air system help

[charlie11]

my air reg pin valve has no pressure behind it
the bottle is ful to 1000 psi, but yet the pin valve, when pressed fully releses no air,

im pretty sure i can take my reg aprt 2 fix the issue, but first i need the remaining air out

how shud i go about this?


charlie

 

[Gyroscope]

Are you sure that the gauge doesn't just read 1000 psi high?

I would take out the burst disc slowly, while aiming it (the burst disc) at a bucket of water. I might use Jello instead just because that might look cool. I don't think you should necessarily do that, because it would be somewhat risky and I don't want to be held accountable for your death or dismemberment.

 

[rayko]

as above (the disclaimer bit about death anyway), but wrap an allan key in a tea towel and prod it in the fill nipple to see if you can vent your bottle that way around.

 

[dr.strangelove]

Couldn't you just take an on/off ASA and turn it all the way on and see if you can vent it at all? Without having to worry about the whole death and dissmemberment thing?

 

[Gyroscope]

Fine, spoil our fun with your good ideas!

In all seriousness, from the original post, mt understanding was that the pin valve wouldn't open.

 

[dr.strangelove]

I think his problem is that the pin is opening, but no air is coming out, even though the gauge is reading 1000 psi

 

[jahlad]

sounds more like the guage is knackered to me........try filling the bottle using the guage off the fill rig to make sure you get a decent fill then see what the guage reads..if it still reads 1000 its dead, if it reads ok then just remember that it will not drop below 1000, or it might just read 1000 high.
simple really, if you feel the need change the guage but sounds like theres nothing wrong with the valve, i wouldnt mess with that unless a: you really have to and b: you know exactly what you are doing

 

[charlie11]

gauge

im pretty sure the gauge is fine as it was reading 300 psi before i started shooting it, and i only fired like 600 rounds,

the gauge is fine, its just the pin valve, i think its cum loose from thge sdpring inside the rewg, all i need is 2 know how 2 SAFELY remove the air from the tank soi can fix it!!


CHARLIE

 

[garycarrot]

To find out if there is air in the bottle, stick it on your marker and if it fires there is air, if not its the gauge.....you could also try and take the bottle off the reg, cause if its got any pressure in, you will not be able to unscrew it.

If you hurt yourself its your fault.......................

 

[steviecarson]

somtime the paper disk in the gauge turns round but the gauge stays where it is its happend to me when i filled a pmi 3000 the pressure shot upto 6700 psi lol