Aluminum 100's @3300 PSI

[Aquamaniac]

I Just saw these tanks on a website and thought they would be a great tank for singles diving wet, and they are bloody cheap
Problem is that I have never seen or even heard of them.

Anyone have any ideas?

Dave

 

[Scubaroo]

Sherwood 100cf Aluminium? Spell it right, you're not a seppo! :boom:

3300 PSI
8Inches in Diameter
26.2 Inches in Length
Weight Empty = 40.2lbs
Buoyancy Full = -3.9lbs
Buoyancy Empty = 3.5lbs
Real Weight´´ = 43.7lbs

They're at www.diversdiscount.com for $200. I'd hate to dive them anything other than single in a thin wetsuit.

 

[padiscubapro]

Aquamaniac once bubbled...
I Just saw these tanks on a website and thought they would be a great tank for singles diving wet, and they are bloody cheap
Problem is that I have never seen or even heard of them.

Anyone have any ideas?

Dave

They are Heavy.....
For the weight and size you are better off with steel 95/98s

weight 38lbs empty, -6.7 full, neutral empty... besides being heaver empty youll also need 3.5 lbs to counteract the buoyancy.. Your effective weight for the alm 100 is 5.5lbs more!
Also the steel is 2 inches shorter.. if you just overfil it to 3000 you have 104 cuft.
If you only get a 3000psi fill on your 100 you only have about 90 cuft of gas..

 

[Bill Walton]

I had two of these, actually still have them waiting for the guy who bought them to pick em' up.

The ones I owned were Luxfer and were around 3lbs posative when empty. The problem I had was consitantly trying to get a real fill. If you don't get them up to 3300 then you are defeating the purpose. So, I added a couple more steel tanks and sold these. If there was a shop here locally that would have consistantly given good 3300 fils I may have kept them.

As far as price goes, I picked up one here locally from an LDS for $150 + tax brand new with vip and the other I purchased from Abysmal during their moving sale for $150 + shipping and had to pay for a vip here.

Bill

 

[livestodive]

I have 2 of them and they are being sold. I am much happier with steel tanks.

 

[Aquamaniac]

Thanks for your inputs.
This started out as just an interest, I had NO intentions of buying MORE tanks.
When I moved to the USA for a two year contract, I promised that I would not double up on gear, I own plenty of tanks back home. I promised myself that I would "make do" with rented Al80's for the two years, heck, where was I going dive in GA anyways.

I saw those Al100's on Friday and it got me thinking. A bit more reading, a bit of surfing. And a trip to the quarry, and dammit, I placed an order for a new tank this afternoon. Gee thanks guys
I cant buy PST tanks, because I cant use them back home, so a LP 95 it was. I am now telling myself I need to go diving EVERY weekend, so that I can justify the cost.

Ya Just got to love the SCUBA cash cow!!!!!

Ben: Sometimes its just easier to go with the flow.....Y'all should know that........

 

[O-ring]

You'd have more money for tanks if you stop spending it all on Foster's!

 

[Aquamaniac]

But ya gots to have the gaseous liquids for the offgassing part of diving!!!! What a GAS!