Flatline or Dynaflow?

[Shirow]

I'll be buying my new tank next week. Flatline or Dynaflow and why?

[Puddleglum]

Well, unless you are gonna get a 4500 Flatline then I think the DynaFlow would be better. I personally love CenterFlag and have been really pleased with their regs. I say go with the DynaFlow unless you can get a 4500 Flatline.

[Kevmaster]

i own and sell Dynaflows. i own one for my gun and love it, and i have sold about 10 in the past year...the people ive sold them to LOVE THEM TO DEATH!!!

although, i have heard great things bout the flatline

[Shirow]

They would both be 68/4500.

[Cliffio]

flatline, hands down, i hated my dynaflow

[Shirow]

What did you hate about it?

[Cliffio]

i hated the on/off, it spiked when it got low on air

it was just a pain


Cliff

[Shirow]

Those both sound annoying :)

[Bonx0007]

used my 88cu 4500psi flatline last sunday for the first time and loved it. the only bad thing is that turning it off does not degas the gun like the dyna flow. i heard that dyna flows creep in pressure that is whi i got the flatline. anyway once i attached that flatline to my emag i realized that they were made for each other.

[Shirow]

yeah I will get a proconnect to fix that ;)

[Cliffio]

ever thought about a max-flow?


Cliff

[Coaster]

my recommendation would be to go with the dynaflow. The on/off also degasses the line that goes into your valve. And there have also been numerous problems on this board and a few others regarding problems with Flatlines. But if you want the most consistant i would say taht the max-flow is going to be that, because it is dual regulation. But that also means lowers air flow. So i guess my ultimate choice would be for the dynaflow..

[Cliffio]

Originally posted by Coaster
i would say taht the max-flow is going to be that, because it is dual regulation. But that also means lowers air flow. So i guess my ultimate choice would be for the dynaflow..

any air system is going to double reg your gun

[Shirow]

Don't want a Max-Flo, won't buy Smart Parts on principle. Plus the reg is way too big.

I have two AGD certified techs at my local field so I'm not too worried about non-fatal Flatline problems. Just wanted to know if the flatline or dynaflow reg was better.

[Spaceman613]

I have 2 dynas... Great regs, and small as heck. I had creep also, but I dont seem to get it anymore. maybe it was dirt or something. as the tank pressure drops the output rises... But almost all regs do that. Dynas seem to exagerate it slightly.

I would recommend them, BUT a flatlines is a bulletproof reg also. both good choices IMO

[Shirow]

Well, I'm trying to get away from output creep/drops by buying a $350+ tank, so if Dynas do it worse than Flatlines, that knocks them off my list right away.

[wyn1370]

Dyna's are suggested to be run around 600 output, any other pressure and you may get creep. I think it even states in the manual that you should set the tank to 600 after a full fill. I've also heard this from a centerflag tech numerous times.
So it really depends on what type of gun you'll be putting it on. If you got an inline reg, go with the dyna, if not get the flatline.

[Shirow]

600 is below what I want to run, so I guess that has answered my question.

Thanks all!

[wyn1370]

straight from the manual
Problem: output pressure climbs as tank pressure goes down
Solution: This is normal operation for HyperFlow/DynaFlow Design. This is why we recommend setting your output pressure to 600 PSI with a full fill.

[Shirow]

Ick. 600psi + retro valve = no good. That's some lame 'normal operation'...

[Kevmaster]

i run my Dyna at 900psi with no problems like creaping at low pressures....

i counldnt be hppier with mine

[the123]

The nature of the Dynaflow is to creep when it get below about 1200psi tank pressure. Thats what makes it argueably, the highest flowing regulator for paintball. For people that set their input pressure around 800-1000, they really wont notice a big difference. By the time you have shot the bottle down to around 1200 psi, you are moments away from shooting it down to 900ish.(the reg can't creep more than whats in your bottle)
I own 5 Centerflag regulators. I switched to a Flatline back in May, and have since switched back.

[Shirow]

So you can guarantee if I run my tank at 950psi and never let it go below 1200psi, it won't creep?

[Coaster]

Originally posted by Cliffio


any air system is going to double reg your gun

i was talking about the max-flow reg only. Basically a max-flow would be ttriple regging a your gun and the other two would just be double regging it.

[Kevmaster]

PROBABLY, yes, that is the truth. i let mine get down to 800 or so and then refill, but i dont experience any creeping anyways.

i cant garnatee anything, but i would bet quite a lot on this...


Originally posted by Shirow
So you can guarantee if I run my tank at 950psi and never let it go below 1200psi, it won't creep?

[Shirow]

Hmm, so now I have to make a decision again.. ;)