Will this 6000 psi "breathing air" fill station work for PCP rifles?

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Hi all, I'm new here.

I've been wanting to jump into the world of PCP rifles for a while, but the idea of filling or pumping them up kinda made me put those dreams on the backburner. But I recently came across a deal on a breathing air filling station. But I have no idea if this would work and be safe for filling a PCP, so I'm here to get your input on it. Any other advice you might offer would be appreciated. AFAIK the guns I've looked at that I like, I think they had carbon fiber tanks, or someone recommended I think carbon fiber SCBA tanks because they offer 4500psi over normal 3k psi from other tanks? Correct me wherever I am wrong.



Anyway, this can evidently fill up to 6000 psi, but it's "breathing air" and I have no idea what type of "air" is needed or best for PCP refilling.



https://hypresequip.com/fill-stations/breathing-air/hpe-6000/
 
Compressing CLEAN and DRY air it does .. so YES it would be a fantastic choice.



Limitations being : Pressure of the PCP being filled not exceeding the rated fill pressure in spite what compressor can output & COST which for such compressors is generally limited to commercial or industrial uses. Fire dept, Mining, deep sea pressure vessels etc .....



You got the coin for such a high end compressor to shoot you PCP air guns ? Go for it !!
 
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Will it work, yes. It has an adjustable regulator. So you can set it as high or low as you want. That said, you are probably looking at a small fortunate for something like that. "Breathing air" compressors will work, and would actually be better. The main difference between breathing air and regular compressed air is the air scrubbing. Because breathing air is your life line under water or in a fire, it has to be ultra free of contaminants like water, oils, and other contaminants. Using breathing air in a PCP airgun will ensure none of that gets into the internal components of your airgun as well, but not as critical. You can convert a unfiltered high pressure air compressor into a breathing air compressor by adding the correct filtering media. Carbon vs steel tanks is USUALLY 4500PSI High Pressure vs 3000PSI Low Pressure, low pressure being a relative term here. I say usually because some carbon tanks can be rated as high as 6000psi, and some have minimal wrapping and are rated at or lower than Low pressure steel tanks, So read labels carefully. There are also high capacity steel tanks in Scuba that are rated to 4500, but you will know if you are buying one of those. they are normally 3 times the price of regular tanks.

If the price is too good to pass up on that fill station, and it is functional, I would buy it. If not, there are good affordable compressors out there that can be updated with filters later on.
 
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Compressing CLEAN and DRY air it does .. so YES it would be a fantastic choice.



Limitations being : Pressure of the PCP being filled not exceeding the rated fill pressure in spite what compressor can output
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So in other words it's just overkill to use a 6000psi compressor to fill a 4500psi or less tank? Or is there a danger in doing so, if I failed to set the regulators properly? I have no idea what these usually go for, probably $10k new or something, but I found a used one I MIGHT be able to get for $500. I think if it was double that, say $1000, I'd probably just pass and get one of those $500 4500psi compressors. But if I can get it for $500, I might could even make a little money off it by refilling other peoples' tanks or something.
 
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Will it work, yes. It has an adjustable regulator. So you can set it as high or low as you want. That said, you are probably looking at a small fortunate for something like that. "Breathing air" compressors will work, and would actually be better. The main difference between breathing air and regular compressed air is the air scrubbing. Because breathing air is your life line under water or in a fire, it has to be ultra free of contaminants like water, oils, and other contaminants. Using breathing air in a PCP airgun will ensure none of that gets into the internal components of your airgun as well, but not as critical. You can convert a unfiltered high pressure air compressor into a breathing air compressor by adding the correct filtering media. Carbon vs steel tanks is USUALLY 4500PSI High Pressure vs 3000PSI Low Pressure, low pressure being a relative term here. I say usually because some carbon tanks can be rated as high as 6000psi, and some have minimal wrapping and are rated at or lower than Low pressure steel tanks, So read labels carefully. There are also high capacity steel tanks in Scuba that are rated to 4500, but you will know if you are buying one of those. they are normally 3 times the price of regular tanks.

If the price is too good to pass up on that fill station, and it is functional, I would buy it. If not, there are good affordable compressors out there that can be updated with filters later on.
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Thanks for the insight on the differences between breathing air and regular compressed air. If I can get this for $500 I probably will, even though it is an 800 lb. monster.that includes a bottle rack for storage.
 
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It’s a “fill station”. Don’t forget you also need a compressor. The recent popular choices for high end compressors are the Alkin and Coltri, both over $3K. (Yes, I saw the $2.5K post, but that must have been a special? Maybe if someone is interested they could call NuVair and get a real quote and report in here). The Bauer Junior 2 is also very good but costs considerably more than the other two.
 
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It’s a “fill station”. Don’t forget you also need a compressor. The recent popular choices for high end compressors are the Alkin and Coltri. The Bauer Junior 2 is also very good but costs considerably more than the other two...
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Oh. Well poop, lol. Ok then yeah I have no use for this thing at all then. Thanks, I just assumed it would fill tanks, being a fill station. Sorry folks, nothing to see here.
 
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Hi all, I'm new here.

I've been wanting to jump into the world of PCP rifles for a while, but the idea of filling or pumping them up kinda made me put those dreams on the backburner. But I recently came across a deal on a breathing air filling station. But I have no idea if this would work and be safe for filling a PCP, so I'm here to get your input on it. Any other advice you might offer would be appreciated. AFAIK the guns I've looked at that I like, I think they had carbon fiber tanks, or someone recommended I think carbon fiber SCBA tanks because they offer 4500psi over normal 3k psi from other tanks? Correct me wherever I am wrong.



Anyway, this can evidently fill up to 6000 psi, but it's "breathing air" and I have no idea what type of "air" is needed or best for PCP refilling.



https://hypresequip.com/fill-stations/breathing-air/hpe-6000/
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Was about to explain this was only a fill station cabinet, needing a hpa compressor or a bank of hpa/nitro/argon/etc tanks. Centercut beat me to it...👍

A 800lb cabinet is way way over kill for our purpose imo.



Don't over complicate this. No need for anything even close to this 800lb cabinet. Follow a few safety guidelines and you'll be all set with a hpa compressor or big nitrogen tank. Or start off with just a scuba tank or larger scba tank and get it filled when needed.
 
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