linuxpimp20

Hi. I have this tank. http://www.actionvillage.com/is-bin/...sAAAD5MtFJBmGq

i was wondering if all n2 tanks have a regulator or if that is just on higher end tanks? Do the N2 tanks have gauges because higher end markers aren't blowbacks so the tank doesn't fart when it's empty - otherwise when you were out you might think there was an issue with the gun. thanks for any replies in advance.

Torch

They all, well everyone I've ever seen, has had a regulator on it. Without a reg it would output all 3000 or 4500 psi which would make just about any paintball related air fittings fail. Not to mention the marker itself.

You can buy a tank without a reg, called a shell or something. It'll come with a hole in the end for installing your

Basically the guages are there for knowing how much air is left. CO2 tanks don't have guages because they're filled by weight, and the pressure is pretty constant until they're really empty.

Some HPA tanks have an afjustable output pressure and will have two guages on them. One reads in thousands like normal tanks, and the other is in hundreds to display the pressure going into the marker.

With that said though, the mini-guages used on the tanks aren't all that accurate. Mines been off by several hundred psi. They're just a reference. The fill stations usually has larger, more accurate guages on it for actual filling.

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ok so i guess what i meant is adjustable and non-adjustable regulators. i didn't think it though with what you said with all 3000 psi going to the gun. So the higher end tanks are the ones with adjustable regs and because mine just has the one it is non-adjustable correct? I also had another question. There is the part you screw into the gun and then coming off the side of the gauge to the left is a bar. Im assuming that is where they fill the tank? I had a black cover thing on there when i bought it but i just noticed it was gone after filling. Should i keep that thing covered or was that black thing just something that was on the tank because it was new? thanks for your quick response.

Torch

Erm, adjustable tanks have sort of fallen out of favor. They're cool and all but the way they mount isn't practical if you have more than one gun. At least in my opinion. I had a 5k psi Evil adjustable, sold it once I figured out it was going to make it harder to do what I wanted. I liked it and it worked fine though.

That...Bar...sounds like the fill nipple. It's a good idea to put a cover on it. Anything that gets inside there will get blown into the tank when it is filled. That's naturally a bad thing. Also never put oil in there, for the same reason.

Covers are cheap and there's plenty of styles and colors. Some are plastic and some are metal. I'm a fan of the rubber/plastic ones because they just stretch over and are held on good.

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i just looked on action village and they had a kit with a thread protector and fill nipple protector and o-rings, so im guessing that is the fill nipple?

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you don't need to take it off when you play correct? Just when it gets filled. Luckily not really knowing what they were i ordered one with my tank. it is one of the metal ones. I just push up on the metal part and slide it over the nipple?

toXic

Yea keep the protector on at all times, only take it off when filling the tank(obviously) and while cleaning the tank if its needed. To put it on just slide the part back, and push it over the nipple. It may click after you let it slide back and to take it off just slide the part back and pull.

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thanks for all your replies. im sorry for all the questions but i've been using co2 all along. i really appreciate it.