Scuba_Nick27
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So I got a brand new Faber steel cylinder, which I've already done some diving with. And I just want to know what the numbers mean on it. Below I typed out the numbers in order, top line and then bottom line, they go as follows:
BSE120S FABER MADE IN ITALY M8303 19/0342/021 03 ^ 19 TC - SU 7694 - 237
DOT - SP 13488 - 3442 DO NOT OVERPRESSURIZE REE100 TP 5250
I'm probably wrong, but I assume BSE120S is about the tank's capacity, 03^19 is the date of production, and SP 13488 is the serial part number, 3442 is obviously the working pressure. DOT means department of transportation. I don't get anything else.
I am also interested in the DO NOT OVERPRESSURIZE REE100 TP 5250 part. The guy that filled the tank at my local dive shop told me that the standard working pressure is 3442 psi, and since I'm running DIN on it, I can safely put in more pressure. He says that he also has a Faber 100 and he runs it at 4000 psi by filling it a little past the working pressure and then topping it off to 4k when it cools down. The question is, can you do that? Does the 5250 part signify the maximum pressure the cylinder can withstand?
The cylinder I am using is a Faber 120 cubic foot, high pressure steel tank, right now it is filled with air.
BSE120S FABER MADE IN ITALY M8303 19/0342/021 03 ^ 19 TC - SU 7694 - 237
DOT - SP 13488 - 3442 DO NOT OVERPRESSURIZE REE100 TP 5250
I'm probably wrong, but I assume BSE120S is about the tank's capacity, 03^19 is the date of production, and SP 13488 is the serial part number, 3442 is obviously the working pressure. DOT means department of transportation. I don't get anything else.
I am also interested in the DO NOT OVERPRESSURIZE REE100 TP 5250 part. The guy that filled the tank at my local dive shop told me that the standard working pressure is 3442 psi, and since I'm running DIN on it, I can safely put in more pressure. He says that he also has a Faber 100 and he runs it at 4000 psi by filling it a little past the working pressure and then topping it off to 4k when it cools down. The question is, can you do that? Does the 5250 part signify the maximum pressure the cylinder can withstand?
The cylinder I am using is a Faber 120 cubic foot, high pressure steel tank, right now it is filled with air.