HELP reg-flo to hi-flo tank conversion – need you!!!
Hey all-
So I embarked on this tank conversion project, reg-flo to hi-flo (quick detach not spin-loc tank)
I called and got parts from AF and I check a schematic (attached) that I found from another poster here.
After degassing/ dump air, fabricated valve collar removal tool (5/16″ rod), and removing valve assembly…
Some discrepancies between my tank and the schematic found:
1 – missing nylon retainer seal found in assembly – used in front of the spring retainer washer
2 – missing ‘spacer’ (but doesn’t appear there is room for it unless it rides inside valve spring)
3 – valve seat provided by AF very different – stubby and shorter than what was in reg-flo tank
OK – tried re-assembling valve assembly with what I had, swapping OEM 2-piece tophat for a TT adjustable one-piece tophat.
Get everything reassembled BUT – Tophat is popping out (valve spring pushing it out). :angrymob:
What keeps this thing inside the valve insert nice and snug to prevent pop-out and consequential air dumping while I try to pressurize?
I thought maybe compressing it with the fill adapter and filling might ‘pressurize’ it and make it ‘stay put’ – but no the case.
PLEASE ADVISE
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FYI….
Those schematics are for the low velocity micro burst tank.
Tony
ok… think the problem was that the tophat was not fully seated in the valve seat aka ‘the delrin seat’.
for the newbs out there (like me) you really need that tophat stem fully seated in there, like a sleeve.
FYI – i also spoke with AF customer service and they told me that basically those ‘missing parts’ are not missing, they aren’t in the assembly (?)
just have to get my scuba tank filled so i can full pressurize and check the results.
will post back my findings for the record.
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Thanks Tony – they were the only ones on the site and didn’t really have labeling to state any difference… do you know of any additional site/ sources to download for future reference?