Fill Station Query
- Thread starter JJA5
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make sure the tank gets allowed to cool down and then topped up when your in the shop ,the shop i go to doesnt fill to the same everytime ..its not malicious its just how it is (who's filling it etc) tell them its for paintball markers (although this can be counter productive in some dive shops) so you need the best fill possible but TBH you still wont get a 4.5 k fill ever from a tank so basically dont worry about it it wont change 
cause evenutaly that will be the norm at tournies i suspect, and i feel safe knowing the pressure not gonna blow my arm off if it can go another 500psi
here's some interesting info...
(this is general information assuming you have a 200-230bar dive cylinder...)
''...when you hook your empty bottle up to a scuba tank containing 3000 psi, then open the valve, the two tanks equalize together, taking some of the air from the scuba tank. Each time you equalize into your paintball tank, you lose about 200 psi from the scuba tank. So your first fill will be about 2800 psi, your second will be about 2600 psi, the third will be about 2400 psi, etc...''
the less air you get per fill, the more chance of starving your marker and getting drop off, especially with a gas hungry gat.
conclusion - get yourself a 300bar dive cylinder, the bigger the better...
shots per cylinder calculator -
http://www.scubatoys.com/paintball/paintballshots.asp
scuba tank/paintball cylinder fill calculator -
http://www.scubatoys.com/paintball/scubafills2.asp
hope this help's someone...
(this is general information assuming you have a 200-230bar dive cylinder...)
''...when you hook your empty bottle up to a scuba tank containing 3000 psi, then open the valve, the two tanks equalize together, taking some of the air from the scuba tank. Each time you equalize into your paintball tank, you lose about 200 psi from the scuba tank. So your first fill will be about 2800 psi, your second will be about 2600 psi, the third will be about 2400 psi, etc...''
the less air you get per fill, the more chance of starving your marker and getting drop off, especially with a gas hungry gat.
conclusion - get yourself a 300bar dive cylinder, the bigger the better...
shots per cylinder calculator -
http://www.scubatoys.com/paintball/paintballshots.asp
scuba tank/paintball cylinder fill calculator -
http://www.scubatoys.com/paintball/scubafills2.asp
hope this help's someone...
unless....
Your dive tank is only filled to 3000 PSI.
(However, id only risk this if the tank had a guage, just in case the dude in the dive shop says its 3000 PSI but the compresser is actually set higher)
Your dive tank is only filled to 3000 PSI.
(However, id only risk this if the tank had a guage, just in case the dude in the dive shop says its 3000 PSI but the compresser is actually set higher)