co2 ???
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Topic: co2 ???
Posted By: the kid
Subject: co2 ???
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:30pm
| what does co2 do to your gun? |
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Posted By: fishsticks
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:41pm
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Posted By: tigman250
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:41pm
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not sure what you're asking do you want to know what damage liquid co2 does to your internals? also what gun do you have? what ups do you have on it? ------------- http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stickemup6of.jpg"> 
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Posted By: the kid
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:43pm
| yea like how does it damage your gun? also what does siphon tubes do and i planning on getting a new ion |
Posted By: tigman250
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:52pm
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ion+co2=bad idea, if your gonna get an ion i would concider HPA. not sure what dammage it does i think it just freezes and dries out the o-rings making them crack. not sure though
oh yeah the anti siphon tube is a tube in your co2 tank that points up so you don't get pure liquid in your gun. good idea as long as you always shoot your gun straight up and down and flat. if you have to run co2on an ion i would strongly suggest anti siphon in your tank ------------- http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stickemup6of.jpg">
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Posted By: the kid
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 8:58pm
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if it only freezes the o-rings i dont have a problem with that (i can replace them) i was just worried because every1 makes a big deal about using co2 and not nitro |
Posted By: paint slinger
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:19pm
if liqiud were to get in a ion it would permentantly mess ur your sear...it would make your springs crack and stiffen..co2+ion=  ------------- My Setup 98 Pro-with ape board 14" Tear Drop Dye stickys 32 Degrees Rear Velocity Adjuster egg with y-board 12vt Revvy with X-Board Sanded Trigger homemade magnetic trigger |
Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:25pm
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ok what about a 98 custom?? cuz iv thought hard about buying a small HPA tank costng about 120 CAD... but is it worth it?? and i cannot afford a larger tank so would it b better to upgrade to a small HPA or save up for a large one ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:32pm
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i would save up and buy a larger tank. Your tippmann will work fine with c02 until you get a larger tank. IMO the smaller tanks arent worth it becuase you dont realy gt alot of shots out of them. ------------- 
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Grent wrote:Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:36pm
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i wouldnt mind filling it double the amount of times in order to save 200-300 dollars becuase most of the time id b at a feild where they fill it anyways.. i still have to chek about that tho... but would the larger hpa tank have any other advantages?? ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:39pm
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if you have free refills then just go with the smaller tank. The only advantage is more shots. -------------
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Posted By: twistedkev1990
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 9:40pm
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if you wanna get an hpa tank to go ebay and get one of those pure energy tanks, They only run like $100 -------------  http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=98c23es.jpg">
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Posted By: DracoPlasm
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 10:18pm
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It can also freeze your board and incase you were wondering your board isent super strong it can crack and break easily and yes a frozen board cracks easier ------------- 
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Posted By: lester98c
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 10:23pm
| an anti-siphon co2 tank doesnt actually have enough power to run an ion,they empty fast,and dont have the pressure |
Posted By: A-5 08
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 11:45pm
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Anti-Siphons prevent(to a point) co2 from entering your marker. . .
co2 is part liquid and part gas when used for a paintball propellant. So liguid co2 gets into your gun's internals and does a variety of nasty stuff. Messes with oring and boards. . . |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 12:59am
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I can't honestly say for sure, because I have absolutely no experience with an Ion. But Smart Parts has a good track record of operating on CO2, the Shocker was pretty CO2 tolerant.
CO2 is stored as a pressurized liquid inside the tank. Ideally, your paintball gun shoots the gaseous CO2, which is evaporating off the pool of liquid. Problem is, often times, this doesn't work this way, and liquid CO2 finds it's way into the gun. Some guns this doesn't matter one bit. With today's hi-end guns, it can create havoc. Liquid CO2 is COLD, it can freeze up the o-rings and render them useless, creating air leaks all over. Some guns can actually suffer valve damage if liquid enters the valve. An anti-syphon tube works like a straw that is in the tank, that is bent straight up, and tries to suck the evaporated CO2 off the top. The downside is if the gun is tilted the wrong way, and the tip of the straw dips into the liquid, it will act as a syphon tube, sending liquid into the gun. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 1:15am
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rofl... If you install a siphon tube, all you will ever get is pure liquid C02. |
Posted By: Killa O
Date Posted: 20 July 2005 at 11:55am
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This is what co2 will do to your ion...go to the Marker Gallery, Page 3, second to last should say ION+CO2=ICE by Sureshot3091. After lookin at that u might reconsider usin co2 for your ion or gettin an ion if u cant afforf hp. Tippmanns work good with co2 but in the long run it will catch up to ya internals...
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