adaptor valve question

anybody know what size allen key you use to tighten a DIN/international Adaptor?

many thanks in advance....A

On 1 Oct 2004 04:37:33 -0700, blackwoodalan@hotmail.com (alpha) wrote:

>anybody know what size allen key you use to tighten a DIN/international Adaptor?
>
>many thanks in advance....A

What needs tightening on an A clamp Adapter?

What ever it is, go to B&Q or Halfords by a set of metric Allen keys
for about three quid (make sure it goes up to at least 8mm). Use them
then keep in your spares kit for next time

Pete
diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

> anybody know what size allen key you use to tighten a
> DIN/international Adaptor?

It depends on the size of the hole in the adaptor.

(Seriously - assuming we're talking about the insert that screws into tanks
to convert the valves from DIN to Int - the size of allen key varies
depending on the particular make.)

Iain

> anybody know what size allen key you use to tighten a DIN/international
> Adaptor?

The vast majority are 8mm - certainly all the ones i've seen that were made
/ bought in the last 5 or so years are 8mm, only a couple of our very old
ones are smaller.

David

> The vast majority are 8mm - certainly all the ones i've seen that were
> made / bought in the last 5 or so years are 8mm, only a couple of our very
> old ones are smaller.
>
> David
I have a few that are 7mm and some scubapro that are 6mm.

Allen keys generally are sold in sets (metric or imperial) so stop being so
tight and BUY A METRIC SET!

Diesel wrote:
> Allen keys generally are sold in sets (metric or imperial) so stop being so
> tight and BUY A METRIC SET!

I have some stainless steel allen keys and, believe me, you
only buy the ones you need as they are seriously expensive.

nigelH

> I have some stainless steel allen keys and, believe me, you
> only buy the ones you need as they are seriously expensive.

I got an 8mm stainless allen key made from a length of hex metal - just bend
it and you've got an allen key, and didn't cost that much (no idea how much,
we had the metal already). It's the only one i've got though, since I end
up removing DIN inserts from club tanks quite regularly and that particular
allen key regularly gets left out in the rain, snow, whatever... All the
others are only really used when i'm doing 'repair' type things, which I
tend to do in the dry and with something around to dry them off if they do
get wet, so the normal set does fine for that.

David

"David Walker" <wbsdavenews@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Ujrad.88$6U6.64@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>...
> > I have some stainless steel allen keys and, believe me, you
> > only buy the ones you need as they are seriously expensive.
>
> I got an 8mm stainless allen key made from a length of hex metal - just bend
> it and you've got an allen key, and didn't cost that much (no idea how much,
> we had the metal already). It's the only one i've got though, since I end
> up removing DIN inserts from club tanks quite regularly and that particular
> allen key regularly gets left out in the rain, snow, whatever... All the
> others are only really used when i'm doing 'repair' type things, which I
> tend to do in the dry and with something around to dry them off if they do
> get wet, so the normal set does fine for that.
>
> David

I use a topeak bike multi-tool thing - 3 or so allen keys, a couple of
screwdrivers and a pointy-ended poking tool - all in a user friendly
folding holder that's hard to lose. Had it for ~3 years and no rust
yet without caring.

Clive

Beware, I have a DIN insert which needs a 3/16 hex key. They're not all metric!

Rgrds
Callum


blackwoodalan@hotmail.com (alpha) wrote in message news:<ddf7889b.0410010337.6248f139@posting.google. com>...
> anybody know what size allen key you use to tighten a DIN/international Adaptor?
>
> many thanks in advance....A