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Jim Cobb wrote, >Anybody have any info on aluminum 72 cuft. cylinders? >They appear to be >US Diver units, 3000 psi, a little taller than a steel 72 and >about 7" in >diameter. Are these the ones that were recalled? Look at the pressure rating, the old USD AL72 is rated for 2,475 psi, NOT 3,000 (don't want to hear any POPs... I recently spoke to USD's tank expert, who tells me these were not recalled (the cylinder we were discussing was ALCAN 1972). About the only reason I could find for keeping this tank was for a stage bottle, since it's about 10lbs. positve... According to them, the recalled tanks were early '80's AL 80's, that had a high lead content in the alloy to make them less bouyant. Pete '91T (2#7) _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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