Originally Posted by
Alan Smith
Yes so I’d be wanting to keep the setup as original as possible, like in the image. My recollection is that this early air system was a 3k bottle with on/off valve (but no reg on the bottle) that was the purpose of the Unireg as front grip, it must have regulated the bottle pressure down to the AIR valve input level.
Is that right? Did a Unireg take 3k pressure and what was it’s output range? I’m having trouble finding this info online, 450 - 850psi?
The ones on the mags regulated the pressures down to mag levels at about 800psi.
Originally Posted by
Alan Smith
So I have two thoughts here can you give any feedback on whether these options would be considered safe and would actually work:
1 - new air system preset super high pressure setup with reg on the bottle, would go straight into the back of the gun. Regulating to say 900/1100. Could flow through the unireg front grip either regulating down to the AIR valve input pressure (650) or can the unireg be dialled out so it acts like a gas through front grip and feeds say a ReTro valve? Is there enough difference in the reg pressures for them to function properly?
2 - Is there a modern on/off thumb turn valve (with no regulator) that can be used on a carbon fibre bottle? There are 3K CO2 valves like this online with burst disks built in, can these be used with 3k HPA? If this was possible/safe 3K would run to the unireg to do it's original job.
Thanks in advance for any advice/input.
Al...
The unireg can have the guts removed so that it feeds air straight through without any regulation, so it can be used as a gas-through. You will have a minimal amount of restriction in air flow.
There are on-off valves that can handle the 3k required. They are heavy and bulky, and I don't know where to find them. Be aware that some of those valves were reverse threaded, so not all of them are interchangeable. The 3k CO2 bottles are tested at 3k but are set protected at 1.8k because CO2 goes to gas at about 850psi. 3k Paintball tanks are rated at 3k but are tested to 5k. They are not the same tanks.
Except for the Automag in front, its usually the man behind the equipment that counts.