HPA Tanks - Page 2

Robertsr · 10-30-2006, 08:14 AM

I have centerflag regs on all my tanks. No complaints. Nice and trouble free.

sgt-spam · 11-01-2006, 02:59 PM

I recently bought two PMI 48/3000 tanks from Action Village. They worked fine.

Shortly after, I found a couple fiber-wrapped bottles (68/3000) for sale and bought those. Since they were just about out of Hydro, I sent them off to Crossfire for hydro and a regulator upgrade.

I then sold the PMI bottles, and now have the equivalent of two Crossfire 68/3000 tanks.

The 68ci tanks were the same size as the 48ci tanks, and lighter.

If you can find used out-of-hydro bottles, the Crossfire hydro-upgrade deal was $55. You should easily be able to find a bottle and do the upgrade for $100 or under.

SportsJunky · 11-02-2006, 06:20 PM

How do nitroduck tanks mark lp does it have a blue collar before the screw in part?

Thanks

SportsJunky · 11-09-2006, 06:35 PM

Well i got a 68/4500 centerflag ignition tank but today i went to get it filled and when i came home i shot about 190 paintballs thru i. When I was done i checked the guage it said 2000psi? I think wtf 4500 to 2000 in 190 pb it is a lp tank as well set at an output of 400 psi.

can you help explain this to me.
oh and how can you tell cubic inches by looking on the tank?

Thanks

DarkStar · 11-09-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Well i got a 68/4500 centerflag ignition tank but today i went to get it filled and when i came home i shot about 190 paintballs thru i. When I was done i checked the guage it said 2000psi? I think wtf 4500 to 2000 in 190 pb it is a lp tank as well set at an output of 400 psi.

can you help explain this to me.
oh and how can you tell cubic inches by looking on the tank?

Thanks

Was it filled to 4500 or 3000? Also, was the tank hot after they filled it? You can easily loose 500PSI to a cooling tank if they filled it too fast.

-MR

SportsJunky · 11-09-2006, 09:53 PM

Yea the tank was really hot after it took 15 minutes to cool it down and i didnt check how much they filled it up if i go there again and it is hot what should i do?
Thanks

russc · 11-10-2006, 08:03 PM

If the tank is hot, they didn't fill it properly (should be done relatively slowly) and there isn't any way for you to fix the situation once it's been filled like that.

SportsJunky · 11-10-2006, 10:36 PM

What do you mean fix the situation. Like i cant tell them to fill it up more? or will my tank be doomed forever?

Pardini · 11-15-2006, 12:37 AM

Leave it there have them fill it let it cool down and when you go back to pick an hour later have them top it off.

The other thing is the tank temp when you bring it in to be filled. If its in your hot trunk or garage then you fill it you will always get a hot fill and lose several hundred psi the next time you play if its a cool morning.

I have a 3.5 SCFM compressor with gives a fairly slow fill and the tanks still get warm and lose 200 to 300 psi after they cool.

At the majority of the places you will get a 3000 psi fill, by the time you get home it's 2750 psi.

A 68/3000 fiber tank wieghs about a pound less than its counterpart in 4500 psi

g35x · 11-15-2006, 09:07 PM

uhhh so wait you are running co2 on your ion? im suprised it hasnt died yet lol your not sopposed to use co2 on an ion, and any tank will be just as good as the next except for weight and consistancy, consistancy is usually not even noticible just stay away from aci and dye tanks and you should be fine

10-30-2006, 08:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Robertsr Ultimate Battle Monkey Z Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Waynesboro, VA Posts: 3,129	I have centerflag regs on all my tanks. No complaints. Nice and trouble free. __________________ Geriatrically Assured Destruction

11-01-2006, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
sgt-spam Seasoned Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 672	I recently bought two PMI 48/3000 tanks from Action Village. They worked fine. Shortly after, I found a couple fiber-wrapped bottles (68/3000) for sale and bought those. Since they were just about out of Hydro, I sent them off to Crossfire for hydro and a regulator upgrade. I then sold the PMI bottles, and now have the equivalent of two Crossfire 68/3000 tanks. The 68ci tanks were the same size as the 48ci tanks, and lighter. If you can find used out-of-hydro bottles, the Crossfire hydro-upgrade deal was $55. You should easily be able to find a bottle and do the upgrade for $100 or under. __________________ Palmer's Pursuit Shop White Oak Drive Paintball [ BZ2453 \| EBZ2456 \| BZ2459 ]

11-15-2006, 12:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
Pardini Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 129	Leave it there have them fill it let it cool down and when you go back to pick an hour later have them top it off. The other thing is the tank temp when you bring it in to be filled. If its in your hot trunk or garage then you fill it you will always get a hot fill and lose several hundred psi the next time you play if its a cool morning. I have a 3.5 SCFM compressor with gives a fairly slow fill and the tanks still get warm and lose 200 to 300 psi after they cool. At the majority of the places you will get a 3000 psi fill, by the time you get home it's 2750 psi. A 68/3000 fiber tank wieghs about a pound less than its counterpart in 4500 psi Last edited by Pardini; 11-15-2006 at 01:03 AM.

11-15-2006, 09:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
g35x Active Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 856 / 609 NJ Posts: 165	uhhh so wait you are running co2 on your ion? im suprised it hasnt died yet lol your not sopposed to use co2 on an ion, and any tank will be just as good as the next except for weight and consistancy, consistancy is usually not even noticible just stay away from aci and dye tanks and you should be fine __________________

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11-02-2006, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
SportsJunky Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southgate, MI Posts: 325	How do nitroduck tanks mark lp does it have a blue collar before the screw in part? Thanks

11-09-2006, 06:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
SportsJunky Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southgate, MI Posts: 325	Well i got a 68/4500 centerflag ignition tank but today i went to get it filled and when i came home i shot about 190 paintballs thru i. When I was done i checked the guage it said 2000psi? I think wtf 4500 to 2000 in 190 pb it is a lp tank as well set at an output of 400 psi. can you help explain this to me. oh and how can you tell cubic inches by looking on the tank? Thanks

11-09-2006, 09:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
SportsJunky Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southgate, MI Posts: 325	Yea the tank was really hot after it took 15 minutes to cool it down and i didnt check how much they filled it up if i go there again and it is hot what should i do? Thanks

11-10-2006, 08:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
russc Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 4,100	If the tank is hot, they didn't fill it properly (should be done relatively slowly) and there isn't any way for you to fix the situation once it's been filled like that.

11-10-2006, 10:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
SportsJunky Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southgate, MI Posts: 325	What do you mean fix the situation. Like i cant tell them to fill it up more? or will my tank be doomed forever?