macro vs wire braded

[Evil Bob]

Never seen a SS line or SS fittings blow, but I've seen brass fittings fail at 1k+ psi but not the line itself. Seen plenty of micro and macro lines blow out, also seen plenty of their fittings fail as well.

Your mag valve will take 3k input and survive, it'll vent all the over pressure out the tail end. The braided SS I use and the steel fittings are all rated to 3k+ in the event that my reg dumps and the full volume in the tank hits the mag's valve. I've had that happen to me personally once and seen it happen to a good friend of mine twice. All part of the dangers of working with compressed air.

Also had a friend of mine shred his fingers when his line sprung a leak at 1k psi, he put his hand over the leak in game and the air pressure sliced right into his hand like a scalpel, cut right to the bone. Definitely scary stuff, so I plan for the worst case scenario as best as I can by going with line and fittings that can take the pressure.

-Evil Bob

[jenarelJAM]

You can easily use a quick disconnect in conjuction with macroline.

where? how? i would definately prefer to do that, seing as i just bought 5 feet of macro, and its really good stuff too.

[Beemer]

my wire braded hose broke

How did it break? Did it blow a leak, strip the threads or nut or what.

The braided SS I use and the steel fittings are all rated to 3k+ in the event that my reg dumps and the full volume in the tank hits the mag's valve.

Here is the answer to your question Overkill.

I've had that happen to me personally once and seen it happen to a good friend of mine twice. All part of the dangers of working with compressed air.

What reg was yours and your friends?

Definitely scary stuff, so I plan for the worst case scenario as best as I can by going with line and fittings that can take the pressure.

Good sound thinking here now how do we sell it?

Peace Out

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[Rift]

....no, i have never seen ss break, i have seen macro blow all the time, also, my ss is no harder to handle than any of the macro setups i had on 20+ other markers.

Yeah id def have to agree iv seen and heard of alot more cases where the macro line blew up came undone and spun around smacking the persons hand then i have a SS line breaking.

[Evil Bob]

What reg was yours and your friends?

I was using an old Air America 320, got it on an HPA tank that I picked up in the UK in early 2000 used, it was originally purchased by the gent I bought it from I believe in 97 or 98. The reg was not rebuilt while I owned it and the spring failed, dumping full tank pressure right after being filled into the line, which was a mere 4 inches of macro that went from the reg to the gas through grip on my RT. Thankfully, my hand was no where near it.

My friend had a similar setup with an angel (Summer 2001, shortly after my return to the US from the UK), cant recall what reg he had, but I believe it was a Nitro Duck adjustable, again fairly old, he had at least 5 years + when it failed. He had his hand on the macro line when it blew. He believes is happen when he brushed the line against the wooden bunker he was coming over the top on and it blew without his knowing it in game. He placed he hand on the line to steady the marker as he was lining up on a target, he fired three shots before the pain kicked in, then immediately screamed and dropped his marker grasping his hand. Went through the neoprene glove he was wearing, cut part of his palm and three fingers. He ended up with 15 or so stitches in his left hand.

The second time he blew a macro line was with a Smart Parts reg that had just been cleaned and rebuilt (springs and orings replaced, etc.) . Instead of doing the smart thing and putting a gage on the reg first and setting the output BEFORE mounting it on his marker, he did the dumb thing and just mounted it and fired it up. The second he turned it on, the macro burst, which was a good thing as it would have been a very costly mistake to end up with 1500 psi sustained in the internals of an Angel LCD. Fortunately as well that his hand was not on the macro line this time. He just sat there for a second, then said... "OMG....deja vu."

Selling common sense... anyone who can get that down and market it will make a killing.

-Evil Bob

[trains are bad]

where? how? i would definately prefer to do that, seing as i just bought 5 feet of macro, and its really good stuff too.

1. Screw macroline fitting into the femal quick disconnect.

2. Stick macroline in macroline fitting.

I have mine placed at my valve so I can easily oil.

[ultralight]

i didn't catch what marker you had.

like everyone else i've only ever heard of macro failing, not ssb braided.

i personally like ss hardline from my valve to my gas thru. and ss from my gas thru to my tank.