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RE: Portable Air Tank life?

To: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>, fot@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: RE: Portable Air Tank life?
From: "Brad Kahler" <brad.kahler@141.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:15:24 -0600
Here we are.....:)

We've just been to busy to do much of anything.  I never would have 
thought maintaining 10 acres with two horses, barn, shop etc could take 
up so much of one's time (plus moving thrown in).

I will be posting sometime in the near future about a Cryo place we found 
here in Arkansas.  Interesting place, interesting owner, interesting 
process and iinteresting razor blades.......

Brad
1957 TR3 

On 30 Dec 2004 at 11:24, Bill Babcock wrote:

> CYA, pure and simple. Product liability is a bitch. What's really
> interesting these days is all the stuff that comes from China that has
> little or no liability warnings. The importer/distributors either add
> their own, or consider their companies "disposable". 
> 
> Sears isn't in that category. I must admit though, that every so often
> when I walk by my huge air compressor with it's tank pressure at 175 psi,
> I give it a nervous glance. My overactive imagination has no problem
> conjuring what that would be like converted to kinetic energy and
> shrapnel.  
> 
> By the way--has anyone else noticed how many people have fallen silent in
> the FOT. I hope it's just better things to do than sit at a computer.
> Haven't heard from Susan and Brad for a while, Mr. Damdinger has been a
> bit silent. 
> 
> One more BTW--I'm pretty far along with the beautification of Peyote--it
> had gotten pretty shabby looking. If anyone would like to see a picture,
> drop me a line. I've learned a bit more than I really wanted to know about
> setting solid rivets and polishing aluminum.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
> Of Bill Sohl Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:47 AM To: FOT Subject:
> Portable Air Tank life?
> 
> I noticed a "warning" label item on my new 10 Gal Portable Air Tank from
> Sears.  It stated there is a date on the tank after which the tank should
> be discarded empty and no longer used. Found the stamped warning on the
> tank which said: "Do not use after 7 years from date stamped"  The date
> stamped is 2/20/04.
> 
> That would mean I lost almost a full year of use...assuming I really
> discard the unit on 2/20/2011...which brings up my question to the
> group...do any of you have similar warnings on existing air tanks?  I have
> a 2HP 20 Gal unit that is now some 23 or so years old.  No warning on the
> tank that I ever saw.
> 
> When did this designated tank life ending dating start and how widespread
> is it?  I am asuming it is driven by product liability fears and/or ASME
> (not sure of the acronym hear) specifications.
> 
> The really funny thing about this warning is that it is stamped on the
> bottom of one of the two foot pads...which means it is likly to get beat
> up and unreadable fairly quickly.  If I hadn't happened to see the warning
> reference in the one page info sheet, I'd not likly ever know about it.
> 
> Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas or whatever.
> 
> Happy New Year to all.
> 
> Bill Sohl
> 
> 
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