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I have been making different length manifold center sections for people that are using small diameter tanks. I just don't want to buy additional modular valves from manufacturers that are interchangable with the ones that I already have.
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Ron Schroeder
Former Commercial Diver, now Lazy Diver
The Asian manifolds often simply copy the most popular manifold, which is the Thermo. That is why you see so many manifolds that will use the Thermo parts. I would remind you that NO manufacturers recommends using anyone elses parts in their manifold, but often the parts will be the same in fit and function.
I have been making different length manifold center sections for people that are using small diameter tanks. I just don't want to buy additional modular valves from manufacturers that are interchangable with the ones that I already have.
Dive Rite now has a stock item (VA3003-200) that is a short crossbar for smaller cylinders.
The DiveRite is not even close to short enough for most of these applications. It's still about 7 3/4" center to center. Thermo makes a non isolator crossover for 7.28" center to center but it's too wide also.
I am well aware of the risk of interchanging "clone" parts but it seems that some of these manifolds come off of the same assembly line and just get different brand stickers and boxes at the end of the line.
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Ron Schroeder
Former Commercial Diver, now Lazy Diver
What tanks and which bands are your trying to double up?
The diverite crossbar is intended for lp45s and AL40s, how much smaller of a tank do you have and why? Or are you using small tanks with a different set of bands which are closer together.
The DiveRite is not even close to short enough for most of these applications. It's still about 7 3/4" center to center. Thermo makes a non isolator crossover for 7.28" center to center but it's too wide also.
I am well aware of the risk of interchanging "clone" parts but it seems that some of these manifolds come off of the same assembly line and just get different brand stickers and boxes at the end of the line.
You are correct about many coming from the same productions lines. Many of the technical diving supply companies us the manifolds from ODT. In that case, they are identical. This ODT manifold is also an internal copy of the Thermo.
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