45 min/66cu bottle with SCBA valve. replace valve or add adapter?

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emudryj

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So I finally got my SCBA 66cf bottle and it came with a pretty roughed up valve.
I would really like to have something that would show me the status of the tank, so I was looking at the Tj3 valve from ExpertHPA.com.

Beautifull thing but 230 bucks, but it can do slow fill, has a 2 pressure gauges, and all the hose I need....

I'm debating myself if to just buy a hose assembly to go from the SCBA to the PCP tank and minimize cost, or if take the plunge and do it right.

I'm not sure how much would cost a hose assembly. I guess that if I start adding up gauges, adapter, hoses, etc... it will cost a good number too.



I would love to hear opinions that can steer me to one option or the other.

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I'm in the same boat here with the 66 cuft scba tank I bought recently. Suppose to get the scba fill apparatus like the one above today. Only thing I'm not to crazy about is trying to fill the tank with that valve. It would be so much easier if it had a male foster fitting to just clip the compressor hose to so I guess all just have to take the male fitting off of my hand pump and install it on my compressor. 
 
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Joe is a bit pricey, easy ( if not secure) one stop shopping which appeals to many.

A new/as new "Scott" or equal vale on ebay or such should be very inexpensive. You've got your tank psi " status " from the valve gauge (same as you've got now - "scott" glows in the dark- I top off at "30" now a real fill gauge Yes you want that.

My used tank looked as new so I just need an fill unit, spent $55.00 for everything (single gauge, bleed, micro-bore hose,foster,whatnot) shipped.



John

lot's of good posts with actual links if you can narrow down the forum's search function




 
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I recently purchased a fill system thru eBay, and I guess I was the unlucky one with what I got. It did cost me exactly $41, and looked exactly like the one Centercut posted up. I go to use it the first time and do a test with a dead head connected, and all air bursts out at the threaded connection. Upon close inspection I see this-

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The metal that rolled down at the tip of the insert probe has jagged edging, causing the o rings to get torn up. I went as far as trying to polish and smooth out the edges with a Dre Mel but still won’t hold air. I’m trying to get reimbursed for a failed system from the eBay seller and all they want to do is reimburse me $15 out of the $41, even though it’s a system I can’t use, and they won’t pay for the return shipping. 



I ended up driving to air tanks plus plus as they are local to me, and purchasing the Stikboy that Bikbagger posted a pic on. What an awesome fill station. Very compact, comes with a neoprene protective zip bag. It oozes of quality, as Bikbagger can surely attest.

It’ll cost more than the price shown on their webpage, but they can make a custom length hose for you if you need longer than the 36” length it comes in.
 
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I recently purchased a fill system thru eBay, and I guess I was the unlucky one with what I got. It did cost me exactly $41, and looked exactly like the one Centercut posted up. I go to use it the first time and do a test with a dead head connected, and all air bursts out at the threaded connection. 

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Did you get the one I recommended with the white Delrin tip gasket or the orange plastic gasket? I’ve bought at least 15 with the white tip and had zero issues. The hand tight knob is also slightly larger diameter with the white tipped one. I only bought one of the orange tipped one with the smaller diameter hand tight knob and it was a total FAIL. Look at your photos and compare to the one I posted above. They are different. FWIW.
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I apologize, Centercut, as I missed your recommendation, and like an idiot bought the orange o ring type, as you can see the failed o ring in the pic is orange, as orange as my fingers get after eating Cheetos. Shoot! Live and learn purchase, that’s for sure! 

Having never owned an SCBA tank(thanks again, Gerry!) I see the benefits where one can own multiple tanks of this kind, and just have one fill station that can be used from tank to tank. Nice, vs a tank that comes with the fill station permanently attached. That Stikboy, though much pricier than an eBay type fill station, is definitely a “you get what you pay for” in quality. Just the compactness of it makes it a dream. I put together a plastic kit, that’s a remake plastic version of a military ammo box(from Big5 sporting good) that holds all my air support items such as my fill stations, the Regman, another hose for tethering, some misc. QD fittings and probes, spare o rings, etc. 

The other day was a great example of this kit, when I installed a Huma reg in my Wildcat and went thru a chronograph tuning session with CHUCK at my side, I was able to facilitate this whole process easily and quickly. 

Oh, for you SCBA tank owners, Air Tanks Plus carries a sweet plug that protects the threads of the tank along with keeping the insides clean, that stays tethered to the tank so you’ll never lose it. Very inexpensive protection, and the cool factor is also there.



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Bigragu file a dispute with paypal and you will get your money back..
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Cosmic, they sent me an email saying they have to bring this problem to their supervisor, so he can make the decision on a partial or full refund. So “hang tight” is what they are trying to say, before contacting eBay. I say it’s a stall tactic, so I’ll give them one day. I offered to send it back, on their dime, of course, but none of the overseas sellers wants that. They would rather refund, in my past experiences on poor quality stuff. Like recently I ordered a 45 degree tilt out pic rail to attach to the scope rail on my gun. It is of a quick disconnect. When I got it it would not latch tightly on my scope rail, unless I tightened up on the cross bolt with an Allen key. Yeah, I got it to snug up, but now it was so tight it would not act as a QD. I contacted the seller and they want pics and vids showing the problem. Once they saw, they refunded me 100%. 



I think after this dispute im gonna pass on anymore overseas sellers on Knick Knack trinquet stuff like pic rail additions and Quick disconnect stuff. 
 
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