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> >............................................. >I made my own argon/air dry suit inflator system from a pony bottle, old >first stage, and hose. Cost for the total system was less than $200.00 > > ................................................ > > Hi Harold > > A few questions on your home made argon system: > > _Do you use an overpressure relief valve on your argon first stage? > -Is the pony bottle equiped with a CGA580 argon valve or a scuba post? > -If it has a standard scuba post, then how do you get it filled with > argon? > > Andy Cohen Andy, First, I did not use an overpressure relief valve; don't really think I need it since I'm going to the dry suit, but this could be added. I use a din connector on the pony bottle (All my gear uses din fittings) and I can get the Argon fill buy purchasing a 330 cu.ft. of Argon bottle for about $150.00 on the used market plus the cost of the gas. I then refill the bottle myself. This does require some fittings on the fill equipment, but I have all that already since I've got 4 He bottles and 4 O2 bottles (all 330 cu.ft. ones). Frankly, I usually just put air in the pony and use that instead of the trimix in the bottom mix bottles. Others that I dive with fill their suits off their stage bottles of deco Mix (Ean36 etc.). Hope this info helps. Harold Gartner hgartner@ra*.or* CompuServe ID 71470,1423 6900 Via Alba Camarillo, California 805 482-9743
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