4500 PSI Talon Tank?
I’m in the need of some information here. Let’s say I wanted to fill a Talon tank to 4500 PSI. Would it be dangerous to do so with the stock bottle? I can imagine that they are machined to specs of atleast 7,500 psi.
Also, I’ll regulate the 4500 psi in the bottle down to about 2K thus allowing me to actually fire it (the hammer is not powerful enough to open the valve @4500 psi).
What kind of advantages can I expect? I assume a really high shot count even for high FPE shots.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Dang that was a lucky dude Steve!
I x-rayed this guys hand one day. He had over pressurized a vessel and placed his hand on it while filling to see how warm it was. He told me that he knew when he placed his hand on it that it was about to blow…and it did! The expolsion ripped open the webing between his thumb and index finger. It also broke a bone in his thumb. I thought he was very lucky; so did he.
AG Tony, DON’T DO THAT!
😯 😯 😯
If you value your life and limbs, don’t try this. Why not instead get a 4500 PSI tank, with a 2000 PSI output regulator from JDS, or Expert HPA, ect, and use that with the CO2 adapter. I would trust that long before trying to fill a 3000 PSI tank to 4500. Also like the previous poster stated the burst disk should let go before you reach that mark, but just in case, consider what could happen if it did not. BOOM!
I know that CO2 can reach up to 1800 PSI on these very warm days, so a regulated output of 2K should be safe, but I would not push it past that point at all. Realistically you would want to stay at 1800 or less, but the only other option I have seen was the JDS Air Etac I think it’s called, and a larger 3000 bottle. Man never forget HPA is dangerous, and overfilling a bottle beyond it’s rated pressure is asking for a bomb like result, if the safety burst disk fails, and does not release the pressure. Remember the story, and well documented event of an SCBA tank at a fire house blowing up after it was exposed to corrosive chemicals. Damaged not only the fire truck it was on, but also the building the truck was in.
Seriously?! 😯
You can expect your burst disc to blow somewhere around 3500ish I believe…
Why not tether an 88 cuft cf bottle and eliminate the risk of serious injury or death?
I can’t think of an advantage from over filling a 3000psi vessel to 4500psi no matter how much it is over designed…
Looks for a post by RandyHub, he added a LARGER air tank and used a regulator to achieve what your looking for in a safe package…
We like before and after photos but in this case it isn’t likely there would be an after 😯
We all have had a dumb idea or two. I’ll just chalk that one up for your #1 but hopefully not your last idea.
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Yep! We gotta be careful with tis stuff.
AG Tony, I don’t think that any of us intend to put you down. We are trying to keep you headed in a safe direction with high pressure air. The stuff is a lot of fun, but it must be respected. Ask questions. Ask all the questions that pop into your head. There is a huge wealth of knowledge here and the guys on the TAG are happy to share.
Be well, respectfully, Steve