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hostage
03-20-2003, 02:07 PM
just in general? 80cu/3k scuba with 68/3k n2 tank?
-Doron

hitech
03-20-2003, 02:13 PM
At what PSI? You will only get a few at near 3000 psi. If you can cascade two tanks it GREATLY increases the number.

hostage
03-20-2003, 02:29 PM
k if I have two tanks then how many would you guestimate?
-Doron

hitech
03-20-2003, 02:38 PM
At least 10. Three of us used two tanks and had 2500+ fills all day. We shot a combined total of approx 5000 rounds. Two level 10 'mags and one angel.

Evil Bob
03-20-2003, 04:04 PM
Using a single scuba cylinder you will get 2 good 3k fills, after that the PSI will gradually fall as the volume in the scuba cylinder goes lower.

2 - 3 3k fills
6 - 10 2.5k - 2.9k fills
10 - 15 2k - 2.5k fills

30+ fills over 2k PSI aint too shabby for $4 to fill the tank. Get yourself a second scuba cylinder and you're in great shape for 2.5k fills.

I run a single cylinder most weekends playing, I'm happy with a 2k fill for most rec games where I usually don't fire more then 300-400 rounds a game. For tournies where you need to lay down paint, you won't get by with a single cylinder, you will want to either use field air if they fill to 4.5k or have the team get a booster (big bucks!) and a couple scuba cylinders.

-Evil Bob

Gadget
03-20-2003, 04:34 PM
Have you considered a 300bar/4500psi scuba tank? - you'd get more fills from that.

xen_100
03-20-2003, 04:38 PM
the issue there is price. 80 CF 3K scuba $150 100CF 4.5k scuba $350

jayloo
03-20-2003, 04:53 PM
The > 3k psi scuba tanks have different air fittings than the standard 3k scuba. The normal scuba air fitting to fill 3k paintball tanks for about $60us will only work on the 3k tanks.:(

xen_100
03-20-2003, 04:58 PM
are you sure about that? cause I have a 5000PSI valve on my scuba tank, but the tank itself is only 3000PSI. the 4500psi scubas also have 5000PSI valves.

psycoclown414
03-20-2003, 06:58 PM
does anyone know anything about those compresed air machine things? do those work with nitro tanks.. or "compressed air" tanks..? duh