Poll: How many use 3k vs 4500??

[Jaron]

I'd prefer 4500 too, but 3000 is more than enough for tinkering and tuning, and even for most rec-play. As others say, even 2000 is much better than nothing.

[tribalman]

my tanks are 4500, but an option to fill to 3000 is still very nice. allows me to tune and mess around with my markers at home. some of the fields near me only fill to 3k, so i'm ok with that too.

[insixdays777]

300.00 price point is nice. It would be worth living with 3000psi.

[Jacobd]

I'd be ok with just 3000.

[paintball72]

I'd much prefer 4500 especially if it was only $100 more or so (not sure how much more cost the extra 1500 would add) but would settle for 3000 especially for the $300 price point

[greezypete]

I have 4500 psi bottles , but to be honest they have never been filled to 4500. I fill out of 3000 psi scubas.

3000 psi is plenty.

[punkncat]

Since my scuba tanks only fill to 3k what maybe once, I have no problem with it only being 3k fills on the mini compressor either.

[mostpeople]

only 3k and I need a second compressor for it?

Not worth it sorry

[mpsd]

I answered 4500 psi because that would be the ideal, in case I wanted to go playing with a full pre-filled tank but in truth, 3000 would also be acceptable as it would help a LOT when tinkering and filling the scuba up.

[Ratzo]

For me it's a 4500 or nothing.
The field is right around the corner and I can get free 3000 fills, when those run out if I need air to do more tinkering and nobody is at the field I use my scuba(which only costs me $5 to get refilled).
So a 3000 unit would prove rather useless for me.
I was wanting it to top off my tanks with a 4500 fill.

[ElPanda]

I have a 4500 but I'm gonna give strictly 3k users the courtesy on this one, plus it will shorten the fill time, and all I need for tinkering is 3k at a time anyway

[chafnerjr]

You figure you do 20+ fills a year. Buying this will pay itself off in 2 years or less and you still have the unit... Filling 3 tanks once a month at $10 a fill. That's a good chunk of money for the year and nothing to show for it but underwater pictures and welts

You're right of course... but in my household we have three mag toters so it would actually be worse than you point out. Alright, I'll have to revise my post having thought about it a little more. Here's the question of the hour.

Q: In a previous thread you said that the big cost of the unit is the motor. You also stated that this was also a major factor in how long this compressor could be run... So how does the motor your thinking of using affect the length of time this unit can run?

[sjrtk]

Half my tanks are 3k and half are 4.5k all the fields around and shops only fill 3k so that is fine for me.
Good Luck Tom

[grEnAlEins]

I have one of each. Obviously it would be nice to have the 4.5K option, but 3K is plenty more than anyone needs for home tinkering or rebel ball. I'd be more than happy with a 3K compressor.

[JKR]

Currently only own a 3K tank but have plans after the first of the year to buy a 4.5K tank. I would like to see 4.5K fills but would be happy with 3K fills from a $300 home unit. I mostly play renegade and I am conservative on the trigger so 3K would be fine. Still in the market at a $300 price tag and 3K fills.

That said, if I have to buy a shop compressor on top of that...not so good. All shop compressors on Home Depot and Lowes websites are about $200 for something that looks decent. Used, of course, would be cheaper but new...not sure where these $100 compressors I have been reading about are coming from.