Hello From Wild/Wonderful (W.V.)

[Superheat]

Was looking up info related to diving and stumbled across your community. Been diving for a couple years, been to Moorehead (N.C.) for some wreck dives, Florida Keys for reef and wrecks Virginia beach for wrecks. Don't know what it is about wrecks, perhaps the glimpses of history, but just love the experience; aquatic critters are a bonus! Just wish I had started diving when I first became aware of the sport. I've done many things, but none have introduced me to so many good people who really care and so many neat places.
I do have a question too: I am diving a Cochran computer and need a little info; where can I obtain the "liter capacity" of the various tank sizes rated in Cu/ft. The liter capacity is what the tank would hold if filled with a column of water. I think the problem arises from the fact that American tanks are rated in Cu/ft capacity at pressure while most others are rated by an actual water column in meters. The tanks are then stamped according to country of origin, does anyone have like a cross reference or chart for tanks? I currently have my computer set for steel 120 cu/ft at approx. 12 liters which I had read somewhere, but at times I use 80s if helping with diver training or using rental tanks. I just wish I had some kind of definitive chart to work off. :dazzler1:

 

[PhotoTJ]

Welcome! You'll like it here, this is the most informative place to go for SCUBA on the internet. Whether you want info, humor, or spirited debate, (or sometimes all three at once!), this is the place!

Oh, and when you fill out your profile, flex those humor muscles!

Sadly, I can only say hello, another member will have to help you track down a chart.

TJ

 

[scubajoe]

Welcome to the board!
There should be a way to change your computer to cu ft. Check out the Computer section here or the Cochran website.

Joe

 

[headhunter]

Welcome to ScubaBoard!

I've dug out a couple of links that may help a bit and pasted them below. In the first one, OMS lists both their Liter capacity and their Cubic Foot capacity for each tank. The other two links give you the dimensions for quite a few other tanks and you may be able to extrapolate the liters by comparing to the info in the first link.

Hope the links below start to put you on the right track for the answer you're looking for.

Christian

http://www.omsdive.com/cyl_spec.html

http://www.lloydbaileysscuba.com/PST E Series Tanks.htm

http://www.huronscuba.com/gear/cylinders.htm

 

[Humba]

Welcome to the board!!

 

[Superheat]

Thanks for all the posts, found my answer after thinking along the lines of the Pirate dude (scuba joe) contacted Cochran and received the conversion from tech support
here it is:The formula for the exchange is Cubic feet/psi x 411=liters

 

[Scubaguy62]

Welcome to Scubaboard. Glad you found us!!!

 

[DandyDon]

Howdy!

Welcome to SB!! :happywave Put us in your computer's favorites and check in often. This is a great place to learn, compare, argue Look around our various forums - everything from New-To-Scuba to Instructors-Only to Dive Medicine.

don

BTW - Did you set up your Profile? Some ideas for your Profle might be taken from looking at mine. Click on my Username to the upper left, then click on my Profile, and see what I've done. For your's, click the [CP] in the upper left of the screen, then click [Edit Profile]. If you need any more help, PM me direct.