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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 armantrout@at*.ne* wrote: > would hate to buy OMS because once you scratch the paint, they are > ruined. Trout, I've been using OMS 95s and 85s for about 5 years now. Yes, they look like shit when the paint gets dinged. No, they are not ruined. Its never been anything major. If necessary, a little steel wool and touch-up paint takes care of it for a while. I agree that it is a pain to have to do that. Next time I buy steel cylinders, it will probably be PSTs, but more because of the cost than anything else. > Now, it may just be my imagination, but I think the paint on Faber > tanks holds up better than OMS. Is it the same paint job? Anybody > know? OMS cylinders are made by Faber. As far as I know, the only difference is the stamping on the crown. But I don't have any reliable information either way. > So, I guess I did not answer your question, but no I would not prefer > OMS with an Al plate. I use PST with AL backplate. The difference between an SS and aluminum backplate being about equal to the buoyancy difference between the Faber and PST cylinders. So an SS backplate + Faber is about equal to an AL backplate + PST as far as balance goes. -- Art Greenberg artg@ec*.ne* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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