Yes, I'll ask the question....what types of lubricants should I now be carrying.
What should I add to my Save-A-Dive Kit?
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Posted 10 February 2006 - 04:11 PM
As I tend to now carry deco bottles with a higher % of Enriched Air (40%+), I am realizing I need to start appropriately updating my Save-A-Dive Kit. I added O2 compatible o-rings (the dingy looking brown ones and some cool new purple ones), but what else can I be adding?
Yes, I'll ask the question....what types of lubricants should I now be carrying.
Yes, I'll ask the question....what types of lubricants should I now be carrying.
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Posted 10 February 2006 - 06:19 PM
Lubricants!christo-lube. O2 compatible for higher mixes. bout the only thing I can think of....maybe some spare clips for your stage bottles (sometimes they break) I'm sure someone else will think of something and chime in.
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Edited by Rob underwater, 10 February 2006 - 06:20 PM.
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Posted 10 February 2006 - 06:36 PM
Don't forget to replace the o-rings on your spare HP spool
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Posted 10 February 2006 - 07:16 PM
Ditto, but VITAL...when I "upgraded" to EAN, I made it a POINT to put my old AquaLube (no jokes here, PLEASE!) physically AWAY from easy access in my GoTo kit, so I wouldn't grab it by mistake in Haste!! I need to dig WAY past my Christo-lube to get to it...better safe than Sorry!!
Yeah, spare clips...they make GREAT parting gifts for new Techs! (Right, Marci??)
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Yeah, spare clips...they make GREAT parting gifts for new Techs! (Right, Marci??)
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christo-lube. O2 compatible for higher mixes. bout the only thing I can think of....maybe some spare clips for your stage bottles (sometimes they break) I'm sure someone else will think of something and chime in.
Cheers,
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Posted 11 February 2006 - 12:16 AM
If you treat everything in your kit that could be used in a high pressure environment as if it needs to be O2 service, then you don't have as much chance to make a mistake by picking the wrong o-ring and such. It costs a few more bucks. However, it prevents mistakes a little better.
Otherwise, you can just label containers of oxygen service parts: "Viton High Pressure O-Rings," etc.
Otherwise, you can just label containers of oxygen service parts: "Viton High Pressure O-Rings," etc.
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 05:43 PM
A redundant 02 clean 1st stage, preferably the same make and model.
and a new spool of duct tape.
and a new spool of duct tape.
Edited by Trimix2dive, 12 February 2006 - 05:44 PM.
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Posted 12 February 2006 - 11:38 PM
...and a new spool of duct tape.
Red Green would be proud...
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 09:09 AM
...and a new spool of duct tape.
Red Green would be proud...
I wonder how much we could get on e-bay if we offered O2 cleaned duct tape?
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Posted 13 February 2006 - 11:30 AM
This, I have found, already to be a good idea.A redundant 02 clean 1st stage, preferably the same make and model.
and a new spool of duct tape.
One item I added is a stand alone little OPV for any stage you may end up using for your Argon bottle. I typically use a first stage that has one built in, but with a failure a few months ago, I learned that in a pinch I may use a first stage that does not have one built in, so to have a little OPV that can easily be added to the stage is a good idea and they are inexpensive for the job they do!
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Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 06:42 PM
I added O2 compatible o-rings (the dingy looking brown ones and some cool new purple ones), but what else can I be adding?
Yes, I'll ask the question....what types of lubricants should I now be carrying.
purple o-rings huh? what designer shop are you going to?? whats next? pink??
as for the lube. hehehehehe
meow meow meow
so do you just want me to hump your doubles? or do you want me to lube your o-ring as well? lol
OK, lets make a deal. If you stop telling me how to dive, I'll stop going down to the bus station at 2am to slap d***s out of your mouth.
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 01:12 AM
don't make me choose....as for the lube. hehehehehe
meow meow meow
so do you just want me to hump your doubles? or do you want me to lube your o-ring as well? lol
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 15 February 2006 - 04:28 PM
don't make me choose....as for the lube. hehehehehe
meow meow meow
so do you just want me to hump your doubles? or do you want me to lube your o-ring as well? lol
you don't have to choose, other than which you want first.
you can have both
meeeeow
OK, lets make a deal. If you stop telling me how to dive, I'll stop going down to the bus station at 2am to slap d***s out of your mouth.
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Posted 16 February 2006 - 03:26 PM
now I know what will keep me warm on a long surface interval....
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 06 March 2006 - 02:34 AM
purple o-rings huh? what designer shop are you going to?? whats next? pink??
I think the purple ones are from Parker. They had some really nice looking aqua colored ones in the same general HP O2 safe series a few years back. I like them better than Viton 'cos they're a little softer (lower durometer) so they seal better, although they don't last quite as long. That, plus they're made in the US, not in France...
I just looked for my Parker PDF catalog, and damned if I can find it, buried in with 30gig+ of misc diving info. They've got so many series (different compounds) that I'm not even gonna try to do it off the top of my head. If anyone's interested, I'll dig up the stored info I have. Parker has distributors in all of the big towns where tech exists. Dallas, Houston and Austin are almost all a guarantee, what with the high tech, petro and semiconductor done in those three.
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