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Old 06-30-2019, 08:49 AM   #73
aue-mike
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Re: Rebreather's Will Kill You

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Originally Posted by sealark View Post
In my time, never heard of argon in diving also never seen an argon bottle on any dive sight to get accidently mixed. I was responsible for gas mixing on 3 ASRs and shore duty as a diver.

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Not used in your types of operations, but argon is used as a suit inflation gas (instead of air) in cold water as it is more efficient at retaining heat. No real benefit unless very cold water, and with heated undergarments now it’s likely used even less frequently now.
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