i have no clue
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Topic: i have no clue
Posted By: Tippyprouser
Subject: i have no clue
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 12:37am
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ok so i know, i have done my research. but i read PMI HPA tanks weren't good? is that true. and another thing i want to know is which i should go with fiberwrapped, or aluminum. i read the fiberwrapped only lasted 15 years. and it didn't say anything about aluminum. so i was wondering if there was a life span on aluminums. cuz i would think i would go with an aluminum. are they nice and light?
and which one should i get from this site. i was thinking of going with either a 68ci or 72ci thanks http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/S tore/en/-/USD/BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=zQInhSlE53onRW2BUSznLS ONaEKSWaj1ztc=?CategoryName=paintball-gas-systems-nitrogen-s ystems-pmi-nitrogen-systems ------------- Setup: Tippmann Custom Pro E-trigger 12" All American BT Folding Stock GTA Inline Expansion Chamber Kit Dead on Pro seal Cyclone Feed System Remote Line Polished internals |
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Posted By: P8ntblldude
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 12:43am
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Get fiber wrapped... All tanks have to be hydroed after 3 to 5 years. Alluminum tanks are really heavy, especially if you get anything bigger than a 47/3000. If I were you I would just get a PMI 68/3000. PMI or Pure Energy makes great tanks, ive owned 3 of them and never had a problem. ------------- *Team Compulsive* Sponsors *Won-Ago-Biking* *Curleys Waterfront* |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 1:27am
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yeah id replace any tank probably within 5 years personally. 15 years is a long time fiber is so much lighter ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Tippyprouser
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 1:50am
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ok, and plus i guess i should have a job in 5 years or so, so i should be able to replace them easilier then what i can now. ------------- Setup: Tippmann Custom Pro E-trigger 12" All American BT Folding Stock GTA Inline Expansion Chamber Kit Dead on Pro seal Cyclone Feed System Remote Line Polished internals |
Posted By: DsXz
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 7:24am
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pmi tanks have super crappy recharge rates. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 11:29am
| My friend has a pmi tank and it isn't that bad from what I can see. If you can find a good deal, I would take it. |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 12:12pm
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Aluminum tanks are heavier than fiber wrapped tanks. Tanks have to be re-hydro tested every 3 to 5 years (depending on the specs during manufacture) whether aluminum of fiber. Fifteen years life, if you don't have to replace it due to damage or failure to pass the hydro, is a lot of life. Do you think you will be using the same marker 15 years from now? Take care on the price. No tank offers enough advantage of any kind that makes it worth over $200. With a little bit of searching you should be able to find new tanks for around $160 to $190. If you go with a used tank (Ebay) with a year of two left on the hydro, prices can be down around $140 for 68-88/4500. I bought 2 off Ebay for that price...one with 2 year left on the hydro, the other had to be re-hydro-ed before I used it (a 90/4500 Nitro Duck). Cost me $16 for hydro-test. -------------  
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Tippyprouser wrote:Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 7:17pm
yep. If you don't fire incredibly fast, it should do you ok. ------------- Tippmann A-5 Polished Internals E-Grip Ape Board JCS Blade Trigger QEV 8" Bigshot + Apex Ricochet R-5 / Tac Cap Palmers Stabilizer 68/4500 Crossfire |
Posted By: Tippyprouser
Date Posted: 25 July 2006 at 11:46pm
yeah well i have an e-trigger so is like 15bps too fast? since i have a cyclone thats really all the faster i would be shooting. if i even would be shooting that fast. ------------- Setup: Tippmann Custom Pro E-trigger 12" All American BT Folding Stock GTA Inline Expansion Chamber Kit Dead on Pro seal Cyclone Feed System Remote Line Polished internals |
Posted By: P8ntblldude
Date Posted: 26 July 2006 at 2:23am
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PMI is the only tank ive ever used...Ive used it on my matrix, Rat impy, and a Dm5 and never had any problems. ------------- *Team Compulsive* Sponsors *Won-Ago-Biking* *Curleys Waterfront* |