Used SCBA has [i]patches[/i]

[cpt_sfc]

DHS is sending money to fire dept. to upgrade and even those without the fed money are selling them. Ck with all your fire dept.S and talk to the chief for a tank, for a donation. I have dibbs on a couple of alum tanks ,4500 psi ,are do, to go soon. Chief said he would take scrap wt. price  for the couple he had left. Look brand new.

[scottyhazzard]

Very pleased with the new (to me) tank. I will be taking it to get hydro'ed Monday at the latest.



It's so nice, especially after all those others.

[QVTom]

Excellent!  Now you won't need disguise to leave the house. 

[Joe Brancato]

I would send it back.
Tanks DO get visuals.  With every 5 yr hydrotest they are also visually inspected. 
The aluminun "tank" is only a thin bladder wrapped with carbon fiber to give it strength. The thin aluminum's function is identical to the tube in a bicycle tire. It seals the pressure (but it can't hold the pressure by itself).  Try to pressurize a tube without a tire around it (or the aluminum "tank" without the Carbon Fiber) for the hoop strength, and it will blow up like a balloon.  Bottom line, DON'T rely on the aluminun for the strength if the Carbon Fiber is damaged.

[scottyhazzard]

Great analogy, Joe. Say what you will about the seller, he responded quickly to my complaints and returned my money quickly without any games. I really like the Scott tank. My local dive shop opens at noon today. So I'll take the tank in for a Hydro and a fill after I mow the lawn.

[scottyhazzard]

The roller coaster ride continues...
 I poured the packing peanuts out of the box that my Scott SCBA came in and found a packing slip with a surprise on it. I ordered an SCBA with a 2008 manufacture date and I thought nothing more about it but to be certain of its structural integrity. I never paid any attention to the stickers.



So pleased, it won't need a hydro until November of 2018!

Now for the downstroke- Fish Eye Scuba's Compressor is down for a week to get repairs!

Tomorrow the hospital is sending me to a class that should be close enough to Dolphin Scuba in Sacramento that I drop off my tank during lunch or after the class. They are the only other location capable of a 4500 psi fill. And yes their pump is still up and running.

[LDP]

Looks like you will have air finally Now you just need to get out and use all that air up