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January 14th, 03:12 PM
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Is it bad to leave tanks filled for too long?
I just got 2 tanks filled and then right when i screwed the first one in theres a leak... im pretty sure its an o ring in the lpr... but im gonna have to wait a while to order the o rings. So in the mean time is it bad to let my tanks sit as they are... or should i empty em? Also i noticed when my tanks were filled one of them was really warm and i never felt a warm tank before.... is that bad?
I thought id post this in new player forum cuz i think its kinda newb of a question to ask lol.
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January 14th, 03:36 PM
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Personally i have no clue, but i have left my full tanks out for months, especially my Co2 one  , and the only thing that occur was my tanks would eventually become empty over time, wasnt a problem, i just went and refilled them, but thats the only issue that i could think of  |
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January 14th, 04:00 PM
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it's fine. actually on a HPA tank, it's reccomended ot leave at least a few hundered psi in it while storing it.
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January 14th, 04:26 PM
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I wanna DM/Autocock Baby
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cool i didnt know that... im not sure whether my tanks are lpa or hpa anyway to tell? and what about the tank being really warm does that sound weird to you guys?
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January 14th, 04:44 PM
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it's fine. compressing air takes energy that tranfers into heat.
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January 14th, 05:46 PM
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oh ok cool thanks for the info.... always worried one of these days a tank is gonna blow me in half lol... ive heard like one of the worst death stories ever involving a tank lol
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January 14th, 05:48 PM
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whatever you do, dont' ever put any sort of oil in the fill nipple; that's how tanks blow up.
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January 14th, 08:40 PM
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A quick fill makes the bottle/air warm. If it were slow filled it would not warm up.
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January 15th, 12:41 AM
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the fill nipple is that thing that pushes in? if u put oil in it it will blow up? wow
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January 15th, 12:45 AM
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no the fill nipple is the nipple the tank is filled with. it's safe to oil the regulator if you ever take it apart; but that's usually unnecessary.
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January 15th, 01:01 AM
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The reason HPA tanks blow up (I think, correct me if I'm wrong) is because like diesle engines, very high pressure plus oil (minus glowplug) = explosion + oxygen from full HPA tank is bad...
Never put oil down your fill nipple... bad things will happen if you do...
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January 15th, 01:06 AM
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that's exactly why they blow up.
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January 15th, 06:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martix_agent
it's fine. actually on a HPA tank, it's reccomended ot leave at least a few hundered psi in it while storing it.
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What about when getting it filled? I heard that it compensates for the loss of air as the air that gets put into the tank cools down.
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January 15th, 10:43 AM
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Once the air is in the tank, it's impossible for it to escape unless it leaks out. Now you're talking about a few hundered psi ina 3000psi tank; it really doesn't matter.
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January 15th, 12:55 PM
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gah, the blowing up brings back memories from that thread on the nation. you do not need ot put oil anywhere in it, maybe a non-oil based lubricant, but anything other then that = bad.
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January 15th, 12:57 PM
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Be safe and dont' use any sort of anything on the fill nipple.
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Is it bad to leave tanks filled for too long?
