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Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 19:29:04 -1000 (HST)
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
To: George.Irvine@m2*.in*.co*
Cc: Bill Brooks <seasport_scuba@su*.ne*>, techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: no burst disks in euro tanks


> It is so they don't explode in fires and kill firefighters, but that is
pretty 
> stupid as the o-rings go before the bursts disks anyway. 

You're right about the fire thing, but in my experience, the disks go
before the o-rings.

> In this country our government is run by lawyers and back-slapping red necks, 
> whereas in a country like Japan, the people in goverment are the best and 
> brightest. We have bursts disks, which I plug, and you do not.

I plug mine also.  People used to get all upset at me for it, but since I 
fill my own tanks, and I don't overfill at all, I view the burst disks as 
a safety hazard.

Rich

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