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Crack bottles and such....wtf?
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moose_grunt
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That's the type I already have. They're know colloquially as, crack bottles. The problem is that I need a new bottle and as far as I know, they are only available in the UK. There are a couple of companies that make a CO2 version, the cartridges can be purchased anywhere, however, one companie's website is down and the other is out of stock. They are both in the UK.
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That's the very thing! Thanks.
I'm referring to DSMBs.
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CT-Rich
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Go online (Craig’s List) and look for a vintage horse BC circa 1980. You can pull one off and remount it on a DSMB. Or you could buy a new one:
https://picclick.com/2X-Halkey-Roberts-840-Manual-CO2-Life-Vest-Inflator-283791113782.html
Just keep in mind this is not a use it every day devise. The cartridges are expensive, figure spending $15 a pop to shoot a buoy. Another option would be use an LP inflator or buy a DSMB that can be inflated using a regulator.
https://picclick.com/2X-Halkey-Roberts-840-Manual-CO2-Life-Vest-Inflator-283791113782.html
Just keep in mind this is not a use it every day devise. The cartridges are expensive, figure spending $15 a pop to shoot a buoy. Another option would be use an LP inflator or buy a DSMB that can be inflated using a regulator.
CT-Rich
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I started writing my comment on this a couple of hours ago and just posted it with two new pages in the interim.
CO2 Inflators were standard before LP inflators became the norm. My first BC came with both. They were an emergency device more than anything because the cartridges are not cheap. They are also kind of slow. The CO2 in the cartridge starts out under pressure as a liquid at around 850 psi. When you pull the release and the gas rapidly starts to sublimate into a gas. After a very short period it will cool itself into dry ice. The one time I did a test inflate on my Jacket BCD, it took a surprisingly long time to fully deploy. A LP inflator releases a gas from high pressure to low pressure, the limiting factor is the size of the aperture. With a CO2 cartridge, you are waiting on the gas to sublimate. It is quick, but not nearly as fast as an LP inflator.
CO2 Inflators were standard before LP inflators became the norm. My first BC came with both. They were an emergency device more than anything because the cartridges are not cheap. They are also kind of slow. The CO2 in the cartridge starts out under pressure as a liquid at around 850 psi. When you pull the release and the gas rapidly starts to sublimate into a gas. After a very short period it will cool itself into dry ice. The one time I did a test inflate on my Jacket BCD, it took a surprisingly long time to fully deploy. A LP inflator releases a gas from high pressure to low pressure, the limiting factor is the size of the aperture. With a CO2 cartridge, you are waiting on the gas to sublimate. It is quick, but not nearly as fast as an LP inflator.
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