The Difference Between DIN Vs Yoke Regulators
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- The Difference Between DIN Vs Yoke Regulators.. which should you choose? In the latest in our quick tips series, I'm going over the differences between DIN and Yoke regulators.
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Dive shops love to sell yolk regulators to their beginner students. This way, when they start taking more advanced training the student has to buy another set of regulators from that same dive shop.
no, you dont have to buy another set and not even a new one regulator. you can transform a DIN regulator in a Yoke regulator and viceversa. And i am not talking about adapters here.
DIN + adapter all the way
I heard DIN was a German acronym for "Yoke is stupid"......but yours sounds more correct. 😜. Great video
That's a nice one. But as a native German I may confirm that we have somehow an obsession for norms and standards. We do have DIN for each and everything from photon correlation spectroscopy to condoms.
Joerk Jarick who sells DIN condoms?
*Asking for a friend 🍆😂
@@joerkjarick661 I am of German descent. I have noticed our Fatherlands attention to Detail. Sometimes I think it tends to be a little extreme
DIN all the way, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. Plus when DMing i use my personal Steel 117 tanks filled to 3400 psi, i get a full day of DMing off one tank that way. I couldn't use a yolk reg for that and I'd need to swap tanks, pulling me away from prepping the site and taking care of students. I don't like waiting their time or money.
Well pronounced DIN, James. For a non-german it sounds good :-)
From an engineering/technical perspective, the DIN reg is more reliable and a better solution. I can just confirm your suggestion: get a DIN and an adapter.
A concise and clear overview which told me everything I needed to know. Thanks James!
Straight to the point and no bs. You just got a sub for that
This video was very, very informative. Most videos teach me something, but this one taught me a lot. Thank you for taking the time to create, edit, and post this content.
Glad it was helpful!
My side mount regs are DIN and my rear mount rec set up is yoke. All the tanks I’ve come across in Australia have DIN valves with insert as default. Great video again.
DIN regulator. Just the most common type you find around here in Denmark. Very easy to use, if your flask already has a DIN threading. I like the more compact style as well.
Edit: I will add that in cave diving DIN does not stick out towards the ceiling, minimizing risk of knocking it against the top of the cave, if you miss judge the height.
Thank you very much for this vidéo. I’ve been using my mk17 for 20 years and I love it. Beside, I’m considering to have it converted to DIN
I just bought my regulators a few weeks ago to finish my Advanced and Rescue courses and I bought the Scubapro MK17 EVO/ G260! I'm so excited to get back in the water and test it out :D. I was between the Scubapro MK17 EVO/ G260 and the Apeks XTX50 but decided on the Scubapro because it was cheaper and had a few stylistic details I preferred and, perhaps most importantly, because Scubapro doesn't need to be serviced as often and the rebuild kit wasn't as expensive. I spoke with my instructor and decided it would be best to get a DIN first stage with a Yoke adapter and I'm all set to go! Happy Diving :)
Don't get me wrong I am a fan of DIN. But I believe the best travel system is a yoke reg along with a spare "doughnut" insert for DIN tanks. If you travel with a DIN reg, yea it weighs less, but if you need the A-adapter just in case you run across some yoke tanks your weight savings just went overboard. Plus it sticks out way worse than a natural yoke reg. If you have a Yoke reg, all you need to make any din tank yoke compatible is the little doughnut insert that you showed in the video. Moreover the little doughnuts are like $10 a pop (I always keep a couple in my SAD kit as they contain 2 orings each). The A-converter is like $50-100.
Anyway. Love the videos keep up the great work. Cheers!
Thanks James. DIN for diving in Australia & Yolk for diving through Asia (tanks set up & swapped over on boats by dive crew - Indonesia etc).
I hope Scubapro release the new MK19 for individual sale - sealed first stage with swivel head and five ports - the perfect combination of MK17 & MK25 EVO.
Keep safe & well 👊. Simon
I love DIN. For a couple of big reasons you mentioned. One... I have a yoke converter for travel in case the dive operator only has yolk valves. Most of all the low profile and less weight. The DIN screws into the valve which makes for the cleaner low profile, less knobs and metal sticking out all over the place. And no blowing up O’rings.
Thank you James for another informative video! I have about six yoke reg systems and my fiancee has two. We learned on these types of regs as I learned to dive in Guam , she in The Philippines and we primarily dive there as well as Thailand. I mistakenly purchased a Din tank a couple of years ago and oh noooo. the cost of a din reg system is extravagant and mine was the type that couldn't be converted with an adapter.
