Posted December 6, 2016 Can someone help me understand the difference between these SCBAs? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 Well could be two things first red could signify that he is a captain. Or that it's one of the larger air Capacity bottles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 The colors are for testing purposes only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 the bottles are the same, size , manufacturer, capacity. the pack harnesses are different on each rig, some are older than others , some with more wear and tear, just depends how busy a certain company is and how much they get used Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 I think this is due to the change from survivair which became sperian which was purchased by Honeywell.. Newer red bottle is with the newer Honeywell label, the one to the right is survivair, and the one to the left is sperian all the same company with different branding dependant on age. x635 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 3 hours ago, go2evryfyr said: I think this is due to the change from survivair which became sperian which was purchased by Honeywell.. Newer red bottle is with the newer Honeywell label, the one to the right is survivair, and the one to the left is sperian all the same company with different branding dependant on age. Ah ok. Makes perfect sense. Thank you x635 likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 7, 2016 In the old days of steel and aluminum bottles, we stamped the hydrostatic date near the neck at our dept. After the newer wrapped, bottle came out we wrote on them with a laundry marker , the color may indicate date of hydrostatic test Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
