Quick question, does it do any harm to the remote if you leave co2 hooked up to it? and do remotes work with HPA? Thanks
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1) no probs
2) yes they do BUT only if the hose is rated for hp, dont use a co2 hose or it will blow
2) yes they do BUT only if the hose is rated for hp, dont use a co2 hose or it will blow
I keep hearing this, don't use co2 rated hose...well given that a preset nitro setup will be up to 850 psi and an adjustable well below that.......the working pressure of co2 is 850 psi....so where's the problem? Take an Automag you use co2 and then swap to nitro...other than a change of internal seals for new ones what do you change? Nothing. All psi figures are approx as even presets can give differing figures from those quoted on the reg.
Only problem could be an undetectable leak that will drain the tank over time.
The only problem you might run into with HP is if the reg fails, and dumps full pressure into the hose. If that happens, then a hose rated for 1800 psi working pressure may be damaged, but one rated for 3000 psi working won't have a problem. Better safe than sorry, get the higher rated hose just in case.
The only problem you might run into with HP is if the reg fails, and dumps full pressure into the hose. If that happens, then a hose rated for 1800 psi working pressure may be damaged, but one rated for 3000 psi working won't have a problem. Better safe than sorry, get the higher rated hose just in case.
What's standard SS hose rated for? I've just got myself a preset air system and this business about regs failing concerns me a little!
A complete reg failure is rare to say the least. Most systems now have a LP burst disk, so if the pressure spikes about 1800 pis (the max pressure for co2) the disk blows, and dumps the pressure.
SS hose should be rated to at least 3K. The problem with remotes is that most of the new ones are coiled, and some were made using a lower rated hose. Just look on the side of the hose before you buy it, the rating will be on there.
I have been playing for almost 10 years, and I have only seen one reg completely fail, and that was a design error (that has since been fixed, so the maker isn't important), and not a normal wear and tear issue. In that case, the o-rings on his QD tore, and vented the pressure. Nothing blew up, no one was hurt, just scared the hell out of him.
SS hose should be rated to at least 3K. The problem with remotes is that most of the new ones are coiled, and some were made using a lower rated hose. Just look on the side of the hose before you buy it, the rating will be on there.
I have been playing for almost 10 years, and I have only seen one reg completely fail, and that was a design error (that has since been fixed, so the maker isn't important), and not a normal wear and tear issue. In that case, the o-rings on his QD tore, and vented the pressure. Nothing blew up, no one was hurt, just scared the hell out of him.
we got a co2 tank venting yesterday, scared the crap out of us at work cos we didnt know what it was....then worked it out as it was so hot it had expanded and blown
If you get a complete reg failure your marker is out of action anyway......so why worry about the hose blowing? wouldn't high rating hose dump unregulated gas into the guts of the marker? probably turning it inside out? I think it'd be easier to replace some ruptured hose than to pick a dozen atomised o-rings out of your internals.
Anyway, if a reg fails catastrophically, a tenners worth of hose will be the least of your worries.
That may be true, but having a hose blow up next to you might cost more in hospital bills than rebuilding a gun. Most guns can handle 3K and not suffer serous damage outside of a few blown seals.