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Old 05-08-2020, 04:57 PM
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On your last two considerations:

4. There is zero atmospheric influence on the indicator short of being in a perfect vacuum. It reads only the pressure delta above ambient created by the moving piston in a closed cylinder.

5. Nitrogen permeability would be a 4X greater concern considering the chemical composition of air.
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