diff. betwwen compresse air and nitro

[ejk1988]

what is the diff between compressed air and nitro would sombody please list the pros and cons

[dawgs712]

courtesy of the air forums FAQ stickey:

What's Better Co2 or HPA?

To answer this question you will first have to understand the dynamics of both air sources. Co2 is very temperature sensitive, meaning that ambient temperature has a direct effect on the tanks output pressure. Co2 is also stored as a liquid in your tank, there is a small area in your tank that contains Co2 in it's gas state called a "vapor bubble" As you fire you gun you notice how the tank gets cold? well like i said before this is cause by the liquid co2 changing into a gas, and as your tank keeps getting colder the more you fire, it also lowers your operating pressure. This drop in pressure results in a not so consistent velocity. Ever play in the winter time, or in a super cold environment, and all of a sudden your tank gun starts to spudder after you filled it? It's so cold outside that there is barely enough pressure in the tank to recock your gun. Being Temperature sensitive is the draw back to Co2. However just because your using Co2 doesn't mean you can't gog that guy with that Blue Dark Angel on the other team!

HPA on the other hand is not prone to these same conditions. Summer or Winter, the pressure in a HPA tank will always be the just about the same with maybe very very very minor fluctuations, but nothing that you will notice, it will not prevent you from playing at all! N2 or compressed air its a much more cleaner gas then Co2, and also this makes your marker a lot happier. HPA is just much more consistent then Co2, and this is the main reason why HPA is a better air source. The drawback to HPA is that it's not as widely available as Co2 is, and the cost of an actual tank is much more expensive then a Co2 tank. You should always make sure that you have a way to fill your HPA tank before you purchase one. Not all fields have HPA fill stations for players that need it.

[Rugrat]

Diffence between HPA and nitro? Nothing one and the same for all intensive purposes..

[HP_Lovecraft]

Technically, N2 is pure nitrogen, while HPA is the air we breath (which is mostly nitrogen).

Nitrogen was the standard in the 90s when HPA boosters were hard to find, and expensive, but nearly everyone now uses HPA, since its cheaper.

N2 has a slight, tiny performance edge over HPA, simple because HPA contains a small amount of reactive gases, while N2 is purely unreactive.
BUT.. I doubt anyone could really notice the difference in a paintball gun, so its really a moot point.
Its especially moot since I've never seen a field that gave you the choice of N2 or HPA... :)

Nick

[Canadia_PBaller]

What Nick Said....Compressed air, is the air we breathe compressed into tanks, and air is over 60% nitrogen, so there is not much of a difference except I find that nitrogen can shoot a bit faster than compressed air, with the same spring.