I am not a paintballer but have taken over a pile of equipment at a space that uses pressurised air. I gather somone was using these instead of running compressors because of the volume issue. Whoever that was has left and no handover, so I have been reading up on the excellent advice in these threads for the past day or so. I am ready to be judged! Can I check that I have understood correctly?
Tank and regulators We have a number of DYE-LT .8 (.79 stamped) tanks, 4 years from their hydro-stamp date
These have mainly the plain black-and-white reglulator on them.
On top of them we also have a much more detailed pressure gaugue with a twist knob to able to set the output pressure. The tanks will be connected to solenoid valves further along the system.
We have some Ninja (pro v2 I Think?) regulators, I am considering switching them out. I do this by first loosening a tiny hex screw and then unscrewing by hand, correct?
There are Little safety valves on the regulator, as I understand one for overpressure when filling (protect me from injury) and one for too high pressure on output (protect damage to device). These are blast disks? Would I know if they were popped? There is also a Little o-ring on the fill nipple. I had to remove it to get the hose on, but that makes the fit looser of course, any thoughts?
Compressor and filling We have a Yong Heng compressor, the blue one popular here. We are in a low humidity area and will probably make do with the cotton-filter, but I understand an in-line filter would be preferred. I think the oil (ISO 46) is overfilled, and will be taking some out as it is almost to the top of the window. I found a couple of drops of water in my HPA when I emptied it last time, is that a problem or can I just let it dry out?
We are running destilled/demineralised water, don't have 20L but will only run for 10 mins at a time and will have cooling blocks in the water.
Here's what I've understood as the right steps: -----------------
keep water pump at same level to be kind to the pump
keep the tank being filled higher than the compressor to … help keep water out?
keep the tank being filled lying on its side to prevent it falling, cushion to prevent vibration
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1. Open high-side bleed valve, connect HPA tank
2. Turn on, run for about 1 minute
3. Close high-side bleed valve, begin charging HPA
- max ten mins , keep eye on temp -
3. Open high-side bleed valve
2. Turn off compressor
1. Disconnect HPA tank
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Other questions I have seen hoses at my local hardware store, but they say may 40 bar and we are going into the hundreds here, is there something I am not understanding? Similarly, I would like a small water filter so my devices (inflatable pouches) don't get mouldy, but the one I saw in the hardware store looked very fragile, was for airbrushes. Would it be simplest to air-filter downstream from the regulator instead of Before filling HPA?
There is another screw-knob on the low-pressure side, as well as an orange-capped thing with a ring. I guess that's a low-side bleed and some sort of safety vent, but would love some more information on them, do I need to use them or test them?
What is the drain-knob and what is it for? Is it that low-side knob?
Last but not least, I have a number of bottles of oils marked "compressor oil" that came with various other compressors we have, are they likely interchangeable between different types of compressors would you say?
Any other general tips and tricks for compressors and HPA usage and I am very grateful 