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After getting off the regulator I am trying to decide what to do with this tank. It has a max psi of 2000. I am thinking about using it as a hybrid chamber. do you think I can go to 10X.
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If you don't want it, I'll take it off your hands. And those tanks are preety thick. I'd say you could definetly do a 10x.
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How big is the hole in the tank?
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it is a 1in npt hole
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how much volume does it have?
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about 500 in3
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Oh so a very large tank
That small porting will be an annoyence as it will really constrict flow no matter what you do.
I dont think it would be worth it to make a hybrid out of it because the power would be so limited. So I say you make a simple burst disk high pressure pnuematic.
But most people would say to make a piston valve instead.
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Make a quick and easy pneumatic plinker, screw a sprinkler valve rite on there and fire away.
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I think you should make a high pressure pneumatic burst disc, since the tank has a high rating. If you made it a sprinkler valve gun it wouldn't be using this thing to it's full potential.
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potatoflinger wrote:I think you should make a high pressure pneumatic burst disc, since the tank has a high rating. If you made it a sprinkler valve gun it wouldn't be using this thing to it's full potential.
Unless you got an all metal sprinkler valve that can handle high pressures.
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I just made a huge hybrid with it :twisted: . I just have to add the ignition and paint it.
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