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Coya19@aol.com

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What is the indexed safety system for threaded high-pressure connections between large com-pressed gas cylinders and their attachments?
 
  a. Pin-Indexed Safety System (PISS)
  b. Diameter-Index Safety System (DISS)
  c. American Standard Safety System (ASSS)
  d. CGA System

Question 2

What safety system is designed to prevent accidental interchanging among low-pressure (<200 psig) connectors such as those found on flowmeters and ventilators?
 
  a. PISS
  b. ASSS
  c. DISS
  d. CGA


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adammoses97

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Adopted in the United States and Canada, the ASSS provides standards for threaded high-pressure connections between large compressed gas cylinders (sizes F through H/K) and their attachments.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Whereas the ASSS and the PISS provide standards for high-pressure connections between cyl-inders and equipment, the DISS was established to prevent accidental interchange of low-pressure (<200 connectors.


Coya19@aol.com

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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