Dave
What I don't know is what pressure the safety valve should be set for? I
believe Tom Bryant mentioned his going off in his trailer at one time.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "Tom Neimeyer" <3cbxs@ev1.net>
Cc: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Pics from Nitrous Express Explosion
> Did ya all read all captions?? a tampered with or incorrect
> blow off valve.. States right in captions that the safety
> disc was marked 3000 psi.. This clown deserved everything
> that happened to him.. I have no clue what this is supposed
> to prove other than idiots like this make it tough for all
> of us to get insurance coverage for race events. The nicest
> thing he could of done is blow himself up because he will
> out smart something else down the road and make it even
> tougher yet to get insurance.. The nitrous bottle is safer
> than the oxy/acetelene tank or bernz-o-matic propane tank
> in your garage.. It is a reminder what can happen if you
> don't follow directions and tamper with inherently safe
> things and make them unsafe.. You have to remember all these
> bottles have to be certified and meet pretty tough
> government regs..
>
> This is a perfect example of God punishing the stupid and
> witless!!!
>
> And yes I counted to 10 actually 20 before sending this
> post....
> If you defeat the safty blow off in any pressure vessel this
> is exactly what will happen. That includes the fire bottles
> in you car also...
> It is the reason those blow offs are mandatory!
>
> Dave Dahlgren ( you can break anything even an anvil)
>
>
> Tom Neimeyer wrote:
> >
> > This was sent out on the Landspeed list about 18 months ago. For those
that
> > did not see it, it is ...interesting. It is a NOS bottle that exploded
in
> > the trunk of a car inside a garage. With all the talk about NOS, I
thought
> > it might be a good reminder of what can happen when things go wrong.
> >
> > Regards, Tom
> >
> > http://www.enhancedhealth.com/NOS2.htm
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