Scott air tank for tethering

[Raydee38]

I have a friend in my local fire department that is giving me a Scott air 45min 4500psi tank. The tank has no valve on it so I will need to get a valve for it and a fill adapter to tether to my rifle. My plan is to fill this tank and my rifle tank to the same PSI so I can tether the SCBA for more shots. Any help on what parts I need would be great.

 

[starlingassn]

easier to fill the tank to the full 4500psi,
and get a regulated fill system,
and get a ton more shots.

 

[woogie_man]

You can find a valve on ebay or places like that fairly easily, or you can do a new valve and get one of the Saber Tactical valves. Then look at a regulator and after filling your 45 min tank to 4500 psi set your regulator and shoot. You will be able to get quite a few shots before needing to fill up. Use the full capacity of the SCBA tank, don't hinder yourself.

 

[AlanMcD]

You really don't have to have a regulator to shoot tethered - they are nice, but not really needed. After all, when you fill your gun from a full tank, you open the valve to fill and close it when it gets full, and then bleed and disconnect - when tethered you just skip the last two steps. I do it all the time that way - I just crack the valve every magazine or two, and let a little more air in. Works great, as you can read your gun's pressure right off the nice big tank gauge . . .

 

[bigHUN]

I am tethering with a Huma external adjustable regulator, set to 190 bars and that means my Impact tank is getting a consistent source and easier for Reg as well. My scba is 14 liters, replaced the fireman's valve with DIN a very first day. From about 280-290 bars to 200 that is well over 6-700 shots before refilling, with YH.

 

[JimD]

I don't tether it but I use a Scott 45 minute tank filled by my YH as my standard way to fill my guns. I like the idea of refilling to the max your gun takes from a 300 bar tank, however, to get the most from it. Once the tank pressure drops to your gun pressure you just open the valve. Simple way to use a 300 bar tank. My 45 minute tank came with the stock fireman's valve which has a spring and I think you have to push on the valve handle to be able to turn it. I just removed the spring and now it is easy to use to carefully fill my guns. Even my little 60cc 3000 psi Prod. You should be able to find one reasonably inexpensively from ebay.