larger HPA or scuba tank?

[big JME]

I found a load more, seem to be mainly under "dive cylinder". Some 15l 232bar for like £60, need a retest of lile £40 so £100 isnt too bad

 

[Gee Tee]

Don't forget to budget for the fill rig as well

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Paintball-fill-station-valve-new-/160811581048?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Paintballing&hash=item25711dfe78

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scuba-Fill-Station-Paintball-HPA-tank-fill-Adapter-Blk-/280541106903?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Paintballing&hash=item41518d92d7

 

[big JME]

True, i will have to buy my new marker and see what money i have left for a tank, if i can get a second hand tank and fill station cheaply i will, may even be able to get one from someone on here for cheap thats already been used to fill tanks so definetly works. i tend to try and avoid anything thats already been used in case it starts to crumble and stop working quickly

i found the adaptor for the fill rig i posted if i cant get a good second hand tank which i have found one but has ages left on it to bid. Right now if i needed i can buy the following to charge my cylinder

Fitting
Tank

~£243

 

[justincredible]

FYI BZpaintball do a 2litre 4500psi tank for £200, this combined with your new etek should be good for at least a whole box of paint from one fill. It would save lugging a dive cylinder around with you and also can be filled by any 3000psi site rig.
Hope this helps with your decision.

 

[big JME]

Well i tried my etek4 today with my bottle. Used 1500psi on 340paintballs. Not great, the site i work for said i may be better off with a dive tank, my cousin has just got a hpa tank like mine, and as we always play games on the same day we were looking at splitting the price of a fill rig

 

[Canon Fodder]

If you do get a dive bottle fill to what ever pressure is available at site then top up with your dive cylinder that way you'll get a lot more fills out of it (or buy co2 )

 

[Tom]

If you do get a dive bottle fill to what ever pressure is available at site then top up with your dive cylinder that way you'll get a lot more fills out of it (or buy co2 )

Keep top up pressure differences to a minimum
Ther more often you fill the less pressure goes down on the source, so if 2 scubas are around 'fill' from one and top up slightly from the other

 

[Gee Tee]

If you do get a dive bottle fill to what ever pressure is available at site then top up with your dive cylinder that way you'll get a lot more fills out of it (or buy co2 )

Yes that's what I do for the Automag when sites can only fill to 3000 psi

The Mag's a gas hog and X-valve won't cycle below 800psi input so you need a 4.5K 1.1 to get enough shot capacity

 

[big JME]

good idea, and i cant use C02 because the etek has a built in air reg, seem to get around 600 shots from the tank now, may alter the LP to make it abit more efficient once its broken in

 

[Tom]

Not really because of the regulator, but you're right Etek & co2 don't mix
For some electronic markers it is ok to use co2 but only if manufacturer recommended and you prevent liquid co2 gettin in
But not exactly recommended!