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[63VDub]

duh, blond moment. adjustable tank reg?

[pump]

Originally Posted by 63VDub

adjustable tank reg?

then i would start from 0 and raise to fps

[pizzaluvr]

I guess you could do that. But you could just skip raising it and set it to the particular markers ideal fps, around 300. Then "fine" tune. Of course, it wouldn't be as consistent.

[Nobody]

Originally Posted by pizzaluvr

I guess you could do that. But you could just skip raising it and set it to the particular markers ideal fps, around 300. Then "fine" tune. Of course, it wouldn't be as consistent.

umm, if he doesn't know the input pressure, how would setting the pressure at 300psi be good, then fine tune it? also, how could it NOT be consistant if it was set, then "fine tuned" to the best operating pressure? that's like saying that a gun works fin at 800psi, but setting it to the best operating pressure would be worse? no, don't think so. besides, by your way, your just going in the opposite direction. instead of raising the pressure from 0 to operating pressure, your going from 300psi down till its starved. not the wisest, since some guns are pressure sensitive. you can blow a noid easily by going high and turning it down.

[hellbatman]

Well here is what I intend to do...set up a funky drop forward in a backwards upside down manner and post something to the effect of a PPS Female Stab as an ASA making the tank a bit more of a stock...
So the pressure would be set at approximately 200 psi if memory serves correct as that is the operating pressure of a BKO
Thanks for the help guys!
Now if anyone knows if the openings through the gauge port are free enough to where i wont have to worry about flow restrictions...

[pizzaluvr]

Originally Posted by Nobody

umm, if he doesn't know the input pressure, how would setting the pressure at 300psi be good, then fine tune it? also, how could it NOT be consistant if it was set, then "fine tuned" to the best operating pressure? that's like saying that a gun works fin at 800psi, but setting it to the best operating pressure would be worse? no, don't think so. besides, by your way, your just going in the opposite direction. instead of raising the pressure from 0 to operating pressure, your going from 300psi down till its starved. not the wisest, since some guns are pressure sensitive. you can blow a noid easily by going high and turning it down.

Sorry, that was a typo. I meant 300 PSI.

Yes, you could do either.. Tank regs aren't the most consistent regs, which is(one of the reasons) you need a secondary regulator. The output pressure on an adjustable reg isn't always the same. You would set it to the ideal operating pressure(in ALL manuals, and easily obtainable online), then see what FPS it is at. Then, you would lower or raise the pressure.

How is it like "saying that a gun works fin at 800psi, but setting it to the best operating pressure would be worse?"? He said the best operating pressure was around 300 psi, so that's what I said. From the BKO manual: "...This marker was designed to perform at lower pressures. If you keep the gauge on the side of the marker set at 250-300[PSI] and do the rest of your adjustments with the low pressure regulator, you will be operating the marker within the range in which it was designed.".
So if you set the adjustable tank to 275 PSI(good middle ground) then adjust the LPR, it will shoot great. Raising the pressure from 0 might be a good idea on other markers, mainly LPR-less guns(Single tubed spoolers, blowbacks, etc.), but this is the best way to set a BKO.

[63VDub]

Gotta disagree with ya, ICD is notorious for bad tolerances. So, what might work great at 300psi on one marker is junk until you get it to 225 on another. I've had two identical Bushies that ran the same FPS at 75psi difference.

[pizzaluvr]

How would you know what to set the LPR at when you are turning the pressure up?

[63VDub]

Until noid leaks, then half a turn back.

[pizzaluvr]

But how would you know what to set the LPR at while your turning up the reg? Everything I've heard tells you to bottom out the LPR, raise the HPR to a specific pressure, then raise the LPR till it fires.