Compressed air low pressure usable?
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Topic: Compressed air low pressure usable?
Posted By: wormed7600
Subject: Compressed air low pressure usable?
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 7:32pm
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I found a compressed air tank that I was thinking of buying but it is a low pressure tank with a 5 year retest date. I know the 5 year retest date is no problem (correct me if I'm wrong tho) but I wasn't sure about the low pressure. I have a tippmann 98 custom that I got a few years ago and I am pretty tired of CO2. Do Tippmann 98C's handle low pressure or do they need high pressure? |
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 31 October 2006 at 11:55pm
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Low pressure output? 450 psi? |
Posted By: Bandit5
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 12:43am
| Without a low pressure kit, it is pretty doubtful you will be able to run effectively with a low pressure tank. You could do some modifications to the valve to help deal with the lower pressure (increase air flow and lighten spring tension). I got a pretty stock Model 98 operating effectively at around 550 or so PSI, but I don't have a gauge on my regulator to verify how low it can go, I adjust only by ball velocity. |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 2:13am
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The 98C may not work with a low pressure output tank...unless you install the LPK. The other alternative is to have a different valve installed on the tank. About a year ago I sent my Nitro Duck tank to Crossfire, who installed a new HP output valve on it for $65 (the old Nitro Duck was OK but required a cradle mount rather than the more standard screw in) -------------  
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wormed7600 wrote:Posted By: wormed7600
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 7:14am
| thanks a lot. I think I'll stick to just buying a high pressure air tank. How much do low pressure kits cost around though? |
Posted By: Snick
Date Posted: 01 November 2006 at 8:14am
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low pressure kits are somewhere about 100$, and then the addition of a regulator of your choice. -------------  
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