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From: <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 14:52:41 -0400
To: Don Eickstedt <d.eickstedt@pn*.ne*.it*>
CC: Techdiver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Heliox
We are paying .20 per cu ft for non-wkpp diving, .10 for wkpp dive.
Oxygen is .09 per cu ft, to .045. For a rebreather dive, the scrubber
material is the most expensive part of teh dive.

Don Eickstedt wrote:
> 
> > Hydrox - Very explosive
> 
> So are gasoline fumes in the presence of oxygen. But, we all use gasoline.
> When handled properly...
> 
> > Heliox - Very Expensive, need haskel booster etc
> 
> Ever seen a rich explorer...
> Probably very expensive if you pay some dive store crook for it. Oxygen and
> helium when bought in bulk aren't that expensive. Mix it yourself to keep
> costs down.
> 
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