What is the "burst disk leaking or blown/empty tank syndrome"?????
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From: Wahoodiver@ao*.co* <Wahoodiver@ao*.co*>
To: cobber@ci*.co* <cobber@ci*.co*>; artg@ec*.ne*
<artg@ec*.ne*>; Scaleworks@ao*.co* <Scaleworks@ao*.co*>;
Rubrifolia@ao*.co* <Rubrifolia@ao*.co*>; Wahoojan@ao*.co*
<Wahoojan@ao*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: usefull pony bottles ( was which course& school)


>In a message dated 1/15/99 10:39:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>cobber@ci*.co* writes:
>
>> You are then narrowed down to failure of the neck Oring, something I have
>>  never seen or heard of happening before until Wetlands post. And the
>>  jury's still out on that one.
>Jim,  your lack of experience and time in the dive business is showing,
> I would say on any given weekend three day friday saturday and sunday
>accounting for about 70 divers or more, plus crew ( 7 or 8) we will have at
>least one or two regulators free flows, high pressure hose burst or
leaking,(
>had a couple of people hurt from broken hose wipping around )   burst disk
>leaking or blown (the empty tank syndrom)  (we had 4 this year), low
pressure
>inflator problem either button valve Oring connection,  porous hose BC
leaking
>from holes or fitting connections, Many from DiveRite BC's using plastic
wire
>ties holding the infators hose, and valve neck orings leaking.
> This does not account for the problems that occur after entering the water
>some at the surface and a few at depth.  and I know a havent mentioned them
>all, just a few to open your eyes.
>catain steve bielenda
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