Bleeding air hoses on non-screw in tanks?

[Hexis]

Originally posted by PBCapo
How exactly do slide checks work? Why are they so much more expensive than QD's?

[sniper1rfa]

I dont like slide checks, they break.


The cooper-t purge valve (here) is an awesome choice if you have a spare port. If not, put it on a T fitting, with your hose on the other side of it.

[ScatterPlot]

NM about that SC, I lubed it up and it moves great.

[Mindflux]

Originally posted by bertmcmahan
I'd like to use a proconnect, but MAN 60 bucks for a fitting is a little rich for my blood. I'll stick with either the slide check or a QD (I already have both). On the one you mentioned, is it really hard to slide it around? The one I have is REALLY hard to move, even with no air in the line. I'll try to find a pic.

They have a slidecheck + quick disconnect on pbgear.com for 19.99. It's not marked "proconnect" but I don't see any difference. (Other than possibly quality).

[Aegis]

A few points:

From the first post - I don't think you CAN turn a 'geddon off. You can drop the output pressure to zero with an allen but doing that while the line is pressurized is going to make you shoot parts across the room eventually.

To remove a Geddon, apocalypse, raptor, or similar tank with no on/off you will need a slide check or proconnect. Those are two completely different items.

To remove a Flatline or similar tank with a non-venting on/off, A LX valve will shoot down far enough to allow a QD to be released, but not far enough for a macro fitting to be released without some serious manhandling.

My recommendation -

Flatline - use a QD

Geddon - use a proconnect. Proconnects are big, but slide checks are HUGE.

[Gunga]

While all your suggestions about QD's, slide checks, pro connects, etc are all nice, you're all wrong.

With an Armageddon, all you have to do to degas/shut off the air system is to unscrew the bottle (or 'Arm' as AA calls it) from the regulator. Hope you didn't go out and buy any of that stuff the guys suggested.

Read the manual!

[LoveMyMagMoreThanYou]

Re: bleeding

Originally posted by Prezents
I would run a slide-check or a pro-connect in the line from the tank to the marker.

ditto

[Tron]

Anyone know the what the warranty is on a pro connect?

[Aegis]

Originally posted by Gunga
While all your suggestions about QD's, slide checks, pro connects, etc are all nice, you're all wrong.

With an Armageddon, all you have to do to degas/shut off the air system is to unscrew the bottle (or 'Arm' as AA calls it) from the regulator. Hope you didn't go out and buy any of that stuff the guys suggested.

Read the manual!

Gunga - are you able to screw it back on while the tank is full? Mine is practically impossible to screw in unless it is very low.

[Eric Cartman]

Just ditched my Max-Flo and picked up a Dynaflow. The on/off on the Dynaflow actually vents the whole line when it is turned off which is an incredibly sweet feature. Before that I used a slide check which worked well, but was bulky.

[ScatterPlot]

I didn't get a manual with mine since it's used but I will try to get my hands on one. The way it's set up is that it has an on/off valve inline, right off the 90 degree that connects it to a port. I haven't bought anything yet, since I already have both a QD and a slide check. The QD/Slide connect for 19.99, if it's what I'm thinking about, is just a QD and a SC mounted together, making the whole thing HUGE. I'd love to have a proconnect, but right now I gots no money . I'm gonna try something like this: 90 deg. out of the output hole, then the on/off ball valve, then a SC to microline hoses after that. It will be large, I know that, but it will be cheaper (since it's free) than a proconnect. That would definately be the best solution for this problem though.