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----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Brothers <sbrother@se*.np*.co*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 1:16 AM
Subject: Re: booster pumps and gas...


> Hi,
>
>     Speaking of Argon, I'd like to lease a bottle and avoid the dive
store's
> cartel-like mark up.  Anyone know where or how I can get a fill whip to
> transfer Argon from a welding style bottle to a K-valve (yoke) style scuba
> tank?
>
>
Thanks,
>
>
Steve.
>
> Kevin Connell wrote:
>
> > At 09:37 PM 3/13/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> > >My local dive shop has a booster pump.  They won't do Argon fills.  Is
> > >this because
> > >1) they're too lazy to get a tank of Argon (which I'd do for them) or
> > >2) you have to do some eloborate "thing" to the booster pump to boost
> > >Argon and then go back to boosting with Air, Oxy, etc or
> > >3) there's no fucking profit margin on Argon or
> > >4) I'm such a stroke that I couldn't possibly understand the answer to
> > >this and I should go back to playing with lego's when not pissing in my
> > >dry suit.
> >
> > #1 and too stupid.  Most people pay about $1/ft3 which is a 300% markup
for
> > argon.
> >
> > Sounds like you need a p-valve, too.
> >
> > ----------------------------------
> >   Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*>
> >
> >   NW Labor Systems, Inc
> >   http://www.nwls.com
> >
> >   Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
> >   (A thing is only worth what someone else
> >    is willing to pay for it)
> >
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