Posted by Kendall Raine on August 21, 2002 at 14:54:16:
In Reply to: remedial thermodynamics posted by TDI_2 on August 21, 2002 at 14:31:01:
Now I get it. Thanks. Oh, by the way, you don't happen to audit any public companies, do you? Just kidding Karl.
PS Hint: If you use a crescent wrench, as opposed to hand tightening, the connection to the first stage, coiling the reg over and over, or metalurgical expansion and contraction, won't cause the hoses to become lose to any material degree.
PPS Why do you use hoses with stainless steel swedges? The standard scuba hose swedge is chromed brass, just like the first stage itself (except for Apollo). You must have yours made custom at great expense. Is this related to thermodynamic principles?