Burst disk
I would like everyone to take a look at their tank when it is fully attached to the gun, where is the burst disc? it will help me in making something that you all will hopefully benefit from. Thanks!
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I get mine from Tim @ Mac1
He has them cheap and they are nice SST units.
Walter…
BTW my homebuilt Condor has had this setup from the get-go :):):)
Where would i get a male foster fitting? I can only find the female ones.
That means there will be a high pressure gallery down into the tank… if you’re going to do this, tap off that same gallery and put in a foster male fitting at the same time so that the guns can be filled wihout unscrewing the bottles. It wouldn’t be much more work.
I wanted to know where the burst disk was to see if all the threads were the same on different guns. I now realize i need to add some washers so that people will be able to position the valve where they like.
If your making an adapter that screws into the tank that has a gauge on it, and then the stock valve screws into that. Why does it matter where the burst disc is? Also, the adapter is going to be long enough to accommodate the stock valve threads? This will add a couple inches or more to the LOP right?
I am going to make a steel adapter that screws into the tank and has a gauge installed into it. Then you just screw your valve into the adapter gismo, and you now know what pressure you have in the tank. I know it has been done before, but I don’t think anyone has them for sale.
you still haven’t given clue as to what your project is, but the good news is that the collar that the bottle screws into can be taken out and “clocked” or relocated to put the burst disk in the desired position if required; with minimal effort. may only work for one specific tank though. seems the threads on the bottles are not “syncronised” with the position of the burst disk. Would just mean having a dedicated tank for the gun it is to be used on.
It depends on 2 threads and whatever position the bottle collar was placed into the gun…. and I’m 99.9999% sure that AF weren’t looking to get a specific position when they machined/assembled these so it’s going to be in a totally random position.
On my condor bottle, its at 5 o’clock, or 180° from shrpshooters talon.
Just past 6 O’clock. If it blows, it would hit the frame
looking at my two talons beside me, on one, the burst disk faces straight down (6-oclock); on the other it is up and left (11 oclock)
I was hoping I would not have to do that, it will be more clean if I don’t have to put washers.
with 3 guns and 4 tanks, I have noticed as much as 1/8 of a turn difference between tanks and frames (butt plate has to be readjusted slightly when putting the tank on a different gun) when switching tanks from one gun to another. If you are considering an add-on which will work with all guns, may need to have a couple .005-.010 inch shims (washers) to put between the frame and bottle to make the hole line up in a desired position when tightened.
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Is it really worth it? I wouldn’t have my bottle filled still on the rifle, why take the chance of it getting mangled for the sake of a couple of twists? 😕