What is a STA?

[SPEEDSTER]

Another simple ?? for someone new to b/p/wing setups: What is a STA? Here's another: is the transpac II considered a harness that you can add a b/p/wings to? Thanks, Mike

 

[Blargh]

NO idea about the transpac.

An STA is a Single Tank Adapter. A little something that bolts to a bp on one side and grabs a tank on the other.

 

[roakey]

Here's a picture of an STA:

http://www.extreme-exposure.com/images/sta2000.jpg

It bolts onto your backplate and then holds the cylinder. The picture only shows one of two tank straps.

Some backplate setups don't require an STA, like:

http://www.extreme-exposure.com/images/halcyon_pioneer36_02.jpg

The straps run through slots in the backplate, and the wing has rods in it to center the cylinder on top of the backplate's "dorsal."

Roak

 

[large_diver]

One more comment...because I know this was confusing to me at first.....

The reason behind the STA is that for double tanks, you simply bolt the backplate right to the tank bands (metal bands that hold the doubles together....
http://www.fifthd.com/h2oadventuregear/tek/tanks.html

.....for a single tank, you need a way to connect the tank to the BP.....thus the STA or the wing shown on Roakey's link.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Originally posted by SPEEDSTER
Another simple ?? for someone new to b/p/wing setups: What is a STA? Here's another: is the transpac II considered a harness that you can add a b/p/wings to? Thanks, Mike

Others have answered the STA question...
The Transpac is what you use instead of the backplate and harness - it is designed to accomodate either doubles or singles as is, and can be fitted with several different sizes and styles of wings. No STA is required with the Transpac.
Rick

 

[SPEEDSTER]

thanks for all the info, especially the links. I get it, *light bulb* now I can continue to learn from the posts with 'STA' in it.

-Mike