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Topic: tanks

Posted By: pecosprca
Subject: tanks
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:08pm

i was curious, can i fill my co2 tanks with compressed air ? and what tanks can i fill off of my scuba tanks ??

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Posted By: XDG SCORPION
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:12pm

NO!!!

Co2 tanks are made for co2 not compressed air. You are able to buy compressed air (a.k.a. hpa tanks) for about $60. You can ONLY fill HPA tanks off of a scuba tank.

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Posted By: Moose707
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 12:13am

ya.. Co2 tanks are for Co2.. Air tanks are for High pressure air. Which you either need a scuba tank or a High pressure air compressor.. those garage compressors wont work either..

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Posted By: Sidicas
Date Posted: 13 September 2008 at 11:33pm

^ I don't know dude. My local field is owned by a farmer and he has a compressor in his garage that fills to 5000 psi... It's pretty tiny too, smaller than some of the ones sold at retail stores because it doesn't have a barrel size tank on it.

But anyway, I know what you're trying to say.

Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 1:03am

Technically you could, provided you swap the pinvalve for a HPA reg and fill to less than 1800 psi.

Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 4:25pm

Sidicas wrote:

^ I don't know dude. My local field is owned by a farmer and he has a compressor in his garage that fills to 5000 psi... It's pretty tiny too, smaller than some of the ones sold at retail stores because it doesn't have a barrel size tank on it. But anyway, I know what you're trying to say.

the HPA compressors are generally "boosters" you fill a large tank with "shop air" ~120psi then you feed the booster with 120psi and it will compress it to 3-7k (depending on the compressor)

MAX pressure for co2 tanks is 1800 (if you filled it to 1800 you would blow the disk) co2 at 70F* and 0 humidity runs around 800psi but is stored in a liquid form. the liquid will expand into gas and keep the tank at 800psi until the liquid runs out. (thats why gauges dont work)

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