Scubarus66
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I see people out the diving with Din 1st stage. I have notice some have their ports up or down... So is this a personal choice or is something wrong? Thanks
DIN up or down?
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fisheater
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Personal choice of which hose routing works best for that diver.
Personal choice for hose routing. You can do the same thing with a yoke first stage.
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A lot of divers don't spend time thinking about their kit configuration. Those that do will have a preference about how they set-up their regulators to have the 'cleanest' profile. The aim is to minimise the tangled mess of protruding hoses between the cylinder and the diver, whilst maintaining both freedom of movement and accessibility.
Due to variances in regulator design (primarily the location of ports), different regulators will have different optimum set-ups according to the diver's needs.
Due to variances in regulator design (primarily the location of ports), different regulators will have different optimum set-ups according to the diver's needs.
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claymore
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Some regs have a body that is 90 degrees to the tank connection and allow the reg to be installed in up or down position. In one direction the reg will have a shorter space from the tank connection and the end of the reg giving you a little more room for your head to tilt back.
If the reg has only 1 HP port then you are stuck with installing the reg with the HP port on the side you want your hose to run.
If the reg has only 1 HP port then you are stuck with installing the reg with the HP port on the side you want your hose to run.
Brewone0to
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Other than personal choice, there is no difference....to some.
For me i opted to put mine down, this position keeps my first stage from being the first piece to hit anything that the set-up may get run into.
Of course this was/is used by me because I choose to return from all my dives, so I tend to eliminate any possible failure points in my gear.
As for hose routing, they tend to be quite flexible and work well.
Several companies sell 45 & 90 degree fittings, but these days there are more flexible hoses for this.
For me i opted to put mine down, this position keeps my first stage from being the first piece to hit anything that the set-up may get run into.
Of course this was/is used by me because I choose to return from all my dives, so I tend to eliminate any possible failure points in my gear.
As for hose routing, they tend to be quite flexible and work well.
Several companies sell 45 & 90 degree fittings, but these days there are more flexible hoses for this.
Garth
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You definitely should put the din sideways.
Scared Silly
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My personal choice is to have the reg at precisely acos(sqrt(1/2)). Some guy on the internerd told that at any other position I would die. Or was asin(sqrt(-1/2))????? Damn now I am all confused again.
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