how about you sell me your flatline and buy yourself a tank thats in hydro around here or the nation. let me know if your interested.
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The ACI Bulldog tank needs to be rehydro but the tank still has 9 years left on its life. So it's better to not sell that as it would cost more than 30 bucks to get a new tank.
I can't see the date on the other tank. So its hard to say if its in hyrdo or when it needs to be hydroed.Comment
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Cracked and inaccurate gauges are not a safety issue technically. It may be the field's "prerogative" to only fill bottles with nice gauges, but the gauges are there for your use only. They are not 'safety gauges' nor fill gauges. The fill station controls the incoming pressure and the burst disk protects the tank.
The base of the gauges has a small orifice in it. So if you smash the face and then smash the metal tube inside of the metal case and the tube breaks, the air will come screaming out of a pin hole that is not big enough to jet the bottle around, but will poke you in the arm badly.
That said, it's really hard to deal with an adjustable reg without good gauges.
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The guy at the shop said the gauges would blowup and kill me. I told him he was crazy. If I install the gauges myself is there anyway I can mess up?Originally posted by Spider-TWCracked and inaccurate gauges are not a safety issue technically. It may be the field's "prerogative" to only fill bottles with nice gauges, but the gauges are there for your use only. They are not 'safety gauges' nor fill gauges. The fill station controls the incoming pressure and the burst disk protects the tank.
The base of the gauges has a small orifice in it. So if you smash the face and then smash the metal tube inside of the metal case and the tube breaks, the air will come screaming out of a pin hole that is not big enough to jet the bottle around, but will poke you in the arm badly.
That said, it's really hard to deal with an adjustable reg without good gauges.Comment
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How come my impulse tank doesn't say when it was made?Comment
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It was made 11/00. There is just some extra stuff in between the dates. It's a 3 year tank until you get it hydro-ed and then its a 5 year tank.
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So if I install the gauges myself is there anyway I can mess up? And what kind of gauges should I get?Comment
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Make sure NOT to use ANY I repeat ANY oil. Throw some teflon tape on threads and screw those bad boys in.Originally posted by Jim2752
As far as what kind of gauges, just got with ones you like. Make sure they are in thousands not hundreds, but other than that any will work.
Again, make sure you don't use any oil or you run the risk of your tank exploding. I've heard some CRAZY stories.Comment
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Does anyone know if I should replace the flatline o-rings?Comment
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You can replace the orings at any time, as long as the reg will shut off. Check the warpig article on flatlines. The on/off just depresses the pin valve in the bottom, so you can maintain the rest of the reg at any time. Your biggest worry is that the reg seat gets hard and dirty and leaks by, over pressuring the output.Originally posted by Jim2752
My flatline gauges leaked with teflon tape when I put them back on. They had been installed with tape, but I couldn't get them to seal, so I used high pressure teflon pipe paste/stuff, which worked. The worst you can do crack the faces again or break them off. Try to put the wrench near the base and stay away from the top near the lens. Gauges look pretty nasty before they are beat up enough to pop. Think major body cracks and/or missing faces.
Even though the gauges had teflon tape, they also had some red locktite, which probably contributed to the previous seal or the later leak (or both). You would have to be a regular short bus rider to accidentally unscrew a gauge.
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