Here is something I learned today about DIN plugs

[p_kos]

Then don't blame the DIN valves

I never blamed the valves, not sure where you got that.

 

[Diving Dubai]

I'm definitely guilty of not strapping my tanks down

NB. Dive bags not loaded - scooters and other paraphernalia that doesn't fit goes in the cab

This is the standard loadout for our weekend dive trips each month

 

[flymolo]

I'm definitely guilty of not strapping my tanks down

NB. Dive bags not loaded - scooters and other paraphernalia that doesn't fit goes in the cab

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This is the standard loadout for our weekend dive trips each month

You need to learn to say no when ppl ask for a ride

 

[Diving Dubai]

You need to learn to say no when ppl ask for a ride

LOL

That's just for my wife and I.

Be my guest to tell her no. I'll watch

 

[wnissen]

Been there, done that. Masking tape lasts less than a month before it hardens - Duct tape just becomes a sticky mess

But I'm not going to be defensive about delrin plugs its a personal choice.

Generic "masking tape" from the dollar bin, yes. But 3M blue masking tape is residue-free for months, even if I think they recommend removing it after two weeks. Or you can use gaff tape, much better removal characteristics than duct tape, though gaff tape is like $15 a roll.

 

[Bigbella]

In the "old days," scuba shops routinely covered the valve with some colored tape, usually with their logo, to indicate that they had been filled.

Wow, I had no idea that there was such Sturm and Drang over DIN plugs. Aside from an aforementioned electrolytic issue, years back, I have had no problems with the plugs, since well before the close of the twentieth century . . .

 

[flymolo]

Wow, I had no idea that there was such Sturm and Drang over DIN plugs.

Might I remind you this is the internet

 

[Storker]

In the "old days," scuba shops routinely covered the valve with some colored tape, usually with their logo, to indicate that they had been filled.

I still do. Cheap painter's tape if the fill is air, yellow/green electrical tape if the fill is nitrox. Use the tank, remove the tape. Filled and used tanks can be identified by a short glance, as can air fills and nitrox fills. If nitrox, there's a piece of painter's tape on the tank shoulder showing the %, the room temp pressure and the fill date.

I still analyze every tank when gearing up, though. And if the analysis is outside +/- some .2-.3% points from the numbers written on the tape, I don't dive that tank.

 

[txgoose]

I still analyze every tank when gearing up, though. And if the analysis is outside +/- some .2-.3% points from the numbers written on the tape, I don't dive that tank.

Why not dive it with the new info? No prejudice in the question. Just curious about your experiences.

 

[Edward3c]

Can you please recommend a convenient way to secure tanks in the back of a 2016 RAV4?

Use one of the tie down points to secure the cylinders with a strap.