Adapter for Yoke Reg. & DIN Tanks???

[stnole]

I have a LDS that has steel 108s they rent out. I would like to use them but they are DIN & my reg. is yoke. I searched and saw posts for adapters that convert DIN regs to yoke tanks, but can you do the opposite?
Thanks

[BouzoukiJoe]

It might depend on whether the DIN is 300 bar or 232 bar (7 threads or 5 threads). I have plugs that fit 232 bar outlets that convert it to a yoke. I know of no such animal for 300 bar DIN.

[BSea]

Originally Posted by stnole

I have a LDS that has steel 108s they rent out. I would like to use them but they are DIN & my reg. is yoke. I searched and saw posts for adapters that convert DIN regs to yoke tanks, but can you do the opposite?
Thanks

Not really. There is an adapter for filling din tanks when the suppl.y line is yoke, but I never heard of anyone using it for a reg. In fact I looked this 1 up, and it says "suitable for filling only".

[DivingCRNA]

Why would you do that? If you need a 108, odds are you might be going to places you would rather have DIN regs....

Going deep? Or is you SAC really bad?

A bigger tank is not the answer to your SAC....

[danielh03]

AH, you have found it! the perfect excuse to buy a new reg!!!!

[CODMAN]

Contact your reg manufacturer. Chances are they make something for that, unless they choose to ignore the whole European market...

Cheers!

Originally Posted by stnole

I have a LDS that has steel 108s they rent out. I would like to use them but they are DIN & my reg. is yoke. I searched and saw posts for adapters that convert DIN regs to yoke tanks, but can you do the opposite?
Thanks

[BSea]

Originally Posted by CODMAN

Contact your reg manufacturer. Chances are they make something for that, unless they choose to ignore the whole European market...

Cheers!

The problem is that 300 bar valves are to deep at the opening. Many yokes won't fit over them. That's probably why you don't see inserts made for 300 bar valves.

[skdvr]

You can alway convert your 1st stage to a DIN and they buy an adapter to go from DIN to YOKE. I just changed out one of my regs that was a YOKE and made it a DIN and it took me about 5 min. Very easy...

Other options as mentioned above is that if the DIN valve that is on the tanks is a 232 bar DIN then you can get an insert for it that you screw in and then you can use your YOKE reg on it. Chances are though that it is a 300 bar valve and there is no way to use a YOKE on that.

There is no adapter to go from YOKE to DIN. All you can do is change it to DIN and then adapt to YOKE if you want.

Originally Posted by DivingCRNA

Why would you do that? If you need a 108, odds are you might be going to places you would rather have DIN regs....

Going deep? Or is you SAC really bad?

A bigger tank is not the answer to your SAC....

I do not see anything wrong with going with a bigger tank if it makes you feel better or if you can get the use out of it. If the buddies you are diving with are using bigger tanks and you do not want to cut the dive short becuase you are the only one with an 80. If you are going deep and your buddies are using 80's maybe you just want a little extra just incase he needs it or a buddy needs it. Even if you SAC rate is not good, it takes time and practice to improve your SAC so for the time being you could be using a bigger tank so you do not have to cut dives short, and then as your SAC improves you can go back down to 80's or get your buddies to go up to 108's.

I have a pretty good SAC and dive a 130 and I love it because with my normal buddy I can get 2 dives off of it, and with other buddies with the same or better SAC I just have a little more reserve in my tank after the dive.

Just my .02

Phil

[in_cavediver]

Originally Posted by DivingCRNA

Why would you do that? If you need a 108, odds are you might be going to places you would rather have DIN regs....

Going deep? Or is you SAC really bad?

A bigger tank is not the answer to your SAC....

The other option is someone who wants to maintain a good RB reserve. Just because you have 108cft doesn't mean you always plan to use it.

[ScaredSilly]

Folks have given you most of the answers but here it is distilled down.

Tank side -

If the valve is a 200 bar valve (ie. 5 threads) there is a plug that can typically be placed into it so that it can be used with yoke regs. This is your best option to ask about.

A 300 bar valve has 7 threads as is deeper as such most yokes will not fit over them.

Reg side -

1) Remove the yoke and yoke nut and screw in a Yoke - to - DIN adapter.

2) Remove the yoke, yoke nut, and the inlet face and convert it completely to DIN.

1) may not possible because the yoke nut and inlet face are the same piece.

2) may not possible because the inlet face may not be removable.

But one of the two should be possible.