So long story longer I don't know the joy of diving with a din tank/reg or having a larger fill (3500 PSI max)I couldn't even sell the tank here in Guam despite it being in great shape! Ultimately since I have 9 other yoke style tanks it's not the end of the world. I'm sure at some point I'll acquire a Din reg......
Nicely explained, Thanks James!!
Good video, I have always used Yoke, but my next setup will be DIN for sure.
DIN all the way. More secure, lower profile and less chance of an o ring becoming dislodged and letting go. An A clamp oring letting go in the water isquite spectacular.
I used a yoke in training but this video just persuaded me to get a DIN
Great explanation for this paintballer who is setting up a compressor to fill scuba.
Thanks for watching! Dive safe.
DIN for the win.
It's more secure.
It's capable of handling higher pressures.
It's smaller.
It's lighter.
You maintain the o-ring yourself.
It will fit any cylinder valve (with an adapter) (except M26).
There are no downsides to using a DIN regulator.
What an explanation!
DIN here from Canada. Three reasons:
1) Versatility for traveling. I have a DIN to Yoke adapter.
2) I have bought a HP steel tank although it's not over 3500 psi, I just feel more secure with DIN.
3) Less bulky behind the head.
Thank you!
DIN may be better from an engineering standpoint, but yoke is definitely more common.
In Asia and the Americas, where I do all my vacation diving, I have only ever seen yoke.
My first regulator was was a yoke. I had it converted to DIN at it's first service. There wasn't any need to buy a new set of regs and the price of the conversion kit was much less than a new set anyway. I still use it today when I'm teaching open water courses. All my many other regs were bought as DIN and I just take an adapter with me when I take them overseas. Here at home in Australia and most places I dive overseas in the last four years have convertible tank valves anyway. I take the adapter as insurance because some of those tank valves haven't had the inserts removed in a very long time and can be corroded in place.
First set of regs I owned were Yokes, but going forward going DIN w/ adapter. I do plan on getting my own tanks and will be DIN. Just like the streamlined look, higher pressures, recessed o-ring etc.
Right on! Thanks Brian!
I also bought DIN with the Yoke adapter for the exact reason mentioned :)
Dive safe.
Great info
I’ve only ever seen Yoke here in the Caribbean but I bought a Din reg and the adapter.
The din is just a pain in ass when I have to fill tanks have to put all the plugs back into the tanks to fill. But I love that that can change back and forth
DIN for the wife and I with adapters to toke just in case. Reason the regulator we chose was DIN at the time. No after learning more I would stay DIN because because I has less parts in it and can give us the advantage of diving at higher pressures
I live in Georgia and dive mostly springs in Florida. In this geography, yoke is most common. Wouldn’t having DIN with adapter as the norm create an additional failure point by having two connections (adapter to tank and DIN to adapter) Instead of just the one (yoke to tank). New diver trying to learn to think through these things. Thanks for all of your content!
Actually, DIN with an adapter is the same amount of failure points as Yoke. Yoke has one more than DIN to begin with.
Anytime you add an adapter you add a failure point. If you're using a Yoke valve adapter you have an insert with an o-ring on the inside, and an o-ring on the outside.
The chances of the o-ring on the inside failing are next to nothing. If you come across a worn o-ring on a ring adapter, screw it out, and turn it around. (Or better yet, ask for another adapter ring).
When you add a Yoke adapter to a DIN regulator, you have the o-ring on the valve, and the o-ring on the regulator. The chances of the o-ring failing on the regulator are next to nothing.
Another disadvantage of the Yoke adapter is that it makes the regulator stick out quite far from the cylinder valve. So you're basically compounding the disadvantages of a Yoke valve connector. Now it's sticking out in the back AND the front.
Fortunately, there aren't that many dive operators who still use Yoke valves. Most use DIN valves with a Yoke adapter ring. So you'll rarely need to use the Yoke adapter.
On my very first reg so it’s a yoke style because that’s what they had on the shelf in my price range. Considering a din for next one
If it is a proper brand, there must be a DIN conversion kit
Which one is best for spear fishing
do all din regs have the same threads? i thought there were in 5/8 or M26 ,if so what is the diferance?and are there inserts for both threads to change from din to yoke?
Since I am from germany I use DIN. Here in europe it seems to be the standard. But I got a converter for free where I just had to pay the porto (still thankfull)
I dive with a Pro k valve. DIN is more versatile, but at my location all the dive charters carry yoke, so with the Pro Valve I can easily switch to either. As for my Reg, DIN.
