Quote Originally Posted by JS1scuba View Post
What you are hearing is urban legends.

Faber manufactures more than 80 different scuba cylinders that are distributed in more than 20 countries. Each country has its own specifications. As such each cylinder series has it's own specifications that it must meet. If your cylinder is a 2400 psi with 10% plus it is just as it is stamped. A cylinder in Europe that is manufactured to 232 bar or 280 bar or 300 bar is just that a specific cylinder.

While folks here in the states like to believe that they can do whatever they like with cylinders and "assume" certain things about a cylinder for the most part they are just wrong.

Having sold more than 100,000 faber cylinders over the years I know my data and information is correct.

Cheers
Do you have any manufacturers data that show this to be true Joel? If so, would it be possible to obtain a copy? I have asked several experts and the answers are always either as you have posted here or else they claim there is no real difference in the alloy or the processing; so far none have been able to back up their claims with factual data though. FWIW, I regualrly make use of cave fills in my Faber steels and to date have yet to experience any problems (I never leave them stored with excessives pressures); cylinders have been retested and passed hydros. I would really love to see some factual data from the manufacturers showing the differences if any exist. Just trying to be better informed.