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As mentioned in the video, candles are a backup/supplemental form of oxygen generation. Older platforms will have an AEOG (Automated Electrolytic Oxygen Generat
by nickelpro 4y ago
As mentioned in the video, candles are a backup/supplemental form of oxygen generation. Older platforms will have an AEOG (Automated Electrolytic Oxygen Generator), popularly known as "the bomb", and newer platforms will have the substantially safer LPE (Low-Pressure Electrolyzer).
Burning candles is a hassle and creates a big mess, to the consternation of junior enlisted who have to haul clinkers around and clean up the constant dust storm they leave behind. That said, huffing that good O2 straight out the spout will keep you awake, especially if your boat has been below 18% for awhile.
- imwillofficial 4y agoI remember A gang telling me how explosive the whole AEOG process was when I checked in. It literally is a potential bomb.
- nickelpro 4y agoThey used to be worse! The original 6L16 EOG didn't have the "A". It was neither Automated nor Advanced, the only "A" it had was operated by A-gangers! 3k-lbs of pure O2 combined with a reputation for fires, rapid depressurizations, and hydraulic leaks. More than one auxiliaryman got blasted to bits by those things back in the '60s. Every submariner thinks theirs is a unique and special hell, but I don't envy those who went underway with the old O2 plants.