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Re: CO2 equipment
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kerry Fillgrove <kerry at biocserver_BIOC.CWRU.Edu>
> Subject: Re: CO2 equipment
> explain some of the differences between regulators. There
> are different
> qualities of regulators which correspond to the type of gas
> being used.
I don't think the quality of the regulators differ depending on the type of gas they are designed for. But there _are_ different qualities of regulators available within a manufacturer's product line. I guess that's what you meant.
> top of the tank has a male connector, and the CGA 320
> regulator has the
> corresponding female connector with a left handed thread.
The CGA 320 connections are right hand threaded (not trying to be nit picky, just thought someone might want to know.)
> I am pretty sure that you cannot use a medical gas regulator on an
> industrial style gas tank. The designs are completely different. If
You can use a medical gas regulator on a tank with a CGA 320 connection. I had one converted by an authorized regulator repair shop. They just removed the connector for the medical cylinder and replaced it with a CGA 320 swivel and nut.
> you could find CO2 in a medical style tank than such a regulator would
> work. Unfortunately I have never seen CO2 available in a medical gas
> tank, only oxygen and nitrous oxide.
CO2 is available in a medical gas cylinder. But you need some kind of medical certification (perhaps a prescription?) to get it refilled, according to one of the gas companies here in Hawaii. That's why I had my regulator converted.
Good luck,
Wade Shimoda