Gas supply cylinder fittings

lawrence · 4th January 2006, 09:14

Hope this is the best forum for this question:

I aranging for the the supply of gas in Saudi. The cylinders on offer come with American GCA fittings. Can anyone shed light on this, in particular compatability with UK fittings such as bullnose?

Cheers,

Lawrence

***jradomski*** · 4th January 2006, 10:07

Quote: (Originally Posted by lawrence)

Hope this is the best forum for this question:

I aranging for the the supply of gas in Saudi. The cylinders on offer come with American GCA fittings. Can anyone shed light on this, in particular compatability with UK fittings such as bullnose?

Cheers,

Lawrence

Not compatible..

Oxygen is CGA 540 is oxygen, cga 580 is inert..

These fittings are available worldwide (especially the oxygen)..

The way I handle various tanks is to have a convertional male din on my transfill whips, and get adapters made up for frmale din to whatever fitting I need.. this way The whip is always the same and I just need the adapters for the cylinders I am going to connect to..

Both Cga 540 and 580 are available in hand tight wheels.

here are some links for your reference
http://www.spmed.com/SPprodorder.asp...umber=MHN-071P

http://www.spmed.com/SPprodorder.asp...umber=MHN-073P

http://www.spmed.com/SPprodorder.asp...umber=MNP-211P

http://www.spmed.com/SPprodorder.asp...umber=MNP-190W

lawrence · 4th January 2006, 11:19

Cheers Joe,

Anybody know a good UK source?

divetheworld · 4th January 2006, 17:49

Quote: (Originally Posted by lawrence)

Cheers Joe,

Anybody know a good UK source?

these guys sort me out every time. Call 'em. you wont be let down.

http://subaqua-products.co.uk/

Brent

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 5th January 2006, 03:54

I bought the hand-wheel versions of the 540 and 580 nipple/nut fitting (rather than the wrench versions), connected to 1/4 npt pipe, and I connected this to a female DIN fitting. See the pic and link for more information. http://www.northeastscubasupply.com/.../adapters.html.

I put male DIN fittings on both ends of my fill whip. So, I can just screw in the male DIN connector to this or any other supply tank with a similar connection. I prefer this to the quick disconnects.

Sorry, this is not a UK source. But, I hope this will give you a start for what to look for.

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lawrence New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 6	Gas supply cylinder fittings Hope this is the best forum for this question: I aranging for the the supply of gas in Saudi. The cylinders on offer come with American GCA fittings. Can anyone shed light on this, in particular compatability with UK fittings such as bullnose? Cheers, Lawrence
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lawrence New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 6	Re: Gas supply cylinder fittings Cheers Joe, Anybody know a good UK source?
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