Re: bomb recharge procedure???

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 07:02 AM 11/26/97 -0800, armanmik@n-jcenter.com wrote:
>Let's think about the bomb for a moment: Essentially it is a metal sphere
>with a rubber diaphragm in the middle. One side has pentosin in it, the
>other has nitrogen at 2,000 psi or so. Failure mode is that after a few
>years the nitrogen diffuses through the diaphragm, and pressure assist is
>lost. The diaphragm itself MAY not be torn or defective, and if there were
>a way to replace (recharge) the nitrogen, the bomb would be OK again (per
>Citroen "recharge" comments earlier).

picture 2000psi held back by a 10 year old piece of audi rubber...
i can't even imagine this happening!

frank