Noob air cannon trigger question

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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Hi Everyone,

I'm looking to put together a copper spud gun and understand the easy to implement pressure release valve method for a trigger device. I saw this when looking for a non-ripped-from-bike-tire Schrader valve (which I'm having a hard time locating nearby me, Home Depot-No, Ace Hardware-No, Autozone-No)? Anyway, would this work, or has anyone used this as a trigger mech on a gun? (see pic) I'm assuming here that when pressed in pressure is allowed through? Thanks
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Schrader valve at your local autoparts store or from McMaster-Car.
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How the hell can that thing operate at 250000 psi :shock:
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wyz2285 wrote:How the hell can that thing operate at 250000 psi :shock:
Maybe it isn't a European site (or isn't using European notation) and the period is actually a decimal point and not a numeric separator comma :wink:
250PSI sounds more likely anyway :D
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Maybe it isn't a European site (or isn't using European notation) and the period is actually a decimal point and not a numeric separator comma
I don't know anywhere that's like that and I have been to China :roll: but 250 psi does make much more sense.
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UK/US/Aus/NZ etc all use a period as a decimal point and not a numeric separator. Norgren is a U.S. company so it's probably safe to assume that 250.000PSI represents 250PSI and the extra three zeros after the decimal are a standard used by the Norgren website for valves/regulators/equipment that need to be accurate to one thousandth of a PSI.

I could be wrong, I'm just basing that off the information at hand :P
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Given how it opens, I don't see how this could be more effective that a ball valve.
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