Shearwater Transmitter Hitting Tank

[SeanW]

Does anyone run into this issue? My shearwater swift transmitters hit the tank shoulder and I would have to angle the first stage for them to not make contact.

 

[Manatee Diver]

On AL tanks you have to angle it slightly.

 

[SeanW]

On AL tanks you have to angle it slightly.

Seems like a suboptimal solution but one I might have to put up with

 

[rongoodman]

Rotate the regulator.

 

[tursiops]

On AL tanks you have to angle it slightly.

Depends on what the first stage is.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Seems like a suboptimal solution but one I might have to put up with

You can run it on a short hose if you want, but now it is farther back and more likely to have issues reading. Nearly everyone I know angles it on AL tanks.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Depends on what the first stage is.

I suppose you can buy another first stage, but I assumed he wouldn't want to buy a new first stage.

 

[DirtFish]

I run all of mine on a 6" hose for primary, stage bottles and deco bottles. Have never had a problem with them.

 

[tursiops]

I suppose you can buy another first stage, but I assumed he wouldn't want to buy a new first stage.

I also have a Deep6, like the OP, but he has his reg mounted sideways. Mine is up and down.

 

[Manatee Diver]

I also have a Deep6, like the OP, but he has his reg mounted sideways. Mine is up and down.

And now the transmitters is sticking out into your arm pit or outside where it can get tangled with your bungees. Also that doesn't really position the ports where the hoses route the best.

You realize that this post is in the SM forum right? That is the proper way to mount a reg on a SM bottle.