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Again, thank to all for the information. We've decided at least one thing. We've placed the Bauer for sale on the equipment board. It's a good compressor for air, but i feel, after reading some of the older threads, that it would be best to get a new compressor if we are going to pump nitrox.
The question I have now centers on O2, and the choices of onboard production or supply. First, for onboard production, what filtering must be done for the low pressure air, if we go with membranes.
If I just carry oxygen, can I use large (new) aluminum tanks which have worked well for the Argon we used for aluminum tig welding...or must I use steel. Are there any issues with pure O2 in aluminum tanks? The aluminum argon tanks are about 5' tall and I can lift them!
They don't hold as much, but I can move them easily. I've also thought about a "portable" nitrox bank system. Not everything onboard. Just moving large nitrox aluminum tanks which we fill dockside.
The boat can be seen at Ted Brewer Yacht Design under aluminum sail, shennigan.
We are only going to take 4 or 6 divers, and I hope some rebreather folks, so I don't really need huge supplies for some of the trips.
I wish I had found this board earlier because the advice is excellent and I truly appreciate the time people take to reply.
The question I have now centers on O2, and the choices of onboard production or supply. First, for onboard production, what filtering must be done for the low pressure air, if we go with membranes.
If I just carry oxygen, can I use large (new) aluminum tanks which have worked well for the Argon we used for aluminum tig welding...or must I use steel. Are there any issues with pure O2 in aluminum tanks? The aluminum argon tanks are about 5' tall and I can lift them!
They don't hold as much, but I can move them easily. I've also thought about a "portable" nitrox bank system. Not everything onboard. Just moving large nitrox aluminum tanks which we fill dockside.
The boat can be seen at Ted Brewer Yacht Design under aluminum sail, shennigan.
We are only going to take 4 or 6 divers, and I hope some rebreather folks, so I don't really need huge supplies for some of the trips.
I wish I had found this board earlier because the advice is excellent and I truly appreciate the time people take to reply.