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KennyJ
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Re: Nitrogen or Argon filled bins
07/08/08 01:56 PM
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Martin ,
The rightfully respected Dr.Holger Merlitz once stated that he knew of no useful advantages of ( the more expensive ) Argon over Nitrogen .
However , one ( admittedly sales - pitch standard ) article I once read from Leupold suggested the advantages of an Argon / Krypton mixture ( admittedly not pure Argon ) were twofold .
The assertion was that the A/K mixture ALMOST eliminates the effects of thermal shock .
Also , apparantly Argon/Krypton molecules are significantly larger than nitrogen molecules, reducing the diffusion of gasses sealed inside , even more .
Kenny
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