At 01:32 7/02/00 , Hans Henning wrote: >Hi all, > >I am preparing to buy some equipment so I can take a tech diving course and would like to know if anyone has any advice on what tank to choose for stages for ocean diving. I know the DIR tapes recommend Luxfer 40 cu ft but I cannot find a shop locally that sells these. Everyone seems to be selling Catalinas. >Does anyone have any info on the differences between these two brands? >Would the best choice be the tank with the least negative weight when full? >Does anyone know what the bouyancy characteristics of these tanks are? Catalina 40 cu ft specs 25" long, 5.25" dia. weight 7.2 kg 5.74 litres wc 207 bar bouyancy full - 2.6lb at 207 Bar 500 psi + .5lb at 35 Bar empty + 1.7 lb at 0 Bar rgrds billyw -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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