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- Subject: Re: Can oxygen gauge meter fuel pressure?
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- Date: 31 Aug 92 12:21:31 GMT
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- In article <31160133@hpspkla.spk.hp.com>
- borowski@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Don T. Borowski) writes:
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- >
- >The question is: Is there any problem using an oxygen gauge to measure
- >the pressure of diesel fuel? Also, on the face of the gauge is the
- >statement, "Use no oil." Does this refer to the gears, pivots, etc.
- >inside the gauge, that you should not oil it? Or does it mean that you
- >should not use the gauge to meter the pressure of oil (due to material
- >limitations).
- >
- What they are implying is don't use oil in the gauge if it is to be used with b
- ottled Oxygen. When Oxygen and a Hydrocarbon (oil) get together, you have an e
- xplosion. The gauge you have probably came off of a regulator used on an O2 bo
- ttle. This is one reason why regulator threads are different for various appl
- ications. The wrong regulator on a bottle of O2 and there's a good chanse you
- won't be on the Net again! For your application, it should work fine. Remembe
- r that oil under that high of pressure can also be dangerous. Good luck, Spenc
- er
-