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| Originally Posted by Bardo Which is why a barrel-style manifold (ie. AGIR, Halcyon, Scubatec etc) is preferable to a facing o-ring style (ie. MDE) as the manifold can take a 'whack' without affecting the integrity of the manifold as it'll simply turn as it obsorbs the energy from the impact. That said, you'd have to whack it pretty damned hard which isn't unheard of if you're scootering... |
I think that if you were to hit something then the protruding knob would hit first and roll back as mentioned but on an un-isolated manifold there is no knob to catch and therefore wouldn't get as damaged i have seen a barrel O ring set up fail when caught up in a net where the barrel turns forcing the seals break
Graham