Home compressor 300 bar

[--ped--]

I have one on order and already have the 300 bar filter housing here just need to order the molecular sieve media to ensure no moisture gets into a cylinder or gun
many have bought them in the US and they seem to work well but you have to operate them correctly to avoid damage
when I'm finished it'll probally cost me £400-450 to build it how I want it -will I get my money back over taking my dive tank I think so as it's £5 a fill but cost's me £20 in fuel and two hours there and back so in reality a fill costs me £25 plus £40 for what I'd earn in the time it takes to go to the dive shop
when you factor that in it'll only 6 or 7 fills to break even

[Rich]

The travel cost is a big factor often overlooked, this is why our club keeps a number of bottles and normally we will send six at a time for refill, that brings the shared cost of the travel down to something tolerable.

-ped - would you not also spend some time actually doing the filling with your own compressor?

[aris]

Check this review and teardown

I believe he is quite happy with it.

https://youtu.be/7NdnItyJs-U

[mdunn]

hi ped, where do you take your tank to get filled,i live in leeds and 10 mins for me to get to shop. atb mick

[hammy]

I've been thinking of getting a compressor as well, it's costing me about £20 in costs to get my two bottles filled at the moment.

[Rich]

Another thought; if your rifle is happy with a fill pressure not too much above 200 bar AND you have your own compressor, perhaps 232 bar would be plenty and 300 bar not really necessary, as you could fill your own cylinder whenever you liked.

[Rapidnick]

I actually bought one recently from China and it arrived damaged (mounts broken) so I haven't tried it out yet. I've got my money back and am deciding what to do next. These machines are quite compact and appear well enough made. The cooling is done via a pump (supplied) so set up on a board is advisable to avoid mess. The instructions are a total joke-even for Chinese gear. Having inspected mine-they are all pretty similar-there is no way I'd recommend it for club use. The makers claim that it pumps up a cylinder up to 500cc in quite a short time to 300BAR but don't look to be able to fill your dive tank with one of these. It just isn't part of its spec.
I used a home compressor made in Korea for several years and found it very useful but when it gave up the ghost I couldn't find anyone to service it.

[secretagentmole]

Another thought; if your rifle is happy with a fill pressure not too much above 200 bar AND you have your own compressor, perhaps 232 bar would be plenty and 300 bar not really necessary, as you could fill your own cylinder whenever you liked.

Er one of my guns has a WP of 300 bar, ie it is a 300 bar fill....

[--ped--]

hi ped, where do you take your tank to get filled,i live in leeds and 10 mins for me to get to shop. atb mick

I use divers warehouse in bradistan as although a leeds post code out towards ilkley
I'm told you can spares from the factory and parts are on aliexpress
most of my guns are on reg'd paintball tanks so will fill small 13ci tanks direct my falcons are small enough to use a pump and the only others that need 3k are my alros's my gamekeeper and Benjamin based guns
the key with these is to get the cooling right -change oil frequently- bleed low pressure moisture every min or so whilst filling and don't stop it under pressure venting both 1st and 2nd stage bleeds before stopping