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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01BE0417.F50EA850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Steve: I bought a copy of the Oxygen Hacker's Companion. I like it! Of course the book encourages things that will piss off dive shops, but in general it encourages doing things safely and being honest about what you are doing. There is not enough information in there for an idiot to accomplish much, so from a safety point of view, I don't see any real problem. The only shortcoming that I found (other than just nitpicking), is that in the description of various gas transfer assemblies, as I recall, not much information was provided regarding parts like the pipe tees and other pipe fittings. I could be wrong, I will check the book again. If I am correct and this information is not clear, readers might purchase 1/4 NTP fittings from a hardware store, and may well get 150 psi rated water fittings. I have used such fittings to 2,200 psi, and often the 150 psi rated water fittings are identical to the 3,000 psi gas fittings, but I believe all would agree that this would not be a good idea. I'd like to thank you for busting my chops about not having the book; I had been planning on buying it for months, and needed a kick in the butt to make me write the order and check. Sincerely, C. Randy Bohrer, President Underwater Applications Corp 15 Brewster Rd Framingham, MA 01702 tel: 508-628-9520 fax: 508-820-3337 http://www.geocities.com/~uwapplications ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01BE0417.F50EA850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2>Steve:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2>I=20 bought a copy of the Oxygen Hacker's Companion. I like it! Of course the = book=20 encourages things that will piss off dive shops, but in general it = encourages=20 doing things safely and being honest about what you are doing. There is = not=20 enough information in there for an idiot to accomplish much, so from a = safety=20 point of view, I don't see any real problem.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2>The=20 only shortcoming that I found (other than just nitpicking), is that in = the=20 description of various gas transfer assemblies, as I recall, not much=20 information was provided regarding parts like the pipe tees and other = pipe=20 fittings. I could be wrong, I will check the book again. If I am correct = and=20 this information is not clear, readers might purchase 1/4 NTP fittings = from a=20 hardware store, and may well get 150 psi rated water fittings. I have = used such=20 fittings to 2,200 psi, and often the 150 psi rated water fittings are = identical=20 to the 3,000 psi gas fittings, but I believe all would agree that this = would not=20 be a good idea.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D808060820-30101998><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial = size=3D2>I'd=20 like to thank you for busting my chops about not having the book; I had = been=20 planning on buying it for months, and needed a kick in the butt to make = me write=20 the order and check.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sincerely,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>C.=20 Randy Bohrer, President</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Underwater=20 Applications Corp</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>15 Brewster = Rd</FONT>=20 <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Framingham, MA 01702</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>tel: 508-628-9520</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>fax:=20 508-820-3337</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/~uwapplications"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.geocities.com/~uwapplications</A></FONT></P> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01BE0417.F50EA850-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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