Power tank refill

[speedracer983]

Howdy all ... anyone know a close place in Northern NJ to get a 10lb CO2 bottle filled ... the place I use ( welco welding supply) no longer fills your personal bottle ... they wanted me to leave my aluminum bottle and take some busted beat to hell steel bottle .... I don't think so ... Shooting to get filled before Sat at PAP ... Thanks

[XEON]

My freind has a 60 lb tank he might be able to fill you up. But I am not sure.. he uses it to fill CO2 tanks for paintball guns. He gets his filled from a welding supply place I think? Last tiem I asked him he would not tell me, like it was a secret... I am sure someone knows a place. I am sure ROCKREADYXJ will know :)

[speedracer983]

Just a heads up to all ... I called several welding supply shops in the area ... no luck ... they will only exchange an empty steel bottle for a full one plus $$$$$ .... on a whim I called two places that handle fire safety equipment ... one in Boonton and one in Rockaway ... both are able to fill my bottle for around 10 bucks .... pretty cool

[XEON]

Fire Houses on 10...

Thats what my freind told me. He wont tell me anything more... Maybe if you got a couple freinds in the fire stuff ask them.

[ROCKREADYXJ]

Fire equiptment places always fill them. Some welding places.I can do it with my local fire extiguisher place they charge by the pound. I do alot of them for all the local power tanks I have sold.

Joe

[wrangler]

what do u use co2 for...paint ball? or for ur jeep?...just wondering

[XEON]

what do u use co2 for...paint ball? or for ur jeep?...just wondering

CO2 can be used to fill tires and power some power tools. Its just compressed air basically. Some people use CO2 instead of on board air because it is little easier but the draw back is that you have to fill it...

[speedracer983]

Actually CO2 is totally different than compressed air .... compressed air like a scuba tank is very dangerous ... internal pressure of 3000 psi ... and if the valve was ever knocked off you have yourself a torpedo not a real good idea in an off road situation. Co2 on the other hand is in the tank as a liquid which when given space ( air pressure released fom the tank) the liquid converts into a gas. Don't get me wrong here .... co2 still needs to be treated with care ... it's still a high pressure tank .... just the risks are a lot less.

Compressed air is measured in cubic feet ... co2 is measured in lbs.

Advantages are it's pretty cheep, about 100 x the stored energy of compressed air in the same volume, heck of a lot safer ( co2 converting to gas takes time ) If the cylinder where ruptured chances are most would escape as a liquid ... turn one of those cans of air for cleaning computer key boards up side down and hit the button ... frosty ... thats co2 in a liquid, by turning the can up side down it's being allowed to escape from the can before it has a chance to change into a gas ...

Disadvantage .... cylinder needs to be up right for use or the liquid will come out the air line, If the tank gets too hot ( stored in a closed truck in the summer ) there is a possibility that the rise in the internal pressure of the tank will blow the safety valve ..... and the biggest one of all .... when the tank is empty .... it's empty.

I have been using Co2 and compressed air for years ( both in paintball and compressed in scuba ) The only issue I have ever had was having a safety disk blow off after being over filled ... I usually bleed some air off after I fill now to allow for tempature changes ... since then I have not had a single issue. Hope this sheds a little light for you.

[ROCKREADYXJ]

CO2 is a very wet gas when it vaporizes it pulls moisture out of the air because it is so cold.This is one disadvantage for running air tools. A dryer should be used.

The tank is only recomended to be filled 80% for vapor expansion. If you knocked the valve off a CO2 tank it will be propeled like a rockect even further than a SCUBA tank. The liqud that was in there would be sprayed all over every thing near it. And at -280 degrees that will burn you instantly. So they are safe to a point but I wouldn't go swinging a hammer near the valve.

I have been selling them for about 5 years and never heard of a problem.I would say $ for $ its cheaper to run than any on bord system. especially with the price of gas theese days.

[NJ Rubi]

I always get mine filled at the local paintball shop. you could also get it filled anywhere they fill CO2 kegs. Cost me 10 bucks. HTH