Works great at 130-150 amp but it crackles (sputter) at around 50-75 amp

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Originally Posted by vicrc

hehe I am such a noob I would not even think of it as a condescending remark.

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Mark will tell you people get upset sometimes (do not believe you can get bad argon). But it happens. I would make the filter or buy one, cant hurt and argon is not cheap on smaller tanks.

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Originally Posted by cbmkr

I have some new clear water filter housings, that take approx a 2.5" round 10" filter, That would make it nice and easy to build by adding a tube in the center of the housing to push the argon down so it can work thru the desiccant. i will look at one of the filter housings today to see if it will work. I have a question, does anyone know the volume by weight of the desiccant ,trying to figure out the cu ft. per pound to order some today.

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Silica gel is 680 grams per liter.

Update: I guess there is some variation brand to brand, probably from different bead sizes. I found one that is 800 grams per liter, for 3.5mm beads