http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-PAINTBALL-CO2-COMPRESS-AIR-REGULATOR-0-150PSI-/170849461198#ht_3384wt_1024 I'm looking for a regulator for big gun -- I don't have a ship at present, but would like to be able to experiment.
That looks like it has potential - put a cap on the output and put a 10-32 fitting where the gage is. It would be nice to know how much it weighs.
I would guess 2oz or so. Put an ASA (Air Source Adapter) with a couple outputs on it and it'll probably match the weight of a Strike regulator.
The vendor says 'about 0.12kg', which is 4 1/4 oz. Mark, why would you cap the output rather than capping where the gauge connects? Tom
For two reasons. First, if I really want light weight, then I need to get rid of the gage. The gage hole should have a standard pipe thread so that will make it easy to cap or put a 10-32 thread adapter in that hole. On the the other hand, the outlet is the standard paintball (ASA?) thread which is pretty large. I'm sure you can get an adapter to put on that end (a fill station adapter for instance) but because it is a large thread, the adapter is going to be relatively heavy. On the other hand, I have some aluminum caps for that thread which are very light. These are sold to protect the bottle threads when they are being stored or transported. So it should be lighter and cheaper to use the gage port as the CO2 source.
Thanks Mark -- I don't have a great deal of practical knowledge at this point, so that's a useful explanation.
Gage port may have limited output flow. Palmers pursuit shop has some small adapters that would work to reduce the port size. Ron Hunt
I have used caps on bottles to protect the threads. They are not airtight.. I had a leaky bottle that leaked out. Sometimes the caps hold air but usually they dont.
