Re: Personal 4500psi Compressor

by trum_15 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:04 pm

A SNEAKY PANDA wrote:$400 + alot of noise + 6 hours = 1 full tank

$150 + $5 + 30 + no noise + 1 minute = 3 FULL tanks

scuba > compressor

But scubas can only fill to 3K. and they only fill the tank to 3K like 3 times. then they lose 300 psi each time....

by Otter on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:07 pm

Really? Couldn't you swap tanks then?

by trum_15 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:11 pm

what do you mean by swap tanks? scuba tanks only fill to 3000 psi, they fill a tank to 3 k about +/- 3 times. then after that they lose 300 psi +/- each fill after. so it would be like this

3K
3K
3K
2700
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1200 etc.

by Otter on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:13 pm

Hmmm. I meant swap tanks because, like with my fathers CO2 filling tank, when you fill it you have to swap it in for a different one. Can you do that with scuba tanks?

by trum_15 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:14 pm

not a clue..

by Sniper71 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:20 pm

Otter wrote:Hmmm. I meant swap tanks because, like with my fathers CO2 filling tank, when you fill it you have to swap it in for a different one. Can you do that with scuba tanks?

with a scuba you keep your own tank, that way you just dont take in some old crappy out of hydro one and just say heres 5 bucks can I get a fill, and then get a better tank. We are talking scubas and not the full holding bottles right ??

by Otter on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:21 pm

Yep. I was curious though because with Co2 tanks thats what you do.

by Sniper71 on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:24 pm

ya thats what I do with the helium tanks here also... drunken

by Otter on Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:26 pm

Gotta love HELIIIIUUUUMMMMMM.

by **Justin** on Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:44 pm

trum_15 wrote:what do you mean by swap tanks? scuba tanks only fill to 3000 psi, they fill a tank to 3 k about +/- 3 times. then after that they lose 300 psi +/- each fill after. so it would be like this

3K
3K
3K
2700
2400
2100
1800
1500
1200 etc.

I was an owner of a scuba tank just a few weeks ago and I promise you the drop off is not that dramatic, at least not with my tank.