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Based on observations in the chemical industry involving oxygen applications, the fact that every resource on materials compatibilty I have ever seen says viton is superior to buna-n in oxygen service and the fact that viton o-rings are only slightly more expensive than buna-n,if any at all, I wonder, why not use viton? At 07:09 PM 8/20/96 -0700, gmiii@in*.co* wrote: > > Oh shit, maybe I need to change the o-rings in my oxygen tanks. Should I do it >now or in another five years. How about my regs? Now or in three more years. >come on, quit the bullshit. Do this as long as I have an maybe you will wear >something out , or even blow something up, but it will not be for the reasons >you think. > > Oxygen cleaing and viton o-rings are complete and utter bullshit. > >On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, trout@mo*.gu*.ne* (Jesse Armantrout) wrote: >>don't know about explosions and shtuff, but pure o2 turns buna-n o-rings to >>powder. >> >> >>At 06:15 PM 8/20/96 -0400, John Todd wrote: >>> joan youre a smart chick.right on the money. - jt >>> >>>On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, joan coval wrote: >>> >>>> You wrote: >>>> > >>>> >Should a regulator be cleaned for pure O2 or is it another B.S. O2 >>>> cleaning ? >>>> > >>>> >>>> Gil. >>>> > >>>> >>>> Gil, >>>> >>>> This is one of the purest forms of bullshit in existance. >>>> >>>> This is a lie that is being propogated by dive equipment >>>> manufacturers, dive shops, and dive training agencies to separate >>>> the diving public from their hard earned money. >>>> >>>> Ignition of pure oxygen is only a problem at pressures OVER 10,000 >>>> psig. >>>> >>>> NOAA and other agencies and individuals have been partial filling >>>> cylinders using pure oxygen for better than 50 years as well as using >>>> standard off the shelf regulators WITHOUT failure of any of these >>>> devices due to filling or breathing pure oxygen. >>>> >>>> -Joan- >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >George M. Irvine III >DIR WKPP >1400 SE 11 ST Ft Lauderdale, FL 33316 >954-493-6655 FAX 6698 >Email gmiiii@in*.co* > > >
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