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>> >> 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. :-) >> Yes I did save it..... Have Fun, Scooter sco@py*.co* > From joseph@sm*.co* Mon Oct 11 09:29:26 EDT 1993 > Article: 13954 of rec.scuba > From: joseph@sm*.co* (Joseph Crunk) > Subject: SAFETY ALERT - COUNTERFEIT CYLINDERS > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 21:39:28 GMT > > (Sorry, the first post didn't have the nifty arrows included. :) > Here's something to think about while you're standing around watching your > (and other divers') cylinders get filled: > -------------------------- > Safety Alert from the Industrial Gas Association, Inc. > 8094 Rolling Road, Suite 210 > Springfield, VA 22153 > (703) 455-2026 voice (703) 451-5609 fax > > A Safety Advisory Notice, issued on 4 August 1993, was published in the > Federal Register. The notice was the report of the violent rupture of an > aluminum SCUBA tank. The cylinder, with a marked service pressure of > 3000 psig ruptured/fragmented into multiple pieces while it was being > charged. resulting in serious injuries (one critical) to several > employees of a dive shop near Savannah, Georgia. > > ALTHOUGH THE CYLINDERS WERE MARKED "LUXFER", INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT > ALL MARKINGS ON THE CYLINDER WERE COUNTERFEIT. > > HOW TO TELL IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE COUNTERFEIT SCUBA TANKS > > 1 - The cylinder will have a round bottom - ALL LUXFER CYLINDERS > HAVE A FLAT BOTTOM (There may be good round bottom cylinders > out there - but none marked LUXFER) > 2 - Find the DATE MANUFACTURED. (The oldest date on the cylinder.) > Although the date may vary - LOOK AT THE ARROW. > [my note: the arrow is located between the month and year stamped. > the REAL LUXFER cylinders have a wide arrow stamp. The COUNTERFEIT > LUXFER cylinders have a stick arrow stamp.] > > /\ /\ > / \ / |\ > / \ / | \ > / \ / | \ > /__ __\ / | \ > | | | > | | | > ------ | > > REAL LUXFER ARROW COUNTERFEIT LUXFER ARROW > > 3 - Look at the word LUXFER. On the REAL cylinders the company roll > prints the letters - they are generally all an even depth. On > the COUNTERFEIT cylinder they are poorly hand stamped. > We don't know how many of these cylinders are out there, but if you find one > DOT recommends: > 1 - gently, vent the cylinder > 2 - segregate, lock up the cylinder, DO NOT REFILL > 3 - call DOT Enforcement - Ron Abis (202) 366-4700 > > THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS ARE CRIMINALS. > You are granted permission to reproduce this alert if you reproduce it > 100% or if you credit the industrial gas association with the parts you use. > -------------- > For further information on this, request a copy of Notice No. 93-18 from > the Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Admin. > Please share this info with your dive friends, clubs, and stores. > > -Joseph Crunk > joseph@sm*.co* >
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