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paintballrob · October 10th, 12:03 AM

i was just wondering which gas is better or the best. and can u put n2 in a o2 tank or dose it have to b a special tank? and around how much would it b to get n2 filled?

Torch · October 10th, 12:19 AM

By o2 I think you meant CO2, the standard paintball gas for guns like spyders and tippmanns.

o2 is oxygen and isn't used in paintball. It's can be dangerous and isn't something to fool with.

In that case though, no Nitrogen/HPA (same thing) can't be put into a CO2 tank. HPA tanks are special because they have regulators instead of just a simple pin valve.

**kenny_1491** · October 10th, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Torch

By o2 I think you meant CO2, the standard paintball gas for guns like spyders and tippmanns.

o2 is oxygen and isn't used in paintball. It's can be dangerous and isn't something to fool with.

In that case though, no Nitrogen/HPA (same thing) can't be put into a CO2 tank. HPA tanks are special because they have regulators instead of just a simple pin valve.

that and nitro/hpa is alot better for any gun

***phantom_rocker*** · October 10th, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kenny_1491

that and nitro/hpa is alot better for any gun

except palmers

**toXic** · October 10th, 08:32 AM

You can put N2 and O2 in the same tank, if your meaning to say o2 is oxygen. But you have to have a different type of cylinder if your running CO2. But overall N2/O2 is better.

Torch · October 10th, 10:58 AM

Where is anyone going to fill a paintball tank with Oxygen? Pure oxygen? I mean you "can", the same you could fill it with Argon or any other gas.

CO2 tanks get filled with CO2.

HPA/Nitrogen bottles are to be filled with compressed air or nitrogen gas.

**seanness** · October 10th, 02:32 PM

i think what he was trying to say is that HPA is just normal compressed air meaning that oxygen nitrogen carbon dioxide and other gasses are in the air

**HomE SkiLLeT** · October 10th, 05:16 PM

I'm guessing he also forgot that our air is like 74% nitrogen...

But on topic: HPA>*

paintballrob · October 10th, 09:32 PM

actualy i didnt forget about nitrogen being in the air and i refer to c02 as o2 just bc thats what all my cuzins call it. and i just looked at the n2 tanks, they are made out of carbon fiber buy is that why they are so high in price. i just looked at one for 100 bux what the hell is the deal with that.....to much money.

Torch · October 10th, 10:02 PM

It's the cost of the regulator added to the cost of the tank. The fiber wrap adds to the cost too.

There are aluminum HPA tanks that are cheaper. They're usually 47/3000 and cost under $100.

**kenny_1491** · October 11th, 02:45 AM

^^^, don't forget they are heavier then a brick, well most of them. and there are also fiberglass tanks to, i havent seen one but i've heard of them

Torch · October 11th, 08:27 AM

Yea, they're a good deal heavier.

***Frozen Paint*** · October 15th, 10:15 PM

Ok lets clear some stuff up:
CO2= carbon dioxide
n2= nitrogen (not used in cars to make em go faster, thats nitrousoxide (sp?))
O2= oxygen, never used in paintball, highly flamible, not a toy. unless your me =] jk
comp air= compressed air

There are 2 main types of tanks and more sub-types:
Co2 cylinders (ment for CO2 only)
comp air/n2 (ment for compressed air or nitrogen(again, not notrous oxide))

CO2 tanks are filled by weight, because when CO2 is compressed, it turns into a liquid, comp air/n2 tanks are filled by pressure because air does not turn into liquid (normaly)

Sub types:
Only veriations of CO2 cylinders (tanks) that I know of are different oz sizes, (the higher the oz, the more it holds) and there is also a choise between steel and aluminum. dont buy steel...

Comp air/n2 tanks come in a variety of sizes, pressures and material.
Material:
aluminum, light weight metal
steel, heavy metal
carbon fiber wraped, extra light, but it comes at a price
and fiberglass, I dont know anything about em, just that they exist

sizes:
The size of the tank is measured in CI, cubic inches. Thats the inside diamater or area of the tank. I dont remember which. they range from 43ci to over 100. most common sizes are 48-ish, 68, 72, and some 88's
There is also a choice of a "stubby" tank or regular. Stubby is shorter yet fatter and brings your marker closer to you (good for people with short arms and front players) and the regular size is longer, but not as fat. usualy a stubby costs more.

There is also a choise in the output pressure of your hpa/n2 tank, there is a low output and a high output. the low is usualy around 400psi and the high is usualy around 800.
another option is an adjustable reg(ulator) most common regs are preset (you cant adjust the output pressure) but some are adjustable.

For the common player, a high output is recomended unless you know you need somthing different. not all low output bottles will work with all markers, thats why the high output is recomended.

Another difference between CO2 and hpa/n2: CO2 is effected by temperature, hpa/n2 is not (well, thats still debatible, but not affected as much(by a lot))

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