Booster Pumps

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Anon
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Hello all, I am coming to end on my newest and first pneumatic cannon. My air compressor only does 125 psi which is perfect for my cannon but has anyone heard of a booster pump? If so whats the price range? and how reliable are they for increasing output. I have seen pneumatic ones and electric ones but yet have no seen a price tag.
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unless your gun is made from metal it's not a good idea to go higher that 125psi
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rna_duelers
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Well there is no problem i see if it is rated to say 250psi and taking it to 150 or so but i have never heard of a booster pump before,im interested.PVC has a burst of 3 times its rating that the saftey margin they use.
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Anon
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The booster pumps I am seeing are for water applications, so I guess the ebay auction was misleading. If you were making a water cannon these booster pumps along with a house water pump would make huge pressures.
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