...I'm only looking for a manifold and tank bands that I could travel with and use with rental tanks to build a set of doubles on location in warm water dive destinations.
Does such a thing even exist? Suggestions?
thx,...
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According to your description I would assume that a "Solid Bar yoke" or as previously called a "Pig tail"-I have not consulted the current catalogs but would probably place a bet that they are no longer produced or marketed.
They were produced for about 50 years by most diving manufactures and should be avaliable on the used market.
The "solid Bar yoke" is just that a solid bar that connects two cylinders with a very solid bar with a gas outlet in the middle. It is made for the smaller tank configurations and will mate perfectly.
The "Pig tail" has the same configuration but with a twist in the connection assembly which allows for expansion and contraction and mating with just about any size cylinder.
My choice would be the Pig tail and bands.
Source; older dive shops, like the one in Mesa, (Gene will know what you are describing) E bay, and suggest that you advertise in
www.vintagedoublehose.com or my son, SDM,IV who currently an ER doctor residing Kingman and had a supply of them.
Bands--E bay or vintage double hose. As I recall, some one on that board was making SS band and retro basket harnesses
good luck with you pictures!
SAM MILLER, California