Sherwood Avid BC Tank Strap Brackets Failed

[Fastmarc]

Avid BC / Broken strap holder (lower)
Don’t know if I linked this correctly but if not you can search it by the first line. This issue is all to do with outsourcing for max profit.

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[Jonny Wishbone]

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Yeah I seem to work my dive computers better than personal computers. Can you school me on how to link post from another thread?

 

[Fastmarc]

Yeah I seem to work my dive computers better than personal computers. Can you school me on how to link post from another thread?

Quickest way would probably be to click the link, copy the URL then post it here.

 

[Jonny Wishbone]

Avid BC / Broken strap holder (lower)

 

[Fastmarc]

Avid BC / Broken strap holder (lower)

Still no link. Thanks for trying though.

 

[iamrushman]

Sherwood Avid tank band breaks loose

 

[Frank Scheidell]

I found a generic stainless backplane on Amazon for less than $35. I get it tomorrow. I will let you know how it works out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOZIAFM/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_XR0PDb7RSEWVW

Anyone else experienced BOTH of their Avid bc tank strap 'brackets' (hard plastic composition material) making a clean and sudden break from the back of vest? Both of mine broke this weekend as I was entering water for a shore dive. Tank swung to side pulling 2nd stage from my mouth. I was on surface thankfully but the strap breaks are a serious issue. Looks as though the material failed. I only have 178 dives on this bc. I believe its a 2012 or thereabouts model.

 

[elliselectric]

Fixed my avid using 0.85 cent sheet of aluminum, cut out oval holes to match straps and then sliced the bc backplate to match and placed aluminum backplate up against bc backplate and threaded straps through holes. Works like a charm.

 

[bobfmdc]

Fixed my avid using 0.85 cent sheet of aluminum, cut out oval holes to match straps and then sliced the bc backplate to match and placed aluminum backplate up against bc backplate and threaded straps through holes. Works like a charm.

Definitely better than the original. Why didn't Sherwood think of that instead of denying the problem existed?

 

[iamrushman]

Fixed my avid using 0.85 cent sheet of aluminum, cut out oval holes to match straps and then sliced the bc backplate to match and placed aluminum backplate up against bc backplate and threaded straps through holes. Works like a charm.

good work and well done.....out of curiosity , how long and how many dives did you have before the problem occurred?