Free safety inspection

[Beemer]

true true

Originally posted by Gunslinger-ActionBob
The only true solution is that the valve be properly torqued onto the tank

True, torque specs need to be followed but the TRUE solution would be not to create the problem in the first place.

Originally posted by AGD

No other industry in the world uses inline threads the way we do because of this very problem. They all use some form of 90 degree fitting. Why we do I will not get into because I have vented enough in other threads today.
AGD

Originally posted by AGD

Mounting the valve on a gun which is basically a two foot long lever and then diving into a bunker is an overall bad idea. Only ONE regulator on the market has a fail safe shut off if the reg breaks off. Three letters, starts with A, you can guess the rest.
AGD

[Gunslinger-ActionBob]

the problem if it truely a problem first raised it's head back in the mid 80's when Gramps and Grizzley first made the CA tank available. I know there is no unified database on the "accidents" over the years but in the last 2 end user modifications were directly reponseable. So are these accidents or negligence?

Will we see any major changes in the near future? I highly doubt it, I'd would like to see cases of actual failure of parts that do not involve user intervention. To be honest I see more ( in numbers ) injuries caused by macroline than anything else.

From what thread did you pull TK's quotes? I'd like to read them. Also I'm not sure of the dates but Air America's also shut down when the external reg is removed

[Beemer]

Originally posted by Gunslinger-ActionBob
From what thread did you pull TK's quotes? I'd like to read them. Also I'm not sure of the dates but Air America's also shut down when the external reg is removed

Here ya go, middle of 2nd page

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=125502&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

[Gunslinger-ActionBob]

Thanks Beemer.