Co2 Tank Problems
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Topic: Co2 Tank Problems
Posted By: xBlackhawkx
Subject: Co2 Tank Problems
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 6:16pm
| Hi. I'm fairly new to paintball (started about 6 months ago) and I recently got my brother into playing with me and my BF. He bought a Tippmann 98 custom (ACT) pack from our local sports store. The problem is his Co2 tank. It keeps develeping to much pressure inside the tank, so that when you screw it on it will not pressurize. Is this some problem with the tank or the gun? I'm quite sure its the gun because I put my HPA tank on and it worked fine. We've already taken the tank back to the store once and changed the tank. And now its happend again. I know that Co2 expands when its heated but he just had his new tank filled and 20 minutes later was going to shot some paint and the same thing happend. I've told him that he should go the HPA way like I have, because you don't get problems like this and its much easier on your gun's internals, but he's hesitent to spend $60 on an HPA tank. His there anything he can do to depressurize his tank and prevent this from happening again? Thanks in advance for your help! |
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Posted By: XDG SCORPION
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 6:57pm
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Just take the gun back and if it still happens he then needs to get a hpa tank.
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Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 7:44pm
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if its a 20oz tank fill it for a 12oz that way when the 12oz of c02 expands it won't put that much pressure on the valve and it still works. ------------- "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
Posted By: Moose707
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 4:57pm
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Overpressurizing?? Well dont let his tanks sit in the sun for one thing. Co2 usually stays at a constant pressure of 800 psi. Which is perfect for any tippmann. it sounds like your tank is empty to me.
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 6:17pm
Negative. Even if you have 1oz of co2 left in the bottle, the overall pressure will be the same. Ive never heard of a co2 tank "overpressurizing" and not releasing. The only thing, and I mean the ONLY thing that will prevent a tank from releasing any gas when its screwed on, is if the ASA is defective. Sometimes the little nubbin inside the ASA that pushes on the pin of the tank valve is too short. If its a Tippmann gun, call them and tell them whats up, and theyll probably send you a new ASA for free. ------------- 
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t_hop wrote:Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 10:12am
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^^^^ Playing Devil's Advocate for a minute. If it were the case of a bad ASA, why would the HPA tank work on it? ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: xBlackhawkx
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 4:02pm
| Thanks for your help. The tank that he has is just the cheap 9oz one that comes with the starter kit. Buts it has to be something with the tank because my HPA tank works fine on the gun. The second thime it happend is that he filled his tank and as soon as he go thome he went out to shoot it and it didn't shoot. Could it have been that his tank was filled to full? |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 5:07pm
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Because different tank valve need different levels of depression to work. The nubbins are never off by much, but just enough that some tanks won't work. It happens. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 5:07pm
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No. It doesn't work that way. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: xBlackhawkx
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 5:25pm
| So it seems that the best thing for him to do would be to call tippmann and see what they say? |
Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 5:51pm
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That's one thing to try. It still might be the tank, or a combination of the two. The problem is that all this equipment is only built so exactly, and sometimes when two pieces are just a little bit off from the standard, they won't play nice together. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: xBlackhawkx
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 8:27pm
| I see... its almost like an art form. |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 9:01pm
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If it is the ASA, one way to find out would be to switch it with one from another gun. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 9:46pm
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just curious are you a girl
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 24 September 2008 at 12:00am
This can be tested by backing the tank out a quarter turn at a time. In many cases this is sufficient to allow CO2 into the marker. ------------- 
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Posted By: Moose707
Date Posted: 27 September 2008 at 1:51am
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ya.. could be the valve on the tank has taken a dump..
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