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Actually, steel tanks are safer and longer lasting than aluminum tanks, provided, as you said, that you take care of them. I have 2 steel tanks from the early 70's that just passed hydro.Jeddah Aquanaut:That's what I do. My reg's DIN, but I always have my trusty dusty adapter handy. After almost more than 200 dives almost exclusively with DIN, I am sold on it, as well as steel HP tanks (my Poseidon HP tanks naturally have DIN fittings). I also have two LP steel Aqua Lungs (U.K. manufacture) that I adore to no end. If you take proper care of steel tanks, they're just as safe and long-lasting as Aluminium. The problem might be that for rec diving outfits, it's cheaper to use Aluminium because they stand up to more abuse (ie. water getting in when people suck them dry) than steel, but if you do it right, they're fine. I love DIN. You all can use your sedan, and while I might keep one in the garage if needed, I prefer the Sherman tank (M4A3E8 is nice). I don't know if that analogy is apt, but since it's being used here, I'll stay with it. I don't necessarily agree with everything that Europeans do, but DIN is one of them. You don't have to be a hard core tech diver to prefer DIN. Anyway, I'm not a hardcore anything, nor do I have 2,000 dives or 5,000 postings. However, that's my 2 PSI, for what it's worth.
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ShakaZulu:Where can I buy a Sherman tank????
Don't bother trying. They are as hard to find as PST 130's.ShakaZulu:Where can I buy a Sherman tank????
LoCz:Ok iv read alot about diving in the last few weeks and one of the recurring themes seems to be that DIN fittings are far superior to yoke fittings. Then why does the yoke remain in use in the USA if it is inferior? Here in the UK the vast majority of divers use DIN.
Could i get some advice on whether to but a yoke regulator or a DIN. Bearing in mind i will be diving in england only for about the next year but then i will be moving onto Florida to train as an instructor and from there who knows.
Are DIN to yoke converters safe or are there any problems associated with such adapters?