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Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 19:47:53 -0700
From: Patrick Duffy <pduffy@al*.ne*>
To: "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*>
CC: Steve Lindblom <s_lindblom@co*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Cheap Booster?
Will,

I spoke to the publishers and the book has been delayed for two reasons,
(1) they want to do more testing of the unit and (2) another project
appears to be more profitable.

However, they do have plans to finish it sometime in the near future.

Patrick

William M. Smithers wrote:
> 
> If you want *really* cheap, check out the oxyhacker
> web site (I don't remember the URL, sorry).
> 
> As of a few months ago, they were saying they were
> writing a book on how to build a $100 o2-clean booster.
> 
> The only catch is that it is human-powered, but I think
> they were planning on plans for an electrically powered one
> in the book.
> 
> Anybody know the URL and if the book is out yet?  Hand pumping
> isn't a bad alternative for rebreathers, where you're usually
> only dealing with a dozen cubic feet of gas, and the thing
> is portable as hell.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Will
> 
> On Wed, 20 May 1998, Steve Lindblom wrote:
> 
> > MacMaster-Carr (a big wholesale-only industrial supply house) lists a
> > no-name 20:1 booster (30:1 drive to output) with a max output of 4640 psi,
> > for only $2000.
> > Anyone know anything about it? Seems there must be a catch, or we'd all
> > have them by now.
> > (It does say it's not for O2, but there must be a way around that).
> >
> >
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