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  • Yes, Every Tank, Every Time

    28 18.06%
  • Yes, Most of the Time

    25 16.13%
  • No, I did and should, but....

    13 8.39%
  • No, I never bothered because my fill station does it

    10 6.45%
  • No, I don't.

    79 50.97%
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  1. #71
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lamar English View Post
    If I was still able to cave dive, I would gladly dive with 23 of the people who voted in this poll. They "get it."

    The others should use the search function and read "Erroneous Assumptions" which details my first hand experience with carbon monoxide. (It wasn't good.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by nakatomi View Post
    A friend of mine has a deal on the Sensorcon analyser right now for $129, a price even us poor Europeans should be able to afford
    Who is your friend? I would like to buy one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by plazma View Post
    Who is your friend? I would like to buy one.
    The two options I know of are the manufacturer (Sensorcon) and Chipoladivers. Make sure you get what you need, the package contents may be slightly different, the same with the service. I bought mine from Chipoladivers, the $129 sale price includes the sensor and a DIN/flow restrictor assembly. Sensorcon has it for $99.99 but for all I can tell without the DIN assembly.

    http://sensorcon.com/

    and

    http://www.chipoladivers.com/store/i...roducts_id=243


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    Quote Originally Posted by nakatomi View Post
    The two options I know of are the manufacturer (Sensorcon) and Chipoladivers. Make sure you get what you need, the package contents may be slightly different, the same with the service. I bought mine from Chipoladivers, the $129 sale price includes the sensor and a DIN/flow restrictor assembly. Sensorcon has it for $99.99 but for all I can tell without the DIN assembly.

    http://sensorcon.com/

    and

    http://www.chipoladivers.com/store/i...roducts_id=243
    You might know the price would drop, AFTER I bought mine

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    Quote Originally Posted by nakatomi View Post
    The two options I know of are the manufacturer (Sensorcon) and Chipoladivers. Make sure you get what you need, the package contents may be slightly different, the same with the service. I bought mine from Chipoladivers, the $129 sale price includes the sensor and a DIN/flow restrictor assembly. Sensorcon has it for $99.99 but for all I can tell without the DIN assembly.

    http://sensorcon.com/

    and

    http://www.chipoladivers.com/store/i...roducts_id=243
    Just bought one from Chipola as a back up to my primary unit.

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    Brendan's Law - "Know what you're breathing. Analyze your gas for O2 and Co. Analyze your gas each time, everytime, anywhere."

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    Sorry, haven't read anything, but I am in the US next month and an considering buying one. How often do you need to replace the sensor, if at all? And what kind of sensor is in it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by data2 View Post
    Sorry, haven't read anything, but I am in the US next month and an considering buying one. How often do you need to replace the sensor, if at all? And what kind of sensor is in it?

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    The website doesn't mention replacing sensors, just re-calibration every 180 days. You can do that yourself, if you have a known CO source, like a "Bump Kit".

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    Quote Originally Posted by FW View Post
    The website doesn't mention replacing sensors, just re-calibration every 180 days. You can do that yourself, if you have a known CO source, like a "Bump Kit".
    Re-calibration is voluntary too and depends on the precision you want or need. Depending on how often you use it, it may drift by a few ppm, but should still serve the purpose just fine detecting dangerous amounts of CO.


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    Quote Originally Posted by FW View Post
    The website doesn't mention replacing sensors, just re-calibration every 180 days. You can do that yourself, if you have a known CO source, like a "Bump Kit".

    Have you priced the supplies needed for the sensorcon recommended bump test? Its like $500.

    I have the luxury of having an account with airgas and priced it out with my discount. Because of the higher co amount and the regulator needed the best price I could find was $280. Airgas couldnt find a smaller alternative bump gas "in a can" at the ppm required. Apparently at the required ppm u can only get it in larger bottles that require a reg


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    I priced the calibration gas and flow limiter at $70

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