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[Me]

Okay....I need a STA. I am tired of switching my backplate back and forth between wing types, as I currently have a single tank wing that is meant to be used without a STA. This is a PITA, rethreading the cam bands & changing bolts from doubles, etc.

Okay....I've been looking around and what I find are stainless steel STAs. These booger up the paint job on my tanks. My buddy has one that is not stainless (abs maybe?), but I'll be danged if I can find one now.

Anybody know of a STA of another material currently available?

[FW]

You could glue a strip of neoprene on the SS STA, to protect your paint.

[Scubastud16]

SS is the most popular. I think Dive Rite used to make one from ABS. I like the neoprene suggestion though!

[DR2K]

Maybe the Oxycheck Soft STA will help you.

[flyczek]

I made my own out of a fiberglass U bracket, some stainless bolts and wings, and two scubapro cam straps. It was cheap and works fantastic, however, you'll have to carry some lead.

[skip]

Halcyon makes a single tank wing with STA integrated; it's soft and there is no metal to work through the neoprene over time. check with extreme exposure in high springs.

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