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From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
To: "Alex Varouxis" <alexv@er*.co*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: welding He good ?
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 05:36:09 -0400
Alex, these guys don't get anything that involves real life - they are
brainwashed by dive industry crap. Like I said, if it is good enough to use
on welding aluminum, I'll breathe it. It is helium, and it comes from the
same tank as the medical into a vessel that has been vacuumed.

----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Varouxis <alexv@er*.co*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:13 PM
Subject: RE: welding He good ?


> For every % of contamination the quality weld diminishes. This is in both
> oxygen welding and cutting and the use of gas for shielding. Industry does
> not throw money out the window.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hans Petter Roverud <proverud@on*.no*>
> To: Aldo P. Solari [APS] <aldo.solari@ho*.se*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: welding He good ?
>
>
> > According to my gas supplier there's one grade we should definitely
avoid,
> > namely balloon helium. They receive helium as cryogenic gas and
evaporate
> > it to fill storage cylinders. The first batches of this distillation
> > process will be sold as balloon helium since it tends to contain
> > impurities. In some countries they add a little oxygen to balloon helium
> to
> > avoid the risks of hypoxia if people breathe it but that's another
issue.
> > Expect balloon helium to be impure while all certified grades should be
> OK.
> > Check the specs of welding grade in your country and be particularly
> > concerned if it allows CO2. (Typically, impure helium may contain neon,
> > methane and CO2).
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Hans
> >
> > At 04:27 AM 10/1/00 +0100, Aldo P. Solari [APS] wrote:
> > >Dear senior tech divers:
> > >
> > >Some  of  the senior tech divers stated that "welding helium would be
> > >good for diving mixes/breathing".
> > >
> > >In  Canary  Islands (1200 km from nearest euro port), there is no
> > >"medical  grade"  Helium but there is He for welding (it comes in
> > >50 Lt tanks and the cost is around 355 USDollars each).
> > >
> > >My questions are as follows:
> > >
> > >(1) Has any one run any anylses (gas chromatography, whatever) on
> > >welding grade helium ?
> > >
> > >(2)  Those  of you who have used welding grade He: do you use any
> > >special filters to clean up impurities ?
> > >
> > >Any other info would be mostly appreciated.
> > >
> > >If  welding  He  is  enough good, it would open up a new world to
> > >divers on the islands, here.
> > >
> > >Thank you for your comments.
> > >
> > >cheers,
> > >
> > >        aldo
> > >
> > >aldo.solari@ho*.se*
> > >www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris
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