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> Date sent: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 18:01:34 -0800 > From: biped@ix*.ne*.co* (L. Allen Beard ) > Subject: Highs and lows > To: techdiver@terra.net > What are the advantages of LP (OMS) v. HP (ex:Genesis) tanks for > doubles? > > Why does WKPP use OMS tanks? > I have heard that because of OMS's o-ring design on the > manifold-to-valve-post connection that they are not as sound as a > barrell-type o-ring configuration (ex:diverite manifold) and thus could > more easily suffer a failure. If this were true than I suppose that > WKPP would not be using them...but I just had to ask - Allen Allen, I'm a WKPP safety diver, and sometimes "sink hole checker outer". I dive Pressed Steel 104's. Most of us do. They're the perfect tank. Awesome bouyancy characteristics. It's nice to know that with a dry suit (neoprene) that with these tanks empty I still wont be floating. I did a test, drained them down to 100psi and at 10' I was still slightly negative. This is good. As for manifold, I use both the Sherwood Selpac and the older Scubapro. I like both. The Sherwood has a compression fitting, the Scubapro uses O-Rings. The Scubapro is lower profile (advantage), the Sherwood is simple (I believe in the "KISS" principle) without the O- Rings. A lot of the guys like the Scubapro because of the lower profile, O-Ring, etc. however you can't find them anymore. George is a mutant. He dives DIN and seems to like the Sea Elite 300 bar DIN manifold. I know nothing about this manifold since I don't like DIN connections and could care less. Some of the divers are also using Pressed Steel 125's. They're not using OMS (which just OEM's someone elses tanks) to my knowledge. Ken -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ken Sallot "Mock me if you like but don't mock the gods!" CIRCA - Joe Nightengale kens@uf*.ed* (352) 392-2007 http://grove.ufl.edu/~ken -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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