Low Pressure or High Pressure

[The Dead Dodo]

Just recently started paintball and got my 1st proper marker, though dont have a air system just yet. Ive just got myself an etek and have been told by a variety of people to buy a low pressure but at the same time a high pressure by other people. Trying to find out what most people think and why. So can you people please put across what you think i should buy and why?
Cheers Will (The Dead Dodo)

 

[Scars]

Egos used to need high pressure but i think you can use either now. All you need to watch if you use low pressure you use somethnig with a high flow rate like a crossfire

 

[The Dead Dodo]

cheers scars!!! anyone else able to offer any more light on this please all opinions please!!!

 

[Niall W]

As far as i'm aware (im no eclipse expert )

Eteks and ego's can use both .. but i think they prefer high (something like that)

Put simply .. Low pressure is softer on balls so they dont break as often but generally cant obtain a rof as high as high pressure can.
So markers like the angel isnt as fast as say an ego, but is softer on paint. Whereas he ego will be faster but slightly more harsh on balls

 

[Devrij]

I use a LP bottle on my etek without any problems. Planet recommend HP so you're probably safest going with that, but with the lower ROF caps you shouldn't have any issues with LP.

 

[J@mes]

Put simply .. Low pressure is softer on balls so they dont break as often but generally cant obtain a rof as high as high pressure can.
So markers like the angel isnt as fast as say an ego, but is softer on paint. Whereas he ego will be faster but slightly more harsh on balls

Doesn't work like that mate, HP and LP is all about recharge/operating pressure. Wether your putting HP or LP into the gun, balls still get sent out at 300fps.

Get a HP reg, basically all guns (cant think of any off hand) that come out today can run fine on both LP or HP. But get a HP one to be safe

-James

 

[Niall W]

Oh, ok .. i stand corrected

Sorry mate

 

[Lucky]

"cant obtain a rof as high as high pressure can".
So markers like the angel isn't as fast as say an ego, but is softer on paint. Whereas he ego will be faster but slightly more harsh on balls

But now that we're restricted to 12bps what difference does it make?

Basically the answer you need is yes you can use a LP bottle but the general consensus is that you'd be better off with HP unless your a nerd who like to spend hours at the chrono tuning his gun to the lowest possible pressures.

Nah didn't think so. . . . screw a HP bottle on and forget about it

 

[The Dead Dodo]

awsome cheers guys keep the postscoming, still interested on other people views, anyone else out there using LP and a reason behind it? might aswell learn as much as possible while theres people willing to talk lol
Cheers Will (The Dead Dodo)