dammage from dropping a tank :(

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  • MagMaster2
    Registered User
    • Dec 2001
    • 23
    #1

    dammage from dropping a tank :(

    The other day I was carrying my spare tank (a 20 oz co2 tank) when I accidentally dropped it. it landed valve first, perfectly vertically and fell over. It fell from a height of about 3 feet onto hard floor. there doesn,t appear to be any dammage to the valve but is there any structural dammage that could have occeured to the tank???

    please post your thoughts.
    Powerfeed 68 Automag
    12" Jacko Infinity Series Barrel
    18" Big Daddy Barrel
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    Aci bulldog II 68/3000 fiber tank
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    • speedballbanks
      i love cops...wives
      • Jul 2001
      • 1546
      #2
      i dont think there would be anything yuo would have to worry about cause those co2 tanks are pretty strong believe me me and my friend hit a 12 ounce chrome-oly one with a softball bat and i had to hit it 5 times before it even dented then me killed it really bad. lol
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        • HoppysMag
          Hoppy's en Fuego!!!
          • Oct 2001
          • 3494
          #3
          well if it dosnt seem right replace the vaulve......its only 14$..........better safe then sorry!
          "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." -John Morley

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            • MagMaster2
              Registered User
              • Dec 2001
              • 23
              #4
              considering it was empty at the time as well I don't think anything really happened. Thanks for the feedback.

              Thank God i wasn't carrying my fiber tank
              Powerfeed 68 Automag
              12" Jacko Infinity Series Barrel
              18" Big Daddy Barrel
              Benchmark double trigger
              benchmark gas thru foregrip
              Aci bulldog II 68/3000 fiber tank
              Custom drop foreward
              ZAP Mach 404 loader

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                • GalligerAtWar
                  The Pimp Daddy of AO!
                  • Jun 2001
                  • 386
                  #5
                  HEY i droped my 114ci nitro tank off my back. Ii had a harness and bent over and it came out. It landed on its top and bent the on off thing on the remote. i also got a few scraches on the tank and it is a carbon fiber tank. does that mean anything?

                  Is my tank ok? or will it blow up

                  i need a WDP 114 ci tank cover if any 1 has 1 or know where to get 1

                  Chr!$
                  You did it now osama bin laden!! NOW GALLAGHER IS AT WAR

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                    • hawpunch
                      Registered User
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 1044
                      #6
                      hey gallagher,

                      you sure your brother didn't throw your tank on the ground too? j/k . i'd get the tank checked out before you use it...the scratches might not adequately indicate the amount of structural damage to your tank. and i read a thread once where a guy was filling a tank and it blew up in his hand. you got to be careful now days. but if there are any fiber wrapped n2 tank experts here, help out!

                      aloha,

                      jae park
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                        • Blennidae
                          an epileptic hummingbird
                          • Nov 2001
                          • 1920
                          #7
                          just wondering...

                          OK, now what was your reason for doing this?

                          Originally posted by speedballbanks
                          i dont think there would be anything yuo would have to worry about cause those co2 tanks are pretty strong believe me me and my friend hit a 12 ounce chrome-oly one with a softball bat and i had to hit it 5 times before it even dented then me killed it really bad. lol

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                            • Drizit
                              Take me to your Lizzard
                              • May 2001
                              • 943
                              #8
                              GalligerAtWar i'd take it to the local dive shop and have it hydro tested, or you could check out www.hydrotesters.com it's better safe then sorry, when you're dealing with a 3000 or 4500 psi bomb, that you put next to your head.
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                                • FeelTheRT
                                  Registered User
                                  • Jun 2001
                                  • 2950
                                  #9
                                  read this lucky person's story. His Air tank blew up and luckly he was holding it so that the tank didn't blow up into him. He could have lost an arm or died...

                                  even has pics

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                                    • xmetal2001
                                      Junior Member at heart
                                      • May 2001
                                      • 1994
                                      #10
                                      Since its CO2, don't worry, if it was nitro, then you would DEFINATLY want to get it hydroed. At the field i ref at when we are taking apart the rentals we chuck the co2 tanks into a basket often times missing. Burst disks blow all the time and some have cracked and co2 started spraying out. Now that i think about it this probably isnt too safe hmmm.... anyway u see no damage its probably fine. if the valve is ok...

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                                        • Drizit
                                          Take me to your Lizzard
                                          • May 2001
                                          • 943
                                          #11
                                          up
                                          after seeing that link that Feel put in i think every one should read this.
                                          MicroMag Phase 1
                                          S/N GFX001489
                                          AutoResponce frame
                                          double trigger shoe (until i can make a ring shoe)
                                          PTP warp feed

                                          And the Biggest, Heaviest, 19+bps'ist Tippmann you have ever seen.

                                          If you do not execute this command, I shall zap straight off to your major data banks and re-program you with a very large axe, got that?



                                          There must have been a time
                                          when we could have said no.

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                                            • Paintballer86
                                              Proud E-Mag User
                                              • May 2001
                                              • 1000
                                              #12
                                              After I read that story on PBnation, I went and put my gun in my dads gun safe in his closet!

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