<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3551"><span>Hi Alan,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3574"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3554"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3553">My hull volume is 71 cubic ft. What size O2 bottles could I carry inside according to G.L. rules?</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3552"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3563">Thanks,</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3575"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3578">Greg<br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3613" style="display: block;">  <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3612" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3611" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, May 7, 2017 6:14 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] onboard O2<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3610"><br><div id="yiv9320978967"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3609"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3608">Hi Hank,</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">here are the G.L. rules regarding O2 storage inside the hull.</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">   " For storage of the oxygen bottles within the pressure hull the volume of </div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">the bottle is to be restricted in such a way that the pressure does not exceed</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">by one atmosphere & the O2 content does not  exceed 25% by volume if the</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">complete contents escape."</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">   I have seen a burst disk on a tank go & the tank wasn't at any elevated</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">heat.</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature">Alan</div><div id="yiv9320978967AppleMailSignature"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div><div class="yiv9320978967yqt5455013862" id="yiv9320978967yqt10194"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3614"><br clear="none">On 8/05/2017, at 9:15 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3617" type="cite"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3616"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494201051771_3615" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id="yiv9320978967yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494191084121_5174"><span>Rick,</span></div><div id="yiv9320978967yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494191084121_4975"><span id="yiv9320978967yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494191084121_4974">Valid points for sure, but in my case I have small bottles instead of one large bottle.  Also the regulator fits directly to the tank, so the risk is so minimal.  It comes down to our own personal experiences and comfort level.  If I have a leak, the alarm will scream before the pressure is an issue.  If you are real concerned about over pressures, pick up a small 12 v compressor and plumb it into a small tank to get rid of the pressure.  That is one of the benefits of Gamma's internal HP compressor.</span></div><div id="yiv9320978967yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1494191084121_4975"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="yiv9320978967qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv9320978967yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, May 7, 2017 11:33 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="non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