I guess you want to bring a portable compressor for after you change the burst diskNWGratefulDiver:That assumes that you're inclined to make a field replacement of a burst disk (or that you don't trust your LDS to have the appropriate tool).
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I guess you want to bring a portable compressor for after you change the burst diskNWGratefulDiver:That assumes that you're inclined to make a field replacement of a burst disk (or that you don't trust your LDS to have the appropriate tool).
Well... because DR manifolds are just fine?AquaHump:why doubt him now.
Well, no ... but I have been out on boats with on-board compressors. Most live-aboards have them, for example ...wedivebc:I guess you want to bring a portable compressor for after you change the burst disk
Of course, didn't think of that. I have never seen a burst disk changed other than routine maintenance.NWGratefulDiver:Well, no ... but I have been out on boats with on-board compressors. Most live-aboards have them, for example ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
made from Brass and has dual "O" rings. good stuff, those DR manifolds are..mstudley:but.... why?
NWGratefulDiver:There is only one reason I know of not to get a Dive Rite manifold ... and it's an easily addressable situation.
That has to do with the accessibility of the burst disks. With other manifolds, the burst disks can be accessed/changed with a standard box wrench. With DR manifolds, they are recessed inside a housing that requires the use of a nut driver or socket ... and many standard ones are too thick to fit inside the housing, so you have to go "shopping" for the right tool and keep it in your Save-a-Dive kit.
That assumes that you're inclined to make a field replacement of a burst disk (or that you don't trust your LDS to have the appropriate tool).
Otherwise, the DR manifold seems like a pretty good piece of gear to me ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
I dont' know, actually.mstudley:So wait, are DR manifolds in fact made by Thermo?
I don't know. There are some distinct similarities bewteen DiveRite and Thermo valves (double barrel o-rings on the isolation bar) but also some significant differences (handles) between them. Who makes them is, perhaps, less important than they aren't identical.mstudley:So wait, are DR manifolds in fact made by Thermo?