I am just starting. I was given a yolk. Not a choice. I am interested in trying the din because I have to travel for diving. I like the idea of the din which would allow me the option. I like the less weight. I usually want to bring stuff home.
DIN all the way. it is just a better connection and if you want to venture in tec you will need DIN. As James shows, many cylinders can be converted and you do not even need to use a DIN/Yoke converter. As always, James is spot on :-)
Thanks Nor!
Have been diving DIN regs for over 30 years. In the past normalisation of yoke used to be a problem and I have suffered catastrophic gasloss with a not fully compatible tank-yoke combination. Never had an issue with a DIN reg. Also DIN regs exhibit a lower snag potential for nets on wrecks
I am a prophet for the xtx50. I have 3.all DIN. My wife uses xtx50 too, but she's a yolk girl.
Taking about midle Europe, i have seen only DIN.
DIN was actually developed in the US in the 1950's. Love your videos though!
Thanks for letting us know.
Dive DIN. Find it way easier to use and it is really hard to make a mistake when you get your gear ready. In NZ most operators seem to have the inserts for the tanks, and when I was in Chuuk (Truk) they had DIN Ali tanks there.
Hey James! Thank you for your vids! Small correction: It's "Deutsches Institut für Normung". And I use this type.
Are you planning a video on cylinders? To buy or not to buy, and what kind of. I would very appreciate your valuable advices. Cheers!
Indeed. That mistake is mine! Thanks for watching! Yes, a cylinder video is coming up!
Divers Ready i don’t know how common this is, but I found gettingg the right tank was infinitely more useful for my buoyancy/confront than any other piece of equipment
@@undisclosedperson3871 Good point!
Thank you. I knew the Din was a Thread on. But didn't know it was rated to handle higher PSI. Having worked as an Auto tech, Fewer connections means less chance for leaks. The Adapter kind of makes sense in a pinch. I would rather have the Direct Connection.
#AskDiverReady
Why does the DIR configuration uses a single brass pressure gauge? Why not having also the depth gauge also?
Thanks,
Hey hey a tip video with actual content 😜
Love ya Senpai
Do you have any videos of you diving?
Is the 'O' ring the same size for both DIN and Yoke regs?
Hi James, lovely video but DIN stands for "Deutsches Institut für Normung" which means "German Institute for Standardization". "Deutsche Industrie für Normung" means "German Industry for Standardization" which I'm sure you see makes little sense.
Thanks, I noticed that too, it's an often made mistake though.
I can’t afford more than 1 regulator set at the moment, so the DIN plus adapter was honestly the only logical choice
Is there any issue with leaving the yolk adapter attached to the din first stage for prolonged amounts of time like in storage?
Your video is perfect timing. I am considering having my lds convert my yoke regulators to din with a conversion kit. Reason being: I dive high pressure steel 100s. I regularly get fills slightly above 3400 (NOT Cave fills). My o rings fray and blow all too often. I own three regulators and the conversion kits are $50, $100, and $150. Also my tanks easily convert to din. Should I convert? Thx 🐠🦞
I use only Din. I did not cert on Yoke and didn’t really like how it fits and sticks out. I also dive with HP Steel tanks and are rated for 3325 psi. I really like the low profile of the Din
love my din but wen i travel i do carry a adapter for yoke.
Damn, i wish i would have found this video 6 months ago. Thinking about getting HP steel tanks, and now im thinking i also need a new first stage.
My regulator is scubapro mk25 a700 carbon din
If I was buying again I would buy DIN. Most dive shops prefer DIN. You can also accommodate higher pressure (ie more air) in tanks so good if you're a heavy breather. O-Rings also tend to fail more in yokes as there is more pressure put on the O-Ring when the pressure is released for the first time (like out on a dive boat or just as you're testing the tank pressure before you get on board...You can always buy a few adapters. From what I hear- ice diving almost always mandates DIN for safer diving (and you suck more air in cold environments)
DIN was developed in the US and adopted by DIN, that is why it is 5/8” vs the metric like the M26 that DIN developed.
I started diving in South America with INT, and it was difficult to understand how DIN worked. My regulator is DIN, because I live and dive in Europe. Cheers
Older DIN regs are also 200 bar (or 232) too, so if someone wants to use 300bar tanks make sure the reg is also 300bar rated, with the longer thread.
BTW older means not that old, like my Scubapro MK16 and MK20 was also 200 bar.
Yoke all the way! It just works!
Hay James can you do a video on the easiest way to find a dive buddy for new diver’s
James Kesterson Coming up in a couple of weeks!
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Hey James what do you think about Mares Bolt SLS
I have no hands-on experience with it! Sorry!
