15L steel with a Faber 3L steel pony

Perfect

 

[a878bob]

They work great, using them for years.

 

[Jack Hammer]

I came across these:
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Are they stable enough for use with Al 80's?
Thanks in advance.

I've used them and keep a pair for travel, work great. I forget what they are actually for, some kind of stabilizers for old school doubles or independent doubles.

 

[Pao]

I've used them and keep a pair for travel, work great. I forget what they are actually for, some kind of stabilizers for old school doubles or independent doubles.

So they were not originally intended for single tanks?

 

[kablooey]

Another yes vote. I've used them on an ultralight travel BP/W with single cylinder, and they are stable.
Mine are identical to the ones in the OP photo, but unpainted stainless steel.

I also use a second alternate wing that has cam band slots, in which case I do not use the STAs, just the cam bands alone.
That's stable too.

 

[Jack Hammer]

So they were not originally intended for single tanks?

No, they are a stabilizer for doubles to keep them from moving around. I'm guessing bands got better and their not needed on modern sets. I got mine for single tank travel 10 years ago. Never actually seen them used on doubles

 

[rhwestfall]

Actually, those being discussed are a STA....

@Jack Hammer I believe is referencing these:

slightly different..... these shown are for doubles with a soft pack

 

[garyh]

Work fine unless u need the weight