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refilling O2 bottles on the road.
Thanks for the info.
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refilling O2 bottles on the road.
Barry- talk to me when you get a chance.
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"You might try medical supply houses."
Medical supply houses are a BAD idea. First, they will most likely demand a prescription from a doctor for refills, as medical O2 is regulated by the FDA. It will also be much more expensive. Second, virtually all medical O2 cylinders use a "post" type (Puritan-Bennett CGA-870) fitting. Aviators Breathing Oxygen and welding oxygen cylinders use the CGA-540 fitting. (European cylinders typically use the DIN-477.) If you have your own transfiller, you might be able to persuade a welding shop to give you a fill, but I suggest cleaning all the fittings on both cylinders and the transfiller with Formula 409 or equivalent. (No acetone, alcohol or other petroleum based solvents, for obvious reasons.) |
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refilling O2 bottles on the road.
On Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:34:31 AM UTC-5, kimobear wrote:
When traveling with a motor glider out west ( USA), what do people do, when trying to get their O2 bottles refilled? I noticed in the notes on airport services available at smaller airport, that most have no O2 refilling services available. Carrying a full size tank in car to fill from is not an option. Salutem, Kimobear flatlander who likes O2 Every year I receive a checkup with my local doctor. During the visit he provides me with the Basic Med document for powered flight and a prescription for medical O2. I get three E size cylinders filled each spring and then transfer the O2 into my tank that is mounted into the tail boom of the sailplane. For my two weeks of flying out west each year I have enough to cover my needs. |
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On Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 9:34:31 AM UTC-7, kimobear wrote:
When traveling with a motor glider out west ( USA), what do people do, when trying to get their O2 bottles refilled? I noticed in the notes on airport services available at smaller airport, that most have no O2 refilling services available. Carrying a full size tank in car to fill from is not an option. Salutem, Kimobear flatlander who likes O2 Many years ago I used to fill my tanks at an aviation supply place with aviation 02. One day they informed me that they no longer offer re-fills and sent to their nearby source where they used to buy it- to get my tanks filled. When I requested aviation oxygen the owner quoted me $30 a fill up of aviation oxygen or $15 for regular, and than he pointed to this very large tank and said "by the way they both come out of THAT container" |
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Hoi everybody,
Just an update. As a solution I ended up getting a small tank and an transfill hose with an pressure gauge to fill my airplane bottle when traveling. According to the calculations I should get 3 refills and then fill or exchange it on the road at welders supply. Thanks for information to help me deciding how to solve this. Salutem, Barry |
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refilling O2 bottles on the road.
Well, glad you ended up with a solution.
Thanks for closing this out. I also learned something here, so I consider it good. |
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If you go to the local welding shop and they are willing to fill your bottle (vs. exchange) if they ask what you are using it for say that you are using it for live bait on your bass boat. Some shops will back off if they suspect you’re using it for aviation even though (as stated above) there is no longer any difference between ABO and “regular” O2. With the current air separation process all the moisture is removed early on. It’s all 99.999% O2 with trace other gasses.
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Good point.* I've found that the gas supplier in Moriarty won't provide
any services if they know you might use their products for your aircraft.* I get my big O2 bottle exchanged in Albuquerque. On 6/11/2018 7:54 PM, wrote: If you go to the local welding shop and they are willing to fill your bottle (vs. exchange) if they ask what you are using it for say that you are using it for live bait on your bass boat. Some shops will back off if they suspect you’re using it for aviation even though (as stated above) there is no longer any difference between ABO and “regular” O2. With the current air separation process all the moisture is removed early on. It’s all 99.999% O2 with trace other gasses. -- Dan, 5J |
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