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yes, trout, but you have to realize the serious stupidity out there. common sense seems a thing of the past. the basic fire triangle of a combustible (the oil), oxygen and heat add up to an accident. this is just as stupid as everyone out there that has started diving trimix regularly with no training whatsoever. another body recovery waiting to happen. >From: Jess Armantrout <armantrout@mc*.co*> >To: Tony Phillips <ameridiv@ga*.ne*>, CAVERS <cavers@cavers.com>, >techdiver <techdiver@te*.ne*> >Subject: RE: oilfilled gauges >Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 13:11:25 -0500 > >seems to me such a recomendation would not be needed. Seems common sense >pretty much would have covered this one. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony Phillips [mailto:ameridiv@ga*.ne*] > > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:48 PM > > To: CAVERS; techdiver > > Subject: oilfilled gauges > > > > > > Just had a call from one of my friends. Seems he built a tank checker > > utilizing an oil (glycerine?)filles pressure gauge, which he was > > assured was > > o2 compatible (?) > > He's been using it regularly to check his fills prior to departure for >the > > boat. This am he was checking his tanks, put the gauge on an o2 bottle >at > > around 2400psi. When he turned on the valve the gauge failed and >seemingly > > the blast of 2400psi o2 into the oil in the gauge ignited the oil. He >now > > has a hand full of copper shrapnel plus a load of burnt oil residue > > splattered on him. > > I've never seen a recommendation against oil filled gauges around o2 and > > until now I've not worried about whether I was usind oil or air filles > > gauges. Under normal circumstances the o2 does not come in contact >with > > the oil so there should be no problem. However the consequences of the >oil > > filling if the gauge fails would seem to dictate against oil filles >gauges > > in this application. > > Any thoughts? > > Tony Phillips > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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