We had transmitters directly on the HP port for years, but recently added 6” hoses (which is when you need the spool). Stopped me from wincing every time I watched someone pick up the rig by the transmitter.
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Wow -- reason number one why I loathe many dive shops nowadays -- it's just this sort of crap; but a short hose and a spool sale is not enough fraud for them, and the shop is probably not selling enough vacations to Raja Ampat to keep their damn doors open. Cannot imagine why so many tank.Getting the run around, so I have come to the experts!
I stopped at a LDS today to purchase a hose for my Swift transmitter and was told 1.) it needs a valve (Schrader?), 2.) it should have been in my transmitter box (it was not), and 3.) they don’t sell them.
So … what´s the truth? If I want to mount it on a hose, do I need a value, what type, and where can I buy one? I appreciate the help!
She'd still need a spool.I suppose you could put it on a QD fitting and keep a QD-ed SPG in your dive bag in case the transmitter failed...
Yes, thanks. My thought was that I could wrap it around or bungee it to my LPI hose. It seemed quite simple to do, but the guy at the dive shop made it seem like a big deal. Knew I could get the right answer here.Funny that the dive shop didn't sell spools, I would kind of expect them all to do that. Oh well, at least you know what you need now.
If you don't like the the transmitter sticking out of the top of the reg, you might not like the SPG hose pointing that way either. Some divers like to put the transmitter on a very short hose (6" to 9", something like that). You could add in that little hose, bend it down, and bungee the transmitter to your BC, or to one of your other hoses. It also will make the transmitter look less like a valve handle, so might be less prone to being damaged if somebody else moves your stuff around on a boat.
Totally agree. What dive shop these days rejects business? Seemed a bit weird, but he stuck to it.Dive shop doesn't sell or have spools? I consider them disposable items. I add them to the DGX shopping list to hit the $100 free shipping. The little O-rings on them are hard enough to replace that I just toss the spool and put a new one in instead.
QD is a cool idea! Thanks. I'll see what I can dig up for that.I suppose you could put it on a QD fitting and keep a QD-ed SPG in your dive bag in case the transmitter failed...
Why bother? The transmitter just needs to be hand tight. If you have to swap it out for a hose/SPG(unlikely) all you need is a wrench to snug it down.QD is a cool idea! Thanks. I'll see what I can dig up for that.
True. And I do carry an adjustable wrench. Why make it extra complicated?Why bother? The transmitter just needs to be hand tight. If you have to swap it out for a hose/SPG(unlikely) all you need is a wrench to snug it down.