The pressure of co2 is dependent on 2 things... the amount of co2 in the bottle and the temperature.
True, Skeety that at average room temperature a properly filled 20oz bottle (thats really 68% full of co2 ..ie its RATED fill) will have a pressure of about 850psi. But who plays paintball in their living room (well who except you?) So..take this bottle outside in the sun and at 85 degrees (F) you have a pressure of 1100psi. At 100 degrees F, which isn't hard to get in direct sunlight, the pressure is 1800psi. Now if that bottle was just overfilled by 5oz, and we've all seen players squeeze that little bit extra in... and at room temperature that bottle is already at a pressure of 1400psi.
The burst disk doesn't normally rupture much before 2000psi, and thats assuming some twat hasn't used two ("cos the bloody thing keeps going..." etc etc. No such thing as a 'dead certainty' with co2... just 'certainly dead' if you don't show it respect (or any compressed gas)...
So be wise like the grasshopper, newbies, and learn to do it right
True, Skeety that at average room temperature a properly filled 20oz bottle (thats really 68% full of co2 ..ie its RATED fill) will have a pressure of about 850psi. But who plays paintball in their living room (well who except you?) So..take this bottle outside in the sun and at 85 degrees (F) you have a pressure of 1100psi. At 100 degrees F, which isn't hard to get in direct sunlight, the pressure is 1800psi. Now if that bottle was just overfilled by 5oz, and we've all seen players squeeze that little bit extra in... and at room temperature that bottle is already at a pressure of 1400psi.
The burst disk doesn't normally rupture much before 2000psi, and thats assuming some twat hasn't used two ("cos the bloody thing keeps going..." etc etc. No such thing as a 'dead certainty' with co2... just 'certainly dead' if you don't show it respect (or any compressed gas)...
So be wise like the grasshopper, newbies, and learn to do it right
