Mat, For that money you buy the best filtration system on the market... the NS Research 3 stage filter. Ever read the specs on these..? http://www.gasblending.com/filters.htm , check it out. I have been using these for years, never any problems. Far longer use out of these elements, better quality air and same price. Rgrds, THOMAS > -----Original Message----- > From: Mat Bloedorn [mailto:mbloedorn@ya*.co*] > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:17 AM > To: eanx@do*.nl*; techdiver@aq*.co*; wreckdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: Portable filtering systems > > > Jos, > > There are several portable filter systems on the market. The > most economical one I have found is > the once from L-Factor. This is a single tower that has a single > replaceable element in it. This > unit goes for just over $1100 US. The replacement cartridges are > about $80 US. It should last > the average diver about a season. > > I use it more for peace of mind than anything else. It means you > can expect a consistent quality > air no matter what air station you use. > > Compared to cost of the rest of the gear. it's not too expensive, > but it's not definetely no cheap > either.... > > One thing to keep in mind with these things is that there is a > throttle that limits the air flow > to about 6 CFM. This makes topping off or filling large doubles > a slow process. > > Mat. > > --- Jos Havekotte <eanx@do*.nl*> wrote: > > Has anybody experience with the use of portable filtering > systems for keeping the bottles > > O2-service rated? > > > > Does it make sens to use one in combination with normal air compressors? > > > > What are the costs compared with the bennefits? > > > > I am thinking about the idea because I am going to the French > Alps and I cannot get clean air(O2 > > compattible) there. > > > > Regards > > Jos Havekotte > > (Netherlands) > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Gratis e-mail en meer: http://www.dolfijn.nl/ > > Alles over het eindexamen: http://eindexamens.ilse.nl/ > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > ===== > M-Plan - Free-Ware dive planning software utilizing > Gradient Factors & the Buhlmann ZHL-16 algorithm at: > mailto:mbloedorn@ya*.co* http://www3.sympatico.ca/bloedorn > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > -- > 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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