Leaking burst disk

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Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:44 pm

I made my mini hybrid and everything works execpt that the union keeps leakeing past the seat of the disk, i have tried everything and nothin worked. It is a metal gun, do you think that i should get a plastic one? thx


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Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:33 pm

I'v heard that metal unions tend not to seal properly because of the angled sealing surfaces. What are you using as a burst disk... perhaps you could try a "soft" - like a peice of soda bottle.
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Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:29 pm

I was useing soda cans and a peice of a plastic cap from a FEDEX tube, ill try the soda bottle in the moring thanks.
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Thu May 04, 2006 5:15 am

Nope still leaking, i think ill buy a plastic one.
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Thu May 04, 2006 5:35 am

get yourself a set of cam-lock fittings instead
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Thu May 04, 2006 5:43 am

A small ring of silicon?You would have to wait for it to dry and remove the excess after each shot,might work but it would suck...
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