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What a huge surprise! LOL. I haven't been happy with a single thing I've purchased from OMS! Dave Grey wrote: ~ >Without getting into buoyancy comparisons,I would like to make the following >comments; >OMS tanks are Faber tanks.OMS has re-branded/re-marketed them with their own >paint job and their own bullshit imprints. >I have,amongst others, three sets of Faber/OMS branded 1997 double 131's .I >bought these tanks brand new.The OMS paint job separated from the mickey >mouse powdercoated galvanizing resulting in major bubbling.Obviously these >tanks could not be used on a continuing basis.As usual,the dive shop idiots >disclaimed any responsibility and guess what the response from OMS was?? >Anyway,I am fortunate enough to have the facilities to properly strip these >tanks and to properly re-coat them with appropriate finishes. >I can only cringe at the the thought of other less fortunate souls who made >the same mistake of purchasing OMS branded tanks that I did. >Later, > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ian Puleston" <ian@un*.co*> >To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:07 PM >Subject: OMS vs PST tank specs > > >> I was looking at the tank specs for OMS and PST tanks LP tanks the other >> day. PST say their 104 has a capacity of 104 cu ft at 2640psi, and weighs >> 45lbs without valve. OMS say their 108 has a capacity of 112 cu ft at >> 2640psi, and weighs 41lbs with valve. Both state a liquid capacity of 17 >> litres. >> >> Firstly, two tanks with the same liquid capacity cannot have different air >> capacities at the same pressure, so someone ain't telling the whole >truth - >> anyone know how the volumes really compare. >> >> Secondly, the significantly lower weight of the OMS tank seems to make it >a >> better choice for ocean diving, but up to now I've been lead to believe >that >> the PSTs are a better choice. Anyone have any opinions between the two for >> ocean diving? >> >> I got the specs from the manufacturers brochures, but FYI they're also to >be >> found at: >> >> OMS: >> http://www.h2oadventuregear.com/productinfo/tanks.html (note the PST specs >> here are wrong). >> >> PST: >> http://scubadiving.com/gear/27tanktips/stats.shtml >> http://www.pstscuba.com/aaspo.htm (not much detail) >> >> Ian >> >> P.S. - I know there was a recent thread about ALs for ocean so don't start >> that over again - I just want to know how these two compare for ocean use. >> >> -- >> 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'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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