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Anthony DeBoer wrote: > > Marvin Rosen <marv@ne*.is*.co*> wrote: > >Mitch,If you are getting into Cave Diving the tanks of choice is the pressed > >steel 104 sold by dive rite. they are currently hace a large over stock > >on 95's and 121's, which are also good tech diving, and are being > >discounted. The Genesis tanks are junk, stay away from them. > > So what is it that makes LP steel different than HP steel? Is the steel > itself different, or is it the difference in stress? Are you ultimately > going to have the same problems, just not as soon? > > Part of the reason I'm asking is because I just went through some grief > with a 72 I bought for use as a deco bottle. Nothing a good tumble > wouldn't cure, though. > > I'd love to get into a set of double steel tanks (yeah, if only I could > afford more diving gear this season), but I keep having the nagging > feeling my twin 80's will still be going strong long after the steel > tanks die of old age. > > -- > Anthony DeBoer http://www.onramp.ca/~adb/ > adb@he*.re*.or* (here) > adb@ge*.co* (work) #include "std.disclaimer" > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. my steel 104's have been hydroed twice and are due again in a few years no problem yet. genesis tanks seem to rust easly
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