The difference of working pressure between DIN and Yoke is not because of location of oring, is because of the diameter of screw which keeps the regulators in place. Because you have a larger diameter, a lot more grip to valve. And, yes, DIN is screwed into the valve, as you said, becoming one with the valve. But the diameter of the screw is a big factor when you work with this pressure.
i use DIN regulators because i use with 300 bar steel cylinder and because it is easier so i use an adapter for int bottles
DIN is both stronger and more versatile. It's a no-brainer.
However, A DIN with a-clamp converter is a pain. It defeats the weight argument, as the combination is heavier. And a DIN with converter sits closer to your head than a native yoke, because the DIN screw doesn't disappear, so that can be uncomfortable.
And you have to put up with the condition of the valve thread you use when diving on vacations around the world some of which I have seen I would never risk fitting my din into. It is fine if you dive with your own cylinders since you would maintain both but not when you travel. In 30 years of diving never seen a full oring loss on "A" clamp however seen 9 din failures due to cylinder valve threads which had not been looked at forever. So the oring housed inside was irrelevant.
In malaysia we mostly use yoke
DIN is definitely better. However, geography may force one to use yoke. All my regs are DIN but I do lot of could water diving in northern Europe. Als, as mentioned on video DIN is the choice for stage and bail-out regs anyway.
I use and prefer DIN but there is one advantage I see for yoke and it is the durability of the valve (without reg attached). Drop a tank off bench onto deck valve first. It does not take that much of a hit for the din valve to get deformed and no longer able to recieve the reg. This is one reason I think the high volume boats for rec divers might favour the yoke tanks.
If your Valve gets hit this hard i would recommend to change it...
DIN but I have a yoke converter as suggested
I have both and definitely prefer the DIN and use with my own tanks in home waters of California. But i got a yoke setup to use when I travel. every few places I've traveled(haven't done Europe) to had DIN tanks. A few have the removable inserts,but most don't. And some with the inserts couldn't remove them coz they'd been in so long. And using the adapter makes the setup longer and hits the back of my head. So for less hassle I travel with my yoke setup. If the dive shop I'm traveling to can tell me for sure I can use DIN setup, I'll take it. If they tell me they mainly use yoke and should have a few tanks with the inserts they can take out........ I'll take my yoke.
Same maintenance issue, if the inserts are in that condition can you imagine the valve threads on a DIN tank valve. Easy to carry a couple orings on a carabiner, problem solved. The reality is most people do not do maint on the cylinder valves , just take a Go NO GO gauge out at most of the resorts with a din tanks ............ silence. Easy to have control over oring s you brought than over valve threads.
@@omegadivingacademy7937 yea, that's why I got a yoke setup for travel. Just less hassle. Always have O-rings in my dive kit
I might be over safety, but DIN is for me. I have used both and when I dive in the U.S, I feel like the yoke will come off with any bump.
Just me
I'm a newly certified diver, and I recently purchased my own set of gear, among which was a Yoke regulator. I now wonder if this was the right decision, given that I dive steel tanks (i.e. higher pressure). Insight?
Sell the yoke and buy DIN! Sorry! 🤗
Divers Ready with all due respect bad advice. Better to convert his current reg to DIN. True?
DO a quick call to the dive stores you would use to do your fills ........ your surprise will be most fills are to approx 200-220 bar anyway as many shops set the cut off a pressure for fills at max 230 bar. As a new diver save spending anymore money on the reg set and do some diving instead.
DIN at mine came with the adapter
Hello thanks for the video, so Din is à Germany system, what about the Yoke, it’s an American system with some pilot history ??
From where I have dived ( south east Asia , Taiwan, and japan) is more common for yoke, I even not sure the tank is ok for din
DIN for me
I've heard that you cannot dive a HP cylinder with a yoke valve because the yoke connection cannot withstand the higher pressure.
However, a HP (3442psi) 117 from Faber comes with a yoke insert. I used it as yoke many times. Never had an issue. Not saying it wouldn't have eventually blown the Oring but it did make me question whether or not its true that yoke connections can't handle HP.
For the record I'm strictly DIN these days though I do carry an adapter just incase no DIN cylinder is available.
3442psi (about 237 bar) is not an high pressure but is just a bit more than the maximum limit of the yoke (232 bar or 3365 PSI) which is the same value allowed by a LOW PRESSURE DIN (5 threads)
An high pressure DIN regulator (7 threads) can handle high pressure DIN cylinders (300 bar or 4351PSI) and can be also connected to low pressure DIN cylinders (232 bar, same as yoke)
DIN actually stands for Deutsches Institut für Normung (German institute for standardization). It is also often (falsely) referred to as the Deutsche Industrienorm (German industry standard). The word combination James used there is not quite correct. However, the pronounciation was absolutely great and the video is perfect as always! Keep the great videos coming!
