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xtremepballman27
06-28-2001, 07:14 PM
Whats the diff between fiber wrapped n2 tanks and steel ones?
RanchDip
06-28-2001, 07:36 PM
Weight.

Although the steel ones have a better chance to pass hydro.
Xpert Rifleman
06-28-2001, 09:05 PM
Weight and the fiber ones scratch easy.
fear my impulse
06-28-2001, 09:08 PM
steel gets really hot after filling! man they are like a baked potato fresh outta the oven!
MuckRaker
06-28-2001, 09:14 PM
Wrapped tanks also have to be hydrostatically tested more frequently than steel tanks.
PiranhaPro
07-07-2001, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by fear my impulse
steel gets really hot after filling! man they are like a baked potato fresh outta the oven!

Thats only if the idiots fill it fast.
When i get my steel filled i have them do it right when i walk in the store, then i "browse" for a while to let it cool, by the time i check outs its dropped 200psi, and i tell them to top it off again.

Steel lasts longer and is safer.
Ded
07-07-2001, 06:09 PM
Originally posted by MuckRaker

Wrapped tanks also have to be hydrostatically tested more frequently than steel tanks.


i don't think that's right

"HPA or Nitro has a 3 year limit on them. This covers all the carbon fiber wraped tanks. The new steel tanks that are being used for HPA also have a 3 year limit on them."


i got that quote from http://www.gotchapaintball.com/Online_Catalog/Tanks/tanks.htm
FireViper
07-07-2001, 06:15 PM
Well that's not true anymore(about all HPA)Nitro Duck is now up to 5yrs even their fiber-wrapped products