"Wayne Allewelt" <wallewelt@mai-aec.com> wrote:
:> -----Original Message-----
:> From: jon@dakota-truck.net
:> I wonder why they don't just use
:> a pop safety valve? They aren't too much more expensive. Only thing I
:> can think of is perhaps its a pressure issue - most inexpensive ($5-8)
:> safety
:> valves I have seen max out about 250psi, though in the $15 range I have
:> seen
:> them up to 600psi. Does anyone know what pressure these paintball bottles
:> are rated for?
: The aluminum bottles are rated for 3000 psi and the carbon fiber bottles are
: rated for 4500 psi.
Wow! Those are some serious pressures! I get the heebie jeebies just
filling my 125psi portable air tank - I'm not sure how I'd react to slamming
around in the woods with something that has that much potential energy!
(Images of that exploded nitrous bottle in the garage are coming to mind -
and that was 1/4 the pressure!) I'm assuming these things are actually
very safe, but wow! :-)
: Here is a little more info for you on Compressed air systems and also a link
: to a site that might help.
[...]
: http://paintball.about.com/od/airsystems/
Thanks!
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-Jon-
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