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> Be warned! Last weekend two 30 cuft. ponies failed in the S. Florida > area. The first that I'm aware of developed a crack in the neck > during filling. The owner was watching and was able to dump the tank > before it further failed. I've inspected this tank. It is a LUXFER (sp?). I > didn't note the batch, but I will try to identify it and post. > > I visited another dive shop in Ft. Lauderdale yesterday and was told > that still another 30 cuft. pony exploded over the weekend at a > competitor's dive shop. No details about the type of pony or > conditions were available except that the guy who was filling it was > sent to the hosipital in serious condition. > > Please, report similar cases. > > Alan H. Friedberg A while back I remember discussion about exploding tanks bearing a bogus LUXFER Logo. I wonder if this is more of the same. Someone posted ascii equivalents of the real and bogus Logos but it looks like I didn't save a copy. I believe the original thread on the bogus cylinders was about AL80's though. As I remember (and I may be off base on this), the real LUXFER Logo is a broad shaped arrowhead appearing between the month and year of the original factory hydro date. The bogus version had a more thinly defined shape to the logo. Anyone else remember this or was I under the influence of too much N2. :-) Byron Magnin Q: Could you help me out? W Voice (908) 949-7121 FAX (908) 949-2724 H Voice (908) 918-0843 FAX (908) 918-0848 (after 6:00 pm) bpm@ho*.at*.co* A: Sure, which way did you come in?
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