<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thanks Greg & Hugh,</div><div>there was a bit of doubt in my mind about it so mentioned my</div><div>intended process. I have just googled accumulators in hydraulic systems</div><div>& the danger of high pressure air! Yikes just as well I've got you guys</div><div>looking out for me.</div><div>What about air from the scuba tank pressurising water?</div><div>I can get all the air out of the test chamber apart from the air in</div><div>the line pressurising it!</div><div>Other than that I have done some previous tests with the water blaster</div><div>& may have to suffice with it's pressure!</div><div>Cheers Alan</div><div><br><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On 21/06/2017, at 3:33 PM, james cottrell via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3735"><span>Alan,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3749"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3751" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3750">Pressure testing that high needs to be done with liquid not gas. High pressure air is VERY dangerous. A pressure washer pump using water would be a safer choice.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3779" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3778" dir="ltr"><span>Greg</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3719"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3771" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3770" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3769" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3775" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3777" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3776"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 20, 2017 9:01 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure Test Chamber<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3768"><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3774" dir="ltr">I am making a plastic container to fill with water & stand inside my<br></div><div dir="ltr">pressure chamber. There is a gap between the wall of the container<br></div><div dir="ltr">& the chamber which I intend to fill with oil. There will be about an<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3773" dir="ltr">inch of air at the top of the chamber & I'm using a scuba tank to<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3772" dir="ltr">pressurise the unit up to 3000psi.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Will car engine oil do to fill the gap between my plastic container &<br></div><div dir="ltr">the chamber wall, or do I need to go with a hydraulic fluid.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Am using the plastic container to keep water from rusting my test<br></div><div dir="ltr">chamber. (Aussie Steve's idea)<br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers Alan<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498015667083_3780" dir="ltr">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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