Need help with air....
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Topic: Need help with air....
Posted By: maneframe150
Subject: Need help with air....
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 9:45am
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Hi Guys, It's been some time since I have played paintball, but myself and a few friends are getting back into it in the very near future. We enjoy playing woodsball mostly. We have property that we can play on without having to go to a pay to play field. We would like to be completely self-sufficient, by being able to fill our own tanks. We will be using Compressed Air and have access to an air compressor at a Firehouse. This topic may have been covered before, so I apologize in advance if it has. I understand that we need a couple of scuba tanks to fill from while in the field, however, I am unsure of the connections and valves. What type of valve or connection does a Firehouse use? A scuba tank? A HPA tank for paintball? Has anyone done this before? Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks for your help! ------------- "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. " Edmund Burke |
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 12:33pm
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I cant help you much, but I know you will have to buy a fill station, which is available at most online stores and runs about $30. Sorry I cant help much otherwise... ------------- 
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Posted By: scotchyscotch
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 2:02pm
| If you get a fill rig like SSOK said then you wont need anything else as long as it's dive tanks that your filling at the firehouse. |
Posted By: xXK1CK1NVV1NGXx
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 11:33pm
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I would just run a remote and carry the scuba tank with me.
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 2:32am
| A filling apparatus for a fire station will likely be SCBA based, and an adapter to fill a k-valve SCUBA will run you about $100. Once it's filled all you will need to fill your paintball tanks is a k-valve fill station which is available at an paintball store for around $30. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 March 2008 at 2:56am
Most Firestations have the SCBA to SCUBA adapters there, at least all the ones around here do. ------------- 
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hybrid-sniper wrote:Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 03 March 2008 at 5:22pm
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Can they fill higher than 2000psi? Most SCBA tanks like the ones we have where I work are 2000psi tanks. ------------- 
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