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In RSA, industrial or welding oxygen cylinders are filled as they arrive from the users. Medical or breathing oxygen cylinders are flushed with oxygen first to displace any other gas in the cylinder. The actual source is the same. Regards Albert Saunders -----Original Message----- From: p k <abyss30@ho*.co*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: 28 November 1999 04:48 Subject: Isn't oxygen, oxygen? >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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