Members,
One of my three OMS/Faber LP46's (all three cylinders purchased new ca. 1995) developed paint blisters after about two years of use (in and around the Great Lakes). In 1998 or so I had my local vo-tech high school bead-blast it down to bare metal, and then I painted it with Rustoleum galvanizing paint. It has sat plugged, unused, ever since.
I am thinking about repurposing this cylinder for use as an emergency oxygen bottle. I will need to have it hydro'd and O2-cleaned (of course) and stickered/stenciled appropriately, and I will need to decide what kind of valve I want to put on it (O2 scuba valve, CGA540 valve, or CGA870 valve) and then purchase it.
What do you think of this idea? Any other considerations, things I maybe should be thinking about? I also have a Luxfer Al 40 I could use for this, instead ...
TIA,
rx7diver
One of my three OMS/Faber LP46's (all three cylinders purchased new ca. 1995) developed paint blisters after about two years of use (in and around the Great Lakes). In 1998 or so I had my local vo-tech high school bead-blast it down to bare metal, and then I painted it with Rustoleum galvanizing paint. It has sat plugged, unused, ever since.
I am thinking about repurposing this cylinder for use as an emergency oxygen bottle. I will need to have it hydro'd and O2-cleaned (of course) and stickered/stenciled appropriately, and I will need to decide what kind of valve I want to put on it (O2 scuba valve, CGA540 valve, or CGA870 valve) and then purchase it.
What do you think of this idea? Any other considerations, things I maybe should be thinking about? I also have a Luxfer Al 40 I could use for this, instead ...
TIA,
rx7diver