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The bottles are filled separately, ie all of the Aviators Oxygen is filled together. The usual routine is the USP and Aviators get a different vacuum protocol than the welders, like doing it three times for usp and once for welders, but as you say, oxygen is oxygen. They are "guaranteeing" different percentages of extraneous crap with the usp and aviators. There is one big vat of liquid oxygen, that is where they fill it from. Some boost it as well. Most places these days will not sell anything but USP ( medical) helium or Aviators and USP oxygen if it is for diving purposes. That is all I can get down here thanks to the accidents caused by the usual assholes. We are just lucking we can still get gas for diving. Luckily, my family also owns a few boat yards and welding shops that use all of the gases, so I will always be able to get it. That is how I had to get it at first. p k wrote: > > This question has plagued me for a while. > What is the difference between breathing oxygen and welding oxygen? > > First,I was told that welding O2 had more hydrocarbons contained in > it, BUT isn't the explosion/fire risk the same? How many auto mechanics wash > and dry there hands before changing a regulator on an > oxy-acetylene torch? The second thing I was told is "there is possibly a > higher moisture content", to me that doesn't hold up either because oxygen > (commercial grade) will always come in a steel cylinder, if there is any > moisture in there it will rust and pretty quickly I might add. So what's the > deal? Anybody? > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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