DIN or yoke on personal compressors

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RayC - 27 Dec 2005 19:31 GMT

I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive
industry. But I am guessing that divers that own compressors
are a bit more "hard core" than us average diver types and
perhaps have moved on to DIN as well.

I need to solicit a little help. I am in the process of
importing a few personal sized compressors and they can come
to me in either 300 bar DIN or yoke filler. What is the
filler on your compressor?

Thanks,

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Popeye - 27 Dec 2005 19:48 GMT

>I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive industry. But I
>am guessing that divers that own compressors are a bit more "hard core"
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>
> Thanks,

FYI, related but not answering your question,

My relatively high volume LDS is 100% DIN (mebbe 9 whips) with a few yoke
adapters for the commoners.

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Scott - 27 Dec 2005 19:50 GMT

> I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive
> industry. But I am guessing that divers that own compressors
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> Thanks,

Check yer e-mail.

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Cpt. Dale Bennett - 27 Dec 2005 20:46 GMT

Ray,

I have two 300 bar DIN and one yoke whips. If I had only one, it would be
DIN.

>I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive industry. But I
>am guessing that divers that own compressors are a bit more "hard core"
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>
> Thanks,

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bunny - 27 Dec 2005 23:35 GMT

It's easier to put a DIN adapter on a yoke valve than the other way around.
And DIN adapters are fairly cheap (@$25.00)

> I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive
> industry. But I am guessing that divers that own compressors
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Jammer Six - 28 Dec 2005 09:29 GMT

> What is the
> filler on your compressor?

DIN.

A DIN fillwhip can fill a yoke tank with an adapter, but not vice versa.

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mike gray - 28 Dec 2005 14:22 GMT

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> A DIN fillwhip can fill a yoke tank with an adapter, but not vice versa.

Perhaps true on the left coast, but most fill whips on the east
coast are yoke, with adapters used for DIN valves.

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Lee Bell - 28 Dec 2005 15:32 GMT

>> What is the
>> filler on your compressor?
>
> DIN.
>
> A DIN fillwhip can fill a yoke tank with an adapter, but not vice versa.

Actually, no. You can adapt a DIN regulator for a yoke valve but not visa
versa, but you can adapt a fill whip either way. Regardless, I agree with
your choice. DIN is the way to go. The adapter is considerably easier to
use and more reliable than the ones that go the other way.

As each of my tanks is emptied, they're being converted to 232 bar DIN
valves with the A clamp adapter slugs, allowing them to be used with any of
my regulators. I got a very good deal on the valves from a shop that sets
up a lot of manifolded twins. My usual regulator is 300 bar DIN, but all
the rest of mine are A clamp. It's cheaper and easier to adapt the valves
to the regulators than to convert all my regulators.

Lee

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Matthias Voss - 28 Dec 2005 18:02 GMT

> >> What is the
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> Actually, no. You can adapt a DIN regulator for a yoke valve but not visa
> versa,

There is a device we call "cube adaptor". It mirrors a yoke
valve ( that's the cube) attached to a pivoting cylinder (
secured by a pin in a groove) which ends in the DIN rigging.
In German it is called "Würfel-Adapter".

Greets,

Matthias

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Jammer Six - 29 Dec 2005 11:15 GMT

> > Actually, no. You can adapt a DIN regulator for a yoke valve but not visa
> > versa,
>
> There is a device we call "cube adaptor".

I'm going back to talking about main battle tanks.

I actually KNOW something about them.

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RayC - 30 Dec 2005 06:31 GMT

Thanks for all that gave feedback ... both here and in
emails. It seems that everyone that actually owns their own
compressor has DIN so that is how I will order all my
compressors. Yoke filler valves are cheap enough through
local vendors.

Oh, and for those that suggested that I post stuff here
about the compressors ... nope! I can see answering
questions, but blatant advertising would get me more bad
feedback than I am ready to answer.

When I am ready to post something, I will put it in
rec.scuba.marketplace. But thanks anyway for the support!

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Nick.T - 31 Dec 2005 00:27 GMT

G'day,

Having worked in a dive shop, I would say you would need a din fitting and
then put a din to yoke converter that simply screws on to the din fitting in
case you ever will need a yoke connection. This will give you both options
and I would garantee that your dive budds would be coming to you with yoke
tanks as my mates do.

Caution, just because you have a DIN fitting on a tank doesn't mean the tank
can support 300Bar working presure. Check the neck of the tank for it's
working presure which will be lower than it's test presure also listed on
the neck. Over presuring your tank will reduce it's life dramaticly and
introduces some safety issues.

DIN fittings have been increasing in popularity in Victoria given the amount
of technical diving that we are exposed to.

Nick. T

>I know that yoke is the predominant style tank in the dive industry. But I
>am guessing that divers that own compressors are a bit more "hard core"
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>
> Thanks,

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