FX crown / 4500 psi

[markT]

Sorry to ask this question if it has already been covered. 
I'm interested in buying a FX Crown.. 
The question I have is the 4500 psi fill pressure. Do dive / Scuba shops have the ability to compress air to this pressure? 
thanks. 

 

[2D1C]

You have to call around from what I have read. Some can't or won't do it. I have also read that some fire departments will, If you know a fireman that would really be helpful. I went to one of my local fire houses and the chief would allow with a donation of $10.00 by check to the fire station.

 

[Hynzie]

crosman has a fill locater site someweres google it u should b ok

 

[Gwelo]

Not sure of the question but the fill pressure of the Crown is 250 bar which is a little over 3600 psi. The carbon fibre bottle on the Crown holds 480 cc of air. Hope this helps.

 

[Hynzie]

u gotta bring a tank to the shop to get filled then fill ur gun from the tank ur ?is very vague,,,

 

[markT]

Gwelo, 
you are correct.. about the volume.. sorry my mistake.. I know my SCUBA shop charges my AL dive tank to 3200 psi. So I would think the 3600 psi wouldn't be an issue.. thank you! 

 

[FukoChan]

Mine said they wouldnt go above 4100 psi or so. They said it was taboo among the scuba world
-_-. No idea what they meant by that.

Hey tho you can get a cheap 250$ china compressor. I am quite happy with mine. 

 

[jlc]

"markT"Sorry to ask this question if it has already been covered. 
I'm interested in buying a FX Crown.. 
The question I have is the 4500 psi fill pressure. Do dive / Scuba shops have the ability to compress air to this pressure? 
thanks. 

I think that depends on the dive shop and also what their policy is.

In the old days dive shops use to fill your tanks by first putting them in a water tank. The tanks were in the water when they filled them. This kept the temperature down
during the process gave you a better, higher consistent fill and maybe added some safety..

Fast fwd 40 years, when i brought my new tanks to a dive shop and they were going to fill them and not place them in water tank i stopped him and said Where's the water tank.

He said we fill them slowly no one uses water tanks anymore.

So while things change, hopefully for the better and safety is always paramount dive shops have their own policies.


If i were you i would first check the dive shops, paint ball shops etc. to see what they will fill your tank to, cost, and insure they have the fittings that are required etc.

 

[Glem.Chally]

I found a local dive shop without much trouble they fill to 45-4600 and do use the water tank I think he said. I only have about a year left on the bottle so either have to get another bottle or get one of those compressors FukoChan talked about. Seems like a great option!

At this place they charged me 20 Canadian to fill from 0-4500PSI, then the next fill it was 20$ to fill from 2800-4500 this is on a 88cu SCBA. I think I'll get one of those Chinese compressors in the next year.

 

[Jabba954]

$25/ fill?!? Holy crap. My local shops charge $4-6 for my HP 3300 PSI steel tanks and $8 to fill my CF bottle to 4400. A lot of shops don't like filling that high because it means running their compressors higher/longer (even the highest of pressure steel tanks only fills to 3200-3300 PSI)

 

[Jospap]

$25 per fill????? Holy sh..... that's a lot of money!!! My local diving shop charges only $3,36 dlls for filling my 64 CU 4500 psi carbon fiber tank (that's 60 mexican pesos, I live in the Yucatan peninsula).
I guess that for 25 dlls they must be using air imported from the swiss Alps!!! Hehehehe
Regards from Mexico
José Palma

 

[markT]

My current supplier / filler of compressed air charges me $ 5.00 per fill. I usually take the tank to be "filled" when it gets to ~2900 psi. My current pcp's max out at 3000 psi. 

 

[Glem.Chally]

"Jospap"$25 per fill????? Holy sh..... that's a lot of money!!! My local diving shop charges only $3,36 dlls for filling my 64 CU 4500 psi carbon fiber tank (that's 60 mexican pesos, I live in the Yucatan peninsula).
I guess that for 25 dlls they must be using air imported from the swiss Alps!!! Hehehehe
Regards from Mexico
José Palma

LOL, lucky guy to live in the Yucatan!

 

[Alan]

It would be nice to know where you live? Lots of folks, me included, will fill your tank for free if you're in the area.

I'm in Roswell, NM.

 

[Way2evl]

Find your local scuba/dive shop and they should be able to fill no problem. 

My local shop (ca) charges $8 for a 4500psi fill and $5 for a 3000psi fill.

 

[Bizill]

O.P., are you trying to get a larger scba tank filled or just the tank on the gun. Are these bottles on the FX's DOT certified? If not, can OP even get them filled at all without the DOT cert? I guess it'd be up to the location you go to as some will and some won't in accordance with their discretion.

 

[GQ]

Here I pay $4.00 per fill up to 4500 psi.