Nitrogen and HPA

[Super Nick]

Someone said in another one of the forums that nitrogen and HPA are the same thing. Is this true?

[halo13]

not quite, HPA refers to the "system", like how a squair is a shape, but a shape is not necessarly a squair. Nito and compressed air are two different gas types, but they both use the same tank

[Super Nick]

Okay, so even though I don't have any place near me that can fill a tank with nitrogen, they might be able to fill it with pressurized air.

[Silent Knight]

yes. you can do that!

[Super Nick]

I'll have to find out if they can fill up a tank like that then. How many shots can I expect to get out of the diffeerent sizes of HPA tanks? I'm shooting a Spyder Xtra.

[Silent Knight]

I think the average is for 3000psi tanks you can get 10 shots for every cubic inch... 3000psi 68ci Tank would be about 680 shots. I thnik the 4500psi tanks get 15 shots for every cubic inch. Well that is what I've heard through out the forums

[zenmaster]

Originally posted by Super Nick
Someone said in another one of the forums that nitrogen and HPA are the same thing. Is this true?
essentially the same... the air we breathe contains a large percentage of nitrogen gas. actual 'nitro' when they talk about fills are usually industrial nitrogen gas tanks, which are available at 6000psi, I believe, so you can fill a 4500 w/it.
It's not much to concern yourself w/, they're basically the same thing, and the terms are largely interchangable

[filasophikal]

depending on your setup... and environment... you will get more shots... 13-15 for 3000 psi tanks... and 17-20 for 4500 psi tanks... sometimes you will get more depending on the system, and you fire your marker.

[Super Nick]

Thanks for the help guys.