scuba/scba tanks

[DoubleDutch]

I would think that would be ok, especially if the SCBA is under 3K. Even if it is over 3K, you could crack the valve slowly and watch the gauge on you tank to make sure you don't go over 3K, I think that is how PB places do 3K bottles anyway?

[RehKal]

I've been considering buying a scuba tank and setting it up to feed air directly into my markers via quick change adaptor. This wouldn't be for play, just for testing/tweaking the markers at home. My nearest paintball shop/scuba shop is at least 45 minutes away. So I'm going to guess that a scuba shop would have everything I need to be able to hook one up to the quick change adaptor? Regulator, hose and adaptors?

[RossT]

I've been considering buying a scuba tank and setting it up to feed air directly into my markers via quick change adaptor. This wouldn't be for play, just for testing/tweaking the markers at home. My nearest paintball shop/scuba shop is at least 45 minutes away. So I'm going to guess that a scuba shop would have everything I need to be able to hook one up to the quick change adaptor? Regulator, hose and adaptors?

http://paintballgateway.com/niscyofist.html just buy that it's a lot cheaper than buying a reg and hose and adapters.

[DoubleDutch]

http://paintballgateway.com/niscyofist.html just buy that it's a lot cheaper than buying a reg and hose and adapters.

This would be unregulated though, so you'd be feeding potentially 3000 psi into your marker. Mags can handle it I guess, but you might have some crazy RT :) And your hose would need to handle it too.

To connect a marker straight to a tank, you could have a fill adapter, connected to a hp hose with a male qd on one side and a female on the other (like a Ninja Whip), that is connected to a regular PB tank's fill nipple, that is screwed into the marker. That way you are using the tank's regulator, but it is being constantly replenished from the SCUBA tank.

[RehKal]

This would be unregulated though, so you'd be feeding potentially 3000 psi into your marker. Mags can handle it I guess, but you might have some crazy RT :) And your hose would need to handle it too.

To connect a marker straight to a tank, you could have a fill adapter, connected to a hp hose with a male qd on one side and a female on the other (like a Ninja Whip), that is connected to a regular PB tank's fill nipple, that is screwed into the marker. That way you are using the tank's regulator, but it is being constantly replenished from the SCUBA tank.

Took me a minute to figure out what you meant. I think I'd rather just get a regulator of some kind... I'll have to look at prices an such and a steel braid remote. I want to play with the pressure and RT effect but I don't want the full 3k psi going into my marker.

[DoubleDutch]

Upon further googling it seems that SCBA tanks do not have DIN threads as I might have suggested earlier, but rather CGA 347 threads. So, you would need the $180 fill adapter rawbutter posted above, as opposed to the one I have.

The highest PSI SCUBA tank I found was the Luxfer 106, it goes to 4350 PSI, but it costs about $400, has a 3 year hydro, and a 15 year life. You could still use the DIN fill adapter that I have. There was also something called a Heiser 190 at 4400 PSI, but it weights 87 lbs empty. Good thing is that it is steel so it should have a 5 year hydro and no expiration.

If you have $695 laying around, you could get this thing, I bet TK's mini compressor could fill this in 4 days or so: http://www.pyramydair.com/s/a/Carbon...i_88_cu_ft/350

[RossT]

This would be unregulated though, so you'd be feeding potentially 3000 psi into your marker. Mags can handle it I guess, but you might have some crazy RT :) And your hose would need to handle it too.

To connect a marker straight to a tank, you could have a fill adapter, connected to a hp hose with a male qd on one side and a female on the other (like a Ninja Whip), that is connected to a regular PB tank's fill nipple, that is screwed into the marker. That way you are using the tank's regulator, but it is being constantly replenished from the SCUBA tank.

I mean't just to just fill your tank off the scuba and then put the tank on the gun like it was supposed to be done. Rigging HPA is never a good idea.