Go Din or go Yoke Adapter Question?

[rstofer]

Yup! That could be a problem. However, that is the valve that came with the tank and the manufacturer put it there. Good enough for me! That, and the "200 bar" thing is just slang and has no relationship to the valve outlet.

Try this: SCUBA Valves: Regulator Fittings, 200 vs 300 Bar FAQ and Cylinder Neck Threads - Dive Gear Express Paragraph 6 under "Frequently Asked Questions about 200 vs 300 Bar" gets into this!

Richard

 

[halocline]

Yup! That could be a problem. However, that is the valve that came with the tank and the manufacturer put it there. Good enough for me! That, and the "200 bar" thing is just slang and has no relationship to the valve outlet.

Richard

There is a difference between the 200 and 300 bar DIN valves. The 300 bar ones are deeper and capture more threads. This is so you can't put a 200 bar DIN fitting into a 300 bar valve. See, the Europeans are keeping us safe from ourselves.

The hysteria over yoke strength is a little delusional. Long before a yoke would break apart mid-dive, sending the 1st stage into your head like a large caliber bullet, the o-ring would extrude and allow air to ferociously leak out of the tank. Still not a good situation to be in if it somehow happened at some depth, but not nearly as exciting as being decapitated.

I've seen the earliest SP MK5 yoke handle 3000 PSI, and my DAAM yoke, which has been bent and straightened, handles it as well. These yokes have what looks to be about half the strength of modern yokes.

 

[Saltybeer]

This is a great thread!

I have just spent a week using my S/Pro Mk 17 for first time - I had it with a yoke...and spent much of my week diving changing inserts into the tank as not all the (Sherwood?) tank inserts seemed to fit well. Then there was the burst O ring moment 10 seconds before I was going to jump on a drift dive...

Suffice to say, that now I'm back in the UK I have today switched to a DIN (300 bar) fitting and also purchased the lightweight DIN-yoke adaptor.

I dont think the DIN-yoke adaptor is any more bulky than my original yoke version, and it seems lighter, so I think this must be the way to go...

In passing, do most people continue to use the original dust cap that is attached to the reg, or buy a purpose made DIN cover that I see they sell?

Hopefully less to worry about on my next trip!

 

[maged_mmh]

I use a stainless steel DIN cover