Steel Tank Hook-Up

[AZjoe]

I'm looking at buying an 80 cuft steel tank thats rated at 3442 PSI. The valve is described as "PRO VALVE Standard Yoke and DIN Compatable". Can someone please tell me if this is the standard "K" valve? Do the 3442 PSI tanks have the same valve as the 3000 PSI tanks, or do they require a special valve because of the higher pressures?

Any and all advice will be appreciated. I'm not new to shooting, but just as green as can be about air guns, especially setting up for PCP.

Joe.

[dollarhunt]

the valve on these tanks is convertible from a standard 3000psi yoke connection to a 300 bar DIN connection. there is a removable piece screwed into the top of the valve. remove this piece with an Allen wrench.  if this adapter is left in, a normal scuba yoke fits the valve. if this piece is removed, the inner threads are exposed and a DIN connector screws into the valve. the valves themselves are rated to pressure well exceeding 3500psi. as an additional thought, you might want to consider a 100cf or 120cf tank. more expensive but you will get a lot more gun fills per tank. sort of depends on how much you shoot and how far away the scuba shop is. check ebay for prices( there is a scuba store in Sacramento that sells on ebay also that has the best prices i found. good luck. also check the yellow forum. on the home page there is a drop down menu for a calculator that will show you how many fills you get from a given size tank provided you know the gun tank size, starting tank pressure, and pressure you will fill the gun to.

[AZjoe]

Thanks, Dollarhunt, for the detailed information and taking the time to pass it along! Now I know what I'm doing and what I need.

Cant go for the larger tank right now. I started looking at an 80 cf Al tank, (which is expensive for me), then decided that a steel tank, with its greater pressure capability would be nice. This is really going to strech the budget. There are two places where I can get the tank filled that are within 10 miles of my house. Since I'm retired and have all the time in the world, this wont present a problem.

And .... thanks for the heads-up on the shots-per-tankfull calculator.

Joe