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It was the same way at the shipyard. I get a kick out of these folks who treat O2 like it was nitroglycerin or something. Jim Sender: John Walker Date: 6/13/99 3:43 AM >Hi Mat, > > Curious as to how UNEDUCATED contruction workers get away with it on >their oxy-acetelyne tourches. Often a iron workers cutting tourch hoses >are in excess of 50'. > Its always amazed me as to how construction workers keep getting away >with the abuse they put on their oxygen systems,throwing cylinders off >trucks right into the dirt, install the dirty regulator and dirty hoses, >smack it with a wrech and their off! > I grew up in the oil fields and you would'nt believe what their >oxy-acetylene equipment lay in there. Oily dirt. > Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to justify slacking in our own >standards in diving. I just thinks its ironic to look at. > > > John > >Mat Bloedorn wrote: >> >> I assume the needle valve will be on the mixing panel. >> and the cylinders 30 ft away. If this is the case it >> is in your best interest to turn the valves on the O2 >> cylender on verrrrrryyyyyyy slowwwwwwly. Since the >> needle valve is closed you effectively have a long >> hose with a dead end at the mixing panel when the O2 >> cylinders are first turned on. This could create a >> problem area especially if the O2 cyliners are turned >> on quickly when the line is depressurised. Perfect >> scenario for that adiatbatic thingy to take place. >> >> Mat. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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