Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:25 am
I also picked up a bike track pump for about £15 in the UK, which will do 160 psi at a pinch.
8 bar (112-120 psi depending on exact make) compressors can be bought for about £80.
A much meatier 10 bar one costs about £250, but it it provides air much faster, and does more pressure.
To answer the other question, Inline and Over-Under launchers (I'm sure you can work out which is which) display almost exactly the same power in pneumatics, if they use the same "conditions"
Most inline pneumatics are triggered by a ball valve or sprinkler valve, neither of which are hugely powerful, but both have their ports "inline"
Over-under launchers often use more powerful valves such as QEVs or piston valves, which yield a lot more power, but go through a 90 degree bend, so it makes sense to construct them in an over-under rather than inline set-up.
However, if they use an identical valve to an inline, then the difference is miniscule, and is more than made up for by the reduction in length.
However, the "average" over-under will out do the "average" inline, simply because of the more powerful valves used.
There is another launcher type known as co-axial, where the chamber is around the barrel, and these are almost exclusively used with piston valves. Comparing it to the other types, it's most like an over-under.