Question on Nitro and pro-lite
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Topic: Question on Nitro and pro-lite
Posted By: jwisnie1
Subject: Question on Nitro and pro-lite
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 11:52pm
| I Have an old tippmann pro-lite and I currently use 20oz CO2's. I always wondered if it was possible to use nitro for the pro-lite. I guess my question is would the gun still work ok if I used nitro on it or would it cause a majore malfunction or cause a drop-off in performance? |
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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 12:54pm
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It will work just fine as long as the tank is a high-pressure output type.
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Posted By: jwisnie1
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 1:55pm
| are all nitro's high pressure outputs or do I have to look for a specific one? |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 16 October 2009 at 3:01pm
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To avoid confusion down the road, paintball markers use high pressure air (HPA) these days. Fields stopped using nitrogen a while back as it was expensive, and the air we breathe is mostly nitrogen anyway. Paintball guns have never used nitrous. But yes, there are two general types: high output and low output. The high output tanks usually put out similar to 800 PSI, and the lower output tanks usually do around 450 PSI. Your Tippmann will need a high output tank. As an aside, don't confuse high output with the PSI rating. Most tanks can hold 3,000 or 4,500 PSI, but this is NOT how much they output. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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