Attaching a Transmitter

[ScubaWithTurk]

Everyone seems to want to tell him how he SHOULD be doing it rather than helping him. I do not agree with running the tx on a hose as it is easily setup in SM right on the first stage but you do you.

Dive and let dive!

 

[JBFG]

Thanx for all the advises on my set up.

But I’m still curious as to where one would put air spools....

 

[broncobowsher]

The end of the hose won't seal to anything (gauge, transmitter, QD) without a spool. That I just how the end of the hose is made.

As for the QD to transmitter, one would have to look at the parts. If there is a swivel involved, like a regular gauge can swivel on the end of a hose, I would expect a spool. But if it just screws in solid, like a button gauge or a plug fits into a 1st stage, probably no spool. Check the O-ring and the mating surfaces.

 

[JohnnyC]

The spool location or its necessity would depend on the HP QD adapter.

 

[CuzzA]

Everyone seems to want to tell him how he SHOULD be doing it rather than helping him. I do not agree with running the tx on a hose as it is easily setup in SM right on the first stage but you do you.

Dive and let dive!

But you did just that.

 

[Bubbles McGee]

I just went air integrated and will be trying things out in just over a week. I put the transmitter right into the 1st stage. We'll see how it goes.

 

[MargaritaMike]

I've not used a QD fitting, but it would seem to me that you would need a spool on each side of the QD. But what do I know?

Cheers -

 

[CuzzA]

I've not used a QD fitting, but it would seem to me that you would need a spool on each side of the QD. But what do I know?

Cheers -

No, because the TX doesn't need a spool. It can screw directly into a first stage.

 

[MargaritaMike]

No, because the TX doesn't need a spool. It can screw directly into a first stage.

To put a transmitter on a hose, it needs a spool. I would think that if you connect a transmitter to one side of a QD you would need a spool. If you connect the QD to a hose, do you need a spool? I thought so, but what do I know?

Cheers -

Edit: Clarified my comment

 

[JackD342]

There may be exceptions, but in my experience I think the spool winds up wherever the swivel is. If a connection does not swivel, it probably does not require (or even allow) a spool. For Pelagic products the spool is between the hose and the female QD part. For Suunto QD the swivel is part of the QD mechanism, and no spool is required.