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Old October 4th, 2005, 01:30   #16
MadMax
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Originally Posted by W.K.Shuridys
I've found that the staking on the adapter body is insufficient to keep the probe captive for very long. At best the stakes will hold for a month of use and then wear down enough to allow the probe to push out with minimal force. I find that while mine are captive enough to stay in one piece during transport, the probe is pushed out of the body when screwing it onto the tank and needs to be pushed back in before filling.
Thanks for your feedback. I haven't seen this in my own testing, but nothing beats observations in the field unfortunately.

I'll adjust the design for a more aggressive staking tool.
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