I've got a few of these cylinders and want to use them for buddy bottles. Is there a tutorial on this anywhere? What places are good to get the fittings from?
Paintball cylinder as buddy bottle
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I've got a couple 3000 and 4500psi tanks that I want to hand pump up to use on the go. It's got to be just a matter of swapping the fittings, adding in a guage, pressure release and output hose. Paintball tanks have a built in pressure regulator but that would all be removed for the new pieces.
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if you cannot find the fittings and valves to change over, Joe can probably help you in that dept. he can also tell you if it is a viable option to use those bottles.
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jdsairman can fix you up with the regs for your paintball tanks with outputs from 1000 to 3000psi if this helps.
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Paintball tanks are only 800 to 1000 psi. Just cause they are fill to 3000 and 4500 psi doesn't mean you can use them in your pcp. I tried and only fill to like 800 psi with my ninja paintball tank. Instead of messing with the tanks reg, why not just buy a actually tank that can be use for pcp. They do sell those small bottles, same size as a paintball tank.
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The bottle is regulated down to the lower psi for paintball use. You remove the stock regulator and install a new 3000psi (or whatever) regulator.
This is a very possible thing, I haven't had much time today but I've found most of the parts needed. I'll post links when the list is complete.
This is a very possible thing, I haven't had much time today but I've found most of the parts needed. I'll post links when the list is complete.
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So this is the skinny on paintball for the last 20 years! The carbon bottles have been filling from 3k-5k depending on rating just like our stuff. They have been running dual regs for over 20 years, they have been running solenoid triggers for 20 years! The paintball teams never use co2@7-800 psi, it was always nitro or compressed air.
If you remove the bottle reg or the reg guts, with the property rated fittings! They work great for the backpack or tethering! I have several for this purpose!
Beegee11, you got this! And they have the fill nipple on the side to fill from your scba tanks or compressor,very nice!
If you remove the bottle reg or the reg guts, with the property rated fittings! They work great for the backpack or tethering! I have several for this purpose!
Beegee11, you got this! And they have the fill nipple on the side to fill from your scba tanks or compressor,very nice!Upvote 0
Your welcome. That is what life is about, learning and sharing what you have learned. Glad I could share some knowledge
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If you want full tank pressure from your small aluminum paint tank, you can shim the reg spring until the reg fails to shut the flow off, or even simply file a slot across the polymer shutoff valve face so it can seal. I often use the small carbon fiber paintball guppy tank to top up my unregulated FT rifle at matches ... my 20fpe class gun only needs a 1400psi fill, and I generally top up after around 50 shots, using around 5 psi per shot on average. I have topped my gun with A 68 cubic inch paint tank over a half dozen times with no issue over a long weekend.
I have a typical D.I.N valve and fill whip on mine. I also carry it In my car to top up a low tire if needed.
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Does anyone us the portable tuxing/topa 12 volt compressors fill the 68 ci paintball tanks.
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