Ok - I've been taught and had engraved in my head "back on the boat with no less than 500psi".... For all of these experiences - I was using 80cuft. aluminum's at 3000psi. I went diving today with my brother who had borrowed an LP80 steel from his LDS - this was being filled to somewhere around 2400-2600psi.
So all day long - I'm starting at 3000psi - he's starting at 24-2600psi and his computer is going nuts when I've got 1000psi left in my tank and he's approaching 500psi. (Which is the default on both of our computers.)
My question is this - should we continue sticking with the 500psi rule when diving these lower pressure tanks - or is there another number/formula for working with these steel tanks. Thanks.
So all day long - I'm starting at 3000psi - he's starting at 24-2600psi and his computer is going nuts when I've got 1000psi left in my tank and he's approaching 500psi. (Which is the default on both of our computers.)
My question is this - should we continue sticking with the 500psi rule when diving these lower pressure tanks - or is there another number/formula for working with these steel tanks. Thanks.