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Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 05:29:05 -0500
From: "G. Irvine" <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: Woodville Karst Plain Project
To: Tony Matheis <tonym510@fl*.co*>
CC: Jammer Six <jammer@oz*.ne*>, Bill Courtney <divemed@mc*.or*>,
     Russ Cleavland , Tech List ,
     Cavers
Subject: Re: The weight of air, verse 2
The faber 95 with a single tank valve is almost exactly neutral in
fresh water empty without the reg. This is what we use for oxygen.

Tony Matheis wrote:
> 
> On  2 Nov 97 at 17:26, Jammer Six wrote:
> 
> > Subject:       Re: The weight of air, verse 2
> > Date:          Sun, 2 Nov 97 17:26:35 -0800
> > From:          Jammer Six <jammer@oz*.ne*>
> > To:            "Tony Matheis" <tonym510@fl*.co*>
> > Cc:            "Bill Courtney" <divemed@mc*.or*>, "Russ Cleavland"
<cleavr@ao*.co*>,
> >                "Tech List" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>, "Cavers"
<cavers@ge*.co*>
> 
> > >Jammer, Could you please point out the incorrect portions of this
> > >information so that the  those of us who are not as familiar with the
> > >correct weights can have the correct information.. Also what is the basis
> > >for your "correct information" vs what the mfgs put out.
> >
> > The basis I've been using is George's posts to techdiver and cavers.
> >
> > George has a set of 104s that are -7 and -9, while the chart claims that
> > these are neutral.
> >
> > OOPS, guess I better do  a search.
> Funny I looked at some of the figures for steel tanks and thought that
> "zero" seemed kinda light for an empty steel tank..
> Any one else have better/more accurate information regarding tank
> buoyancy??
> 
> 
> >
> > ---------
> > "Huh?"
> >        --Jammer, 1992
> > ---------
> >
> >
> Cheers
> 
> Tony
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