" Hydrospin Seamless Pressure Vessel for Scuba "

[dead dog]

Has any one bought or used an " Hydrospin Seamless Pressure Vessel for Scuba " ?
I have no information on these tanks. There is one on eBay now Item number: 170702568107. Any feed back would be helpful.

Thank you,

dead dog

 

[Wookie]

They are what we in the Scuba industry like to call "Scrap Metal". Although they appear to have a scuba cylinder neck, the round bottom and complete lack of DOT markings makes them suspect at best, and illegal to fill with compressed air. Sorry, they will not be a cheap scuba cylinder for you.

 

[captain]

I would like to hear the story how and where he got them.

 

[knotical]

Hydrospin made liners for SCBA (not SCUBA). See for example, this article:
Acquisition of Hydrospin - Luxfer: Setting The Standard Worldwide
Without the fiber wrapping that gives SCBA cylinders their strength, I would not consider pressurizing such liners to anywhere near SCUBA cylinder pressures.

 

[dead dog]

Thank you all.

 

[akdeepdiver]

I was talking to a friend of mine today in the compressed gas industry, who deals with Luxfer all the time. According to what he heard, Luxfer was informed of these tanks on ebay when someone asked them some questions prior to buying them, and they are not happy to say the least. The liability issue alone since Hydrospin is a subsiderary is enough to get Luxfers hackles raised. It will be intresting to see if these stay on ebay for much longer.

 

[akdeepdiver]

As of Saturday, when I checked. They are no longer offered for sale.