First time with HPA, stuff blew up, with Pictures!!

[Frank (the spank)]

Yeah..... ok....

So I have most of my gear together, I have never shot an E-Mag before.. some parts still on order from the net. Hoses and stuff..

Well I got a new gauge for my smart parts Max-Flo since the one that came with it was broken. I put it on last night. I took it to the local shop and had them fill it.. he only put 2000psi since the gauge didn't work.. ah well..

So I get home.. I REALLY wannna shoot my e-mag.. I'm itchin' for it. Since no paintball shops are open I head on over to the local auto parts store and pick up a grease gun hose.. the fact that it says "use ONLY with a grease gun" shoulda tipped me off.. but all the cool kids do it, right?!? It is rated for 3000 PSI.

I connect it to my E-mag..

Gently give it power from the on/off..

The sear bounces on the gun..

I turn up the reg.. it's at 500psi.. same thing..

I give it more.. same.. just bounce...

I give her all shes got.. somethin like 700 psi.. nothin..

I check the hose.. and it's got a friggen bubble where it connects!!! AHHH!

So.. I turn off the on/off valve.

BLAMMMMMMM!!!



the hose pops, but, still has pressure, and it leaks at a steady pace. ok.. ok.. then I notice the gauge on my tank is now working!?!?! says 2000psi..

So I turn the tank on. Now my guns shooting!! I shoot with air still leaking..

2nd BLAMMMMMM!!!



The damn output gauge blows off!!!!!

Gun is still shootin like a dream, heh heh..

I am scared to turn it off.. I back down the reg.. still shooting.. I keep backing it down... I then turn the on/off off..

I hear no more leaks.. the input gauge went back to 0psi and my output is blown to hell.

Man... give me back my 12 gram CO2's... LOL

I am scared to un screw the hose. Think there is air in it? The trigger does not bounce anymore.

What... the.. hell... happened?!?!?

I know my first mistake was that grease gun hose.. but other than that, what the hell?!?!

[Grasshopper]

Uh oh. I'm not sure what to do, but just be glad that you didn't get hurt :) Hmm, that really sucks, though.

[Morfesto]

Your going to need a young priest and a old priest. LOL

[Russ]

Your Max-Flo has serious problems...contact smart Parts ASAP!


Glad you're OK :)

[Russ]

And a lot of folks use those grease hoses with great success on their guns...

[Frank (the spank)]

Scared the crap outta me...

yeah I'm OK, the hose wasn't so bad, but the gauge really blasted off, good thing it was pointed downwards.

I don't get it.. the hose is rated at 3000psi and the tank only had 2000psi, the guage was only up to 700psi when it blew..

Really weird..

I sent smart parts an e-mail, I'll go to my local shop and get a new gauge and have them see what they can do.

Not a good intro to HPA, lol

[sniper1rfa]

are your hands shaking?

actually, i think (since you didnt get hurt) that it was a good intro. you will now be wary of your tank. maybe not scared (after a while), but wary.

[Duke of Lawnchair]

YOWZA!!!!!!!!

Thank goodness that you didn't get hurt.

I'm with the others, contact Smart Parts ASAP!!!!!!!

Jim

[litestab]

umm... i was gonna get a grease whip hose... i have a 3000/47 crossfire tank anyone anticipate problems?

[Frank (the spank)]

Is it possible that the guage only works when the on/off is on? I thought it was supposed to show the pressure in the tank no matter what, but twice now, when I turn the valve on the tank guage registers, off and it's back to zero.

Ugh... I'm gonna sell it and get a flatline..

[Nobody077]

The grease hose you got was a bad one. I would replace it, The grease hose I use are stamped "3000psi working pressure" and it has a 7500psi burst pressure. It looks like it blew off the outer layer wich means it probaly has a pin hole in the line somewhere. As for the reg it needs to be worked on, something sound way wrong.

[Hemorrhage]

Would the fact that the gauge only measures 700 psi have anything to do with it? Maybe it's not meant to rate that much pressure, and bam. It's a low pressure gauge.

[Frank (the spank)]

I think that was it for the output guage, but why did the hose pop as well? it's a 3000psi hose but the tank only had 2000psi..

As far as the tank guage, it is always at zero.. when I connect it and turn the on/off on it will then register. Is that how it's supposed to work? The guy that filled it didn't think so.

[Demobilized]

Originally posted by Frank (the spank)
I think that was it for the output guage, but why did the hose pop as well? it's a 3000psi hose but the tank only had 2000psi..

As far as the tank guage, it is always at zero.. when I connect it and turn the on/off on it will then register. Is that how it's supposed to work? The guy that filled it didn't think so.

Yes, thats how mine is anyways and i haven't had any problems with it. As for the gauge, you might of gotten a low pressure gauge, so I would CALL SP, since they will never reply to your emails.

[hitech]

I have used lot of grease gun hose (that's all we use to have). Recently (3 year ago) I had a bubble form also. I caught it before it "blew".