should i have one on my tank??? jus left it in the sun and sunndely got to thinking... does it matter that i dont hane one on the tank?
scuba tank burst disk
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On a scuba tank, then no id does not need a urst disc.Tom37 said:should i have one on my tank??? jus left it in the sun and sunndely got to thinking... does it matter that i dont hane one on the tank?
No scuba tanks dont have burst disks, they have a spindle controlled valve that shuts off the air supply from the bottle from the a clamp/din fitting vale at the top. You can leave it in the sun as long as you like and it wil be fine (or from my knowledge it will be)
Nobody let this man near a scuba tank!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PEOPLE!!!!!sid_sidgwick said:
Soon to be seen stamping on Nitroglycerine, at a petrol station near you!
Hey Skeet where can I get some of that Nitroglycerine? that would come in handy when bunkering. Ive been a qualified scuba diver for the past four years and have dived all over the world and have never known of heat or sunlight to have any adverse effects on a cylinder. Many of the red sea resorts keep cylinders stored outside with no problem, the air inside will not expand with the heat generated on a warm day therefore the cylinder should not explode due to heat (Well according to BSAC and Faber who make the British steel cylinders), they will explode if damaged and aluminium cylinders used by PADI and DAN in the USA are more prone to explosions due to the cylinder wall thickness being less than steel cylinders. Well from my experience and what ive been told anyway. I would however recomend they be stored in a cool place but leaving one out in the sun for the day shouldn't do any damage as long as the cylinder is in good condition.
You sound like you know your stuff, as you say you would recommend they be kept somewhere cool.sid_sidgwick said:
All preassurised vessels, will allow the compressed medium inside to expand, should the temperature rise...aerosol cans etc, its just physics as you know...its not just the sunlight that will cause the problem, its what the cylinder is sitting on, or under...maybe sand or under glass, where the heat will be sustained and magnified...so to be safe, it is better not to leave them where they can get hot.
Ignore the jibe, it's any oppertunity with me mate!
Skeets got it in one.
Yeah cool places are best for storage, even better store the cylinder with only around 50 bar of air in and for safety lay it down therefore no unsightly dents in your floor (dont ask!) Treat your cylinder like a beautiful lady, caressing her gently and..... ooh sorry lost myself there, just look after the cylinder and they'll look after you. No worries Skeet there is nothing like a bit of banter, makes posting messages worthwhile
Yeah cool places are best for storage, even better store the cylinder with only around 50 bar of air in and for safety lay it down therefore no unsightly dents in your floor (dont ask!) Treat your cylinder like a beautiful lady, caressing her gently and..... ooh sorry lost myself there, just look after the cylinder and they'll look after you. No worries Skeet there is nothing like a bit of banter, makes posting messages worthwhile
sid, you sound llike you know your stuff... so heres one for you... on the side of my scubatank it says "surface use only" (someone wrote it on in pen). now i have no intension of playing underwater paintball... unless i can find a mag or two and a few reballs... but thats beside the point, why would it say that? im just intrested...