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Has anyone actually tested scubapro yoke valves. I could see treads on din getting damaged far quicker than a yoke. Even a small bang on a valve and you can’t get the inserts out. The force that would be needed the dislodged a pressurised yoke is going to damage any setup. I pump all my tanks to 250 bar and with yoke regs I never as much as blew an oring. As for compact and using din for side mount. When I switched to side mount I found the yoke knob a handy place to sling with the bungee to snug up the tank at times and I was able to use any tank irrespective of what valve it had. The argument for the knob sticking out is ridiculous as the tank is lower.
Exactly my experience. I have separat set for travel/single( yoke) and local/ double(din)This. Everything I have is DIN and has always been DIN, but the traveling and renting tanks or LOBs is a problem. I used the yoke converter for my regs for years, but was always annoyed by how long it made the first and how easy it was to hit your head on it. Eventually I bought the yoke bits and just flipped it back and forth for trips. That alleviates the long adapter problem, but still gets old after a few years. I eventually broke down and bought a separate reg for vacation/singles diving that just stays yoke.
1st stage is easily 1” closer to your head. Picures I snap 13 years ago.View attachment 678117
Not all detachable yokes are created alike; some are better and more compact than others
DIN, dammit, DIN, heh, heh, heh . . .
This is the newest one I have, but I'm sure the torque spec has not changed. It's very easy, the retainer o-ring is probably already installed on the retainer. Just remove the filter retainer, spring, and filter, then use a 7mm (I think) allen socket on your torque wrench, then re-install the filter, spring, filter retainer in that order. Don't have a long enough 7mm hex socket? Don't tell anyone, but I've installed these with a big allen key and some muscle. The torque spec in ft/lbs is around 22, it's not that tough to estimate. They need to be tight enough to not come loose, but not so tight as to damage the threads. The universal retainer has a shelf that prevents the splitting pressure that the older retainers could cause when severely over torqued, so there is some wiggle room. It's still best to use the torque wrench and hex socket.Could someone please take a picture of the schematic and torque specs that come with the current din conversion kit (square knob). I’m about to install one and want to ensure everything is here, in the right order and that I’m torquing appropriately! Thanks.