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Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 10:25:40 +0200
To: "Manos Manoli" <manos@ma*.co*.cy*>
From: Peter Fjelsten <fjelsten@ma*.do*.dk*>
Subject: Re: Alu vs steel
Cc: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>

Den 03-05-00 20:12 +0300 skrev Manos Manoli (At 03-05-00 20:12 +0300 Manos 
Manoli wrote)...
>I know that this has been the subject for long conversations before but
>can some one remind me the reasons of using only alu tanks for stage ?

They are closer to neutral than steel. Slightly negative full, slightly 
positive empty.

>Is this applied even for the low volume ones for oxygen ?

In a cave, where the gas is staged, steel is often used for the O2 bottle as it 
is used closer to the surface and helps the diver stay down (added weight of 
the tank).

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