scuba tanks

[greenkill]

Has anyone ever bought a scuba tank to fill their HPA Tanks? I'm currently researching on what is needed to accomplish this. I went to my local scuba shop and what i was looking at was a 100 cuft 3500 PSI tank. However these tanks have DIN valves. Is there a fill station that has these type of valves? Do I need a converter to go from a DIN valve connection to a K valve connection for a standard HPA fill station? Or should I just be looking into a 3000 psi scuba tank with a K valve.

[Hellaspaint]

All SCUBA tanks above 3000psi are with DIN valve. You have to find a SCUBA fill station for DIN valves. They are from Stainless Steel with a gauge at 4500psi.

[Remington]

I'm not a scuba diver but, I've never heard of a "DIN" valve. I bought a used scuba tank from a local dive shop and it(along with all the other tanks I could see in the shop) came with a K valve. Anyway. Good luck!

[greenkill]

Originally posted by Hellaspaint
All SCUBA tanks above 3000psi are with DIN valve. You have to find a SCUBA fill station for DIN valves. They are from Stainless Steel with a gauge at 4500psi.

can you tell me of a website or a phone number that i can call to Stainless Steel?

Its rather ambigious for looking up on the web hehe

[rtslave]

I'm not completly sure but isn't a 100cu 3500psi like 250$, I would rather have three used 80cu or at least 2 new 80s, I might be wrong but I think you can get better(higher)fills more often with a cascading type system or maybe you jumping to 3500 counter acts the cascading idea. I'd like to know too.

[AndrewGore(OTB)]

Hey,
Maybe you guys can help me on this one. Is it true that you need to be scuba certified (i dont think i can spell tonight) in order to have a scuba tank filled? Our team got a scuba from a friend and we have been told that we need to be certified for some scuba stuff.

Andrew

[rtslave]

Most shops just make you sign a waiver saying you won't use it as breathing air. The rest just fill them.

[classicmagplayer]

Yeah, you are suposed to, but if you can find a cool shop they will do it for you without certification. Make sure to tell them that you are only using it for paintball. Just got mine 2 weeks ago, worked great this weekend Have to get another one to top of fills.

I was talking to the owner of the shop where I got my tank, he said that you can get a 80cf 3500 psi tank with a K valve, for about $20 more than a 80cf 3000psi tank. He told me this a week after I bought mine, real nice of him.

[greenkill]

Originally posted by rtslave
I'm not completly sure but isn't a 100cu 3500psi like 250$, I would rather have three used 80cu or at least 2 new 80s, I might be wrong but I think you can get better(higher)fills more often with a cascading type system or maybe you jumping to 3500 counter acts the cascading idea. I'd like to know too.

how do you set up a cascading system?

And any tank > 3000 psi, has a DIN valve, DIN valves are european standards if I did my research correctly.

[AndrewGore(OTB)]

Hey,
Thanks. So I just got to a scuba place then? (sorry about pullin this off topic). Thanks

Andrew

[greenkill]

you have to have an understanding with your scuba shop that you will not be using the tank for breathing underwater... and you will be using it for filling your tanks for paintball... they probably will make you sign a waiver.. some shops won't do it because its a liability of some sort. i dunno its a case by case scenerio. just go check it out, doesn't hurt to ask

[TheDuelist]

Shops in my area make you write "Paintball Only" on the tanks so its evident thats what your using them for. Call around your area and see what different shops require.

[pbzmag]

I just asked the scuba shop near me and they had no problem. They didn't even make me sign a waiver. But yeah, many shops won't fill without a divers card. I was able to get a used one for $100.

[AndrewGore(OTB)]

Hey,
HOw much is a fill? (I gotta find some places in my area still)

Andrew

[greenkill]

this scuba shop around my area said 5-6 bucks for 100 cubic feet tank