Yoke
Both of them in sa
DIN to win. I prefer using high pressure tanks for their greater air capability.
What are your top 10 favorite regs?
Now that is a video to be made!
Prove it
In Taiwan we mostly use yoke
I have traveled all over the world and I have never seen anyone using DIN regulators. South, Central and North America, Asia, Southeast Asia, Maldives, Egypt, Oceania use yoke. I think Italians and French use yoke as well. Cubans might have some tanks with Provalve for Germans 😆
Yoke is used worldwide (even in Europe and Africa, where DIN is quite common as well), if you have a yoke regulator you will find a cylinder everywhere in the world (but is bigger and cannot accept very high pressure cylinders!).
If you have a DIN regulator, you may have troubles in some countries (unless you also have an adapter) but you have a smaller and lighter unit that can be also used with 300 bar cylinders (i.e. much more air available!).
I only use DIN probably because I only dove with Germans and the Germans got me into this sport. So I followed their lead and equipment suggestion.
Plus anything German Engineered is better. ;-)
What do Americans if they want to go to the moon? Get a German engineer 🙂
Peter van den Broek not really sure what you are asking. But in 1959 the top engineers for NASA where all Germans.
I dont even understand why yoke is still used.. Should've been phased out years ago. Din is more reliable, lighter, you have your own o-ring (instead of getting the trashed o-ring on the tank-i.e. it's different every time).
There are no benefits of yoke whatsoever...
Once a standard is established unless you have the force of government behind it, like DIN has in the EU, new standards rarely displace one that is good enough. Heck even with the force of government behind it I hear M26, the new DIN nitrox standard, is having very slow adoption rates.
Its like Automatic Transmission cars. Easier. Less chance to strip threads.
@@chrisphilhower6029 manual Transmission is more reliable and gives you more control over the car. And to be honest how dumb, yet superhumanly strong a person has to be to strip threads in the DIN reg/valve...
@@Schtukas1 Sorry mate I have actually witnessed a diver do it on two occasions in a space of 10 min test using the go no go on both the din wheel thread and valve thread showed both were trashed. It happens a lot more than you think. The reality is you only have to cross thread and get it stuck and slightly force it and the threads fail.
@@omegadivingacademy7937 ok, you are talking about the fault of an operator. Yoke does not protect from that. If a person doesn't know what he is doing, then it doesn't really matter what you give to him..
DIN = "Deutsches INSTITUT für Normung", or "german standards institute" - but "Institut(e)" not "Industr(ie|y)". Some people also call it "Deutsche Industrie-Norm", or "german industry standard", but that's of course INKORREKT. 😁
James I am a South Florida Diver, would love to Dive with you some time. Send me a message!
Din is the way to go as said lower profile, higher pressures and can be converted if needed. Why on earth would you still want a yoke entanglement hazard and less bottom time
Most of the cylinders I've seen in saudi are yoke
In the UAE, there is generally a mix of both
Not really sure why manufacturers bother with the cost and effort of maintaining two SKUs on their mid-high end regs when they could just make Din regulators with a yoke adapter built in, and one product covers all markets.
I bought my Mares regs in yoke and had them converted to DIN, then had to get a yoke adapter to go the other way.
Was that a garbage disposal jam buster wrench? LOL
I'll admit it's a little nit-picky, but I'm pretty sure DIN had nothing to do with the development of the DIN regulator. DIN is a standard for industrial machining, including screw threads. The DIN system uses a DIN screw thread to connect to the cylinder valve. That's where the DIN name comes from, not because DIN developed the connector.
Nice video, but your explanation about DIN pressure is not correct. There are 200 (232) bar DIN regulators. It comes down to the number of threads.
5 threads DIN is 232bar
7 threads DIN is 300 bar.
Quite some beginner regulators like the Aqualung Calypso, are only 232 bar regulators.
Hope that info helps some of the readers.
DIN as everything German is a precision item. Put it into high numbers of students environment, like dive centers in the tropical destinations and you end up with broken threads all day long. I've seen a student put a yoke in opposite direction , driving the screw into air inlet 🤦♂️🤦♂️. But with those fantastic tank valves that can be converted, I think yoke will become history over time since before many fast afraid not to find a DIN tank in some areas, same reason my first reg was a joke.