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Originally Posted by WGPKlaus  Theres something fishy about this gentlemans claim. The threads appear as though they were ripped, meaning over torqued and weakened by said process. It's hard to tell from the pics, but it also appears as though the threads dont start at the top of the tanks neck, but rather down an inch or so? If there were threads and the reg half were to "explode" off the top portion, it would be evident on the reg top threads, and they appear to be fine. I'm not buying this, seems awful suspect, at least according to the account? |
If the crack developed fist, as it likely did, then the threads of the stronger material would stay intact. So when the crack went across, and the lower threads all of a sudden weren't helping to hold the reg on anymore, the increased force on the top part of the threads increased, thus ripping the threads out. In this case, the threads on the tank, being the lesser material. I don't think the real problem here lies with the threads.
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regs have been made of aluminum for a long time now. I know even my air america armageddon is made of aluminum. The crossfire regs, myths, nitro duck ireg, cp's, all aluminum regs.