Some of you have probably known this since Before Scuba ... but it's new to me!
I wanted to leak-test my drysuit and was looking for a way to inflate it that wouldn't drain a scuba tank. If you have a shop compressor with a blow-gun nozzle that has a removable tip, an LP BCD inflator hose fits perfectly.
Voila! Infinite air...
Using a shop compressor for inflation testing
Re: Using a shop compressor for inflation testing
I like it. You actually don't need much pressure to find leaks. My current favorite method is taping an old dry glove that I cut a hole in to the end of a shopvac hose set to blow. Attach dryglove and hit the switch, suit is full in seconds!
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"you do realize you're supposed to mix the with water and drink it, not snort the powder directly from the packet, right? " - Spatman
Re: Using a shop compressor for inflation testing
Very cool! My favorite way to find drysuit leaks is to shine a light from the inside of my suit and see if I see light shining through It often works!
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