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OMS will tell you that theirs are made of a different alloy (ahem), and are tested differently (to manipulate the DOT results). The 2640 on OMS tanks and the 2400 on Fabers and Scubapro's, is, in my ultra-modern military mind, simply the results (+10% rating) of them (OMS) knowing how to shmooze the bureaucrats or otherwise get what they want. Faber also makes Scubapro bottles. Different paint job again. I dive a set of Faber LP95's. Nice tanks for open ocean diving, a little buoyant at the end, about 2 lbs + is my best guess, but real slick in the water. A very nice platform to dive from. 11lb v-weight helps. One of my buds dives Faber LP85's. We never get in the water with less than 3K in our bottles. 29 if we got em hot, but generally 3K. I don't know or care what every one thinks about this, but what I am going to say is the truth. Like it or not, this *is* what happens in when no one is looking. I have no knowledge of anyone ever blowing up a Faber/OMS tank filling them to 3.5. Is it safe? I don't know. Is it legal? Probably not. Is it common? Very. Am I going to get flamed for this? I don't care. OMS tanks get *routinely* filled to 3800 psi. I have been told that in Europe, these tanks, Faber/OMS/Scubapro are taken to 4K regularly. Zero explosions. If anyone has other information, please cite it with refs. Scott ----- 5 dangerous things to hear a Marine say: 1. A Private saying, "I learned this in boot camp..." 2. A Sergeant saying, "Trust me, Sir..." 3. A Second Lieutenant saying, "Based on my experience..." 4. A Captain saying, "I was just thinking..." 5. A Warrant officer chuckling, "Watch this shit..." ----- Original Message ----- From: <armantrout@at*.ne*> To: <CaptnDale@ao*.co*> Cc: <scottk@hc*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 1:04 PM Subject: Re: OMS vs. PST > ok, what does that tell us? Faber makes the tank. > Most, but not all, of already knew that. The question > is, what happens next? > > I am fairly certain they are not > painted/galvanized/coated the same what, and that is > what we are trying to determine. > > As you pointed out, OMS tanks are stamped Faber. They > are also stamped OMS. Faber tanks, however, are NOT > stamped OMS, only Faber, indicating some difference. > > Anybody got the straight poop out their? Inquiring, and > bored, minds want to know. > > Jess > > Every OMS tank I've ever seen was conspicuously stamped "FABER". > > > > > > In a message dated 3/17/00 2:06:32 PM Central Standard Time, scottk@hc*.co* > > writes: > > > > << > 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? > > > > The OMS tanks are hot dip galvanized. Fabers are powder coated (I think....) > > and the coating seems to be very durable. I have been abusing mine for > > better than 6 months now, and I am still no through the primer coat. >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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