handy gadget or a pile of poo?

[jahlad]

ok just thought of something,
having just read a couple of threads about the flash filling of air tanks and also about certain filling companies not filtering air, resulting in metal shards in air systems etc i thought of this

ok its a bit of a blue peter job but how about making yourself something like this:
you will need
one snap connector, male and female parts
one inline filter (im guessing asking at a dive shop would be a start)
an on/off tap, pref one with a longish handle that is easy to operate under pressure
a guage that reads to 5000psi and an inline connection for it
a couple of lengths of braided hose

now i know that a few of you will have worked it out by now what im getting at here......

connect one end to the 'dodgy' flashfilling rig with no air filter, it then passes the air thru a filter and then to a tap which you can slowly turn so you can adjust the flow into your bottle, whilst you watch the guage to see how full you are......

might sound daft but if the supplyer wants you to fill quick just to ensure a fast turn around and forget the safety side of it then stuff em, make an adapter and take your time, filter your own air!

good idea or not?
quick someone patent it or smart parts will be after me!

 

[Mark]

Lol

All ready been done...a little simpler than your idea

Cobra flow restrictor

$49.95

 

[Philip]

You gotta give it to the man, he's spent some time on that idea Well done Matt

 

[Tom Allen]

Good idea, but it's a shame this needs to be done.

Make sure all the fittings are rated high enough.

 

[ChrisWhiteSTEL]

Yeah i think fittings flying across the fill station would create a double hazard, he he.

As Toma said, its a shame that its has to be done in the first place. But i just don't think the fill guys give a $hit as if your reg blows, they just gonna say, not my problem.

If you can't get hold of the cobra one, then Matt's idea might come into play, as long as its all 4500/5000psi rated components.

 

[jahlad]

yeah i kinda figured that somone would have done it already, just hadnt seen anything like it.....so general feeling i guess is that it aint such a bad idea.....i think it definatly needs an inline filter tho, the cobra one dont appear to have anything like that.

anyone know where air fittings can be found other than paintball sources?

 

[smartecosse]

http://www.jmjconcepts.com/Detail.bok?searchpath=d17ea4fbf694fb46ce57&category=Air+Accessories&start=1&total=2&no=11

not got the on/off tap but it'll stop the crap going into ur marker

 

[jahlad]

yeah thats the kinda thing, im willing to bet that the individual components to make one up wont cost much if bought from the right place