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I've had my heart set on some of these bands for my recently arrived (though as yet unseen) twin 10s and I've just had a troubling thought. I'm pretty sure that my man at the dive shop has ordered me MDE valves on each of the cylinders as I eventually intend to try them as a manifolded set.
Presumably therefore, MDE valves mean that you must use an MDE manifold - something that I had thought to be a well-known, reliable and safe product. Right, no problems there then. Only thing is though, that I was positive that I'd read about about Highland bands being used in conjunction with MDE manifolded tanks by someone(s); yet I can't MDE on the compatibility chart of the only-just-seen-it Highland website!!
Perhaps I'm being paranoid as, prior to reading about "the anatomyof a tank band", I'd certainly never thought there could be so much to them! Or, more importantly, so much that could go awry if you don't use the correct ones. Observe:http://www.highland-millwork.com/products/doubleband/anatomy/anatomy.html
- 'kin hell!
I suppose what I'm saying in a nutshell (something you may have realised by now that I'm not used to using!) is:
1) Do MDE valves necessitate an MDE manifold
2) If it does, have I doomed myself to Highland Millwork-
free diving as a result!?
I've had my heart set on some of these bands for my recently arrived (though as yet unseen) twin 10s and I've just had a troubling thought. I'm pretty sure that my man at the dive shop has ordered me MDE valves on each of the cylinders as I eventually intend to try them as a manifolded set.
Presumably therefore, MDE valves mean that you must use an MDE manifold - something that I had thought to be a well-known, reliable and safe product. Right, no problems there then. Only thing is though, that I was positive that I'd read about about Highland bands being used in conjunction with MDE manifolded tanks by someone(s); yet I can't MDE on the compatibility chart of the only-just-seen-it Highland website!!
Perhaps I'm being paranoid as, prior to reading about "the anatomyof a tank band", I'd certainly never thought there could be so much to them! Or, more importantly, so much that could go awry if you don't use the correct ones. Observe:http://www.highland-millwork.com/products/doubleband/anatomy/anatomy.html
- 'kin hell!
I suppose what I'm saying in a nutshell (something you may have realised by now that I'm not used to using!) is:
1) Do MDE valves necessitate an MDE manifold
2) If it does, have I doomed myself to Highland Millwork-
free diving as a result!?
