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expansion chamber

burnzy1989

its time to make a solid stream line of paint
Jul 7, 2008
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4
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Shropshire
I think it alows liquid co2 to expand into a gas, if it becomes drawn up from the co2 tank
qoute me if im rong on this
 

Andygoth

Phantoms are still cool
Apr 14, 2008
506
5
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Stafford
Expansion chambers do exactly what burnzy says, they are designed so that any liquid CO2 from the bottle is turned into gas before it gets to the gun. It makes the gun more consistant and makes the seals last longer..

Do you need one?

Well it depends on the type of bottle you have, some CO2 bottles come with an anti-syphon tube inside them that stops the bottle feeding liquid CO2. In the old days they rattled if they had a syphon tube in.

If a gun has a bottom line then it really shouldn't need an expansion chamber as the tubing will do the job.

On a 98 personally I wouldn't bother, you are better off saving the money you'd spend on upgrades and putting it towards a higher spec gun.