- Affordable and compact with a weight of just {16 lbs | 7.25 kg}
- Safely boost oxygen up to 3000 psi with supply pressures as low as 500 psi
- Factory cleaned for 100% Oxygen Service
DGX Gears X-30 Gas Booster
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The oil-free DGX Gears X-30 booster is a compressed air driven, reciprocating piston, single action single stage type gas booster intended for scuba diving applications. The X-30 is factory cleaned for 100% Oxygen Service. As delivered, you can use it to boost pure oxygen, but it can also boost pure helium, pure air, as well as nitrox and trimix mixtures of those gases. (Note that depending on the physical properties of the gas being boosted, efficiency and fill times can vary considerably from those of pure oxygen.) The X-30 boosters from Dive Gear Express are also factory fresh production, in-stock and immediately shipped directly to you from our warehouse.
The small size and weight allow the booster to be conveniently transported. The DGX Gears X-30 can safely boost oxygen up to 3000 psi with supply pressures as low as 500 psi. Popular with technical and rebreather divers, gas boosters allow deco & inflation bottles, oxygen and diluent rebreather cylinders to be filled when low pressure compressed air is the only source of power available. Operating with a drive air pressure of 120 psi means it can be supplied by the LP port of a SCUBA first stage regulator and tank.
For maximum flexibility, the DGX Gears Gas Booster is offered in a "naked" configuration, less fittings and hose assemblies. For our model number X-30, the inlet and outlet gas ports accept standard NPT 1/4"-18 fittings and the drive gas port accepts a standard PT/BSPT 3/8"-19 fitting. Dive Gear Express offers optional fitting and hose kits, with our DGX Gears Deluxe Fitting and Hose Kit being our most popular complete solution. If you need a low cost reliable first stage regulator for drive gas, we suggest our DGX Custom - EZ-ON Regulator Kit.
Specifications:
- Length: {11.85 In | 301mm} including mounting bracket
- Width: {4.73 in |120mm} not including hose routing
- Height: {5.12 in | 130mm}
- Weight: {16 lbs | 7.25 kg}
Operating Limitations:
- Drive gas pressure: {140 PSI | 9.6 BAR}
- Maximum gas output pressure: {3480 PSI | 240 BAR}
- Minimum gas input pressure: {365 PSI | 25 BAR}
Advisory: These are the OEM specified limits, but for oxygen gas we strongly recommend drive pressure = 120 PSI, minimum input pressure > 500 PSI, and maximum output pressure < 3000 PSI.
| Brand | DGX Gears |
|---|---|
| SKU | DX-X30 |
| Weight | 17 lb |
| Country of Manufacture | China |
| HS Code | 8414.80 |
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Warning
Oxygen-related fires and explosions can result in serious injury or death. This product is compatible with oxygen and factory cleaned for use with oxygen. Nonetheless, the 'clean state' of this equipment applies only prior to initial use. Thereafter, periodic inspection and cleaning are a necessity.
Best practice when boosting oxygen is to keep a low ratio between the source/target pressures and reduce the cycle speed as the ratio increases because rapid compression of oxygen also increases the risk of adiabatic combustion. Dive Gear Express recommends not exceeding a boost ratio of 5:1 and not exceeding 50 cycles per minute when boosting oxygen; lower and slower is better. It may be tempting to pull the maximum amount of gas out of the supply cylinder, but boosting low pressures can very quickly reach high boost ratios. For example, boosting from a {500 psi | 35 bar} source to a target of {2640 psi | 180 bar} is a relatively low boost ratio of about 5:1. However, a source of {300 psi | 20 bar} almost doubles the ratio to about 9:1 and an only slightly lower source of {150 psi | 10 Bar} doubles again to an 18:1 ratio.
You must meticulously follow the recommendations of the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Compressed Gas Association (CGA), and other federal/state/local agencies, plus your training agency for equipment maintenance, handling, storage, labeling, filling, transport and use of compressed gases. Ultimately, you must make the final decision to assume all risks associated with the use of any compressed gases.
Our products are intended for use in SCUBA diving related applications; they are not intended for use in medical, aerospace, or industrial applications. Purchases for use in non-diving applications are not qualified for return or refund. We are not able to supply certificates of conformance to any specific requirements or specifications such as Mil-Spec, OSHA, ISO or CE standards.