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Dale, Thanks for the advice, I still think I will save money even with losses in filling and not being able to use the last 1/4 when the pressure drops to 500 psi or so. I'm currently paying $1.50 / Cubic foot, I think it will cost me about 50 cents max with my own bottle. I'll try it for a year and see how it goes. Steve. -----Original Message----- From: CaptnDale@ao*.co* [mailto:CaptnDale@ao*.co*] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:58 AM To: sbrother@se*.np*.co*; techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Re: booster pumps and gas... Your local shop should be able to get you a fill whip. Don't expect to be able to do your own fills for anything less than the shop is charging you, though. By the time you buy the gas, pay monthly rental on the tanks and figure in the losses inherent in the filling process I would expect that it will end up costing you quite a bit more than if you just went to the local shop for your fills. Doing these things yourself is a bit like buying your own boat to go diving -- it is more convenient but you get to see what the real costs are. Good luck, Dale In a message dated 3/14/00 11:02:45 AM Central Standard Time, sbrother@se*.np*.co* writes: << 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? >> -- 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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