Oxygen tank
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What are they rated for? If I'm not mistaken Oxygen is typically run at around 170 bar. As jrrdw suggested, a hydrotest using fluid would not be a bad idea, not just for the tanks but for the rest of the setup, don't forget that your system is only as strong as your weakest fitting.Haniball1337 wrote:I'd like to pump it something about 100 bar
Here's a dude doing a DIY hydrotest, you can find similar guides online:
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hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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There should be a pressure rating written somewhere around the neck.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Looks like 250 is the rating but I'd be a bit leary if the rust is anything other than cosmetic. Do you know the history of the bottles?Haniball1337 wrote:i think this is they rating and inside i dont see any rust its clear but another one have little rust. So can I fill one to about 200 bar or even this 250? they are really heavy
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I only know they are from 1980 and they was using in medical ambulance. 1 bottle i think is in very good condition
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1980 is no big deal. In the compressed gas world, that's practically new! The question is how they've been stored and such. Again, rust is a concern. If they've been stored in a cool, dry place and just happen to have some cosmetic (read: surface) rust? No big deal. If they were pulled up from the bottom of a Florida swamp, on the other hand....Haniball1337 wrote:I only know they are from 1980 and they was using in medical ambulance. 1 bottle i think is in very good condition
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I think 1 bottle was using in underground mining safety equipment. They was stored in a dry and warm room. Yeah, i have another problem. I can't find any thread that will be compatible. I tried 1/2 and 3/8 and 1/2 is little big for it , and 3/8 is screwing on but only at end of bottle thread, i think its tapered thread. How can I find out thread of this bottle? I was looking at bottle but there is many numbers.
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Will 3/8 tapered thread nipple be compatible with bottle? or something different? i tried 1/2 tapered thread pipe and it screw but only 2 (tooths?)
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Might be NPT vs BSP although 1/2" is pretty close, both 14 TPI
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So i need to buy NPT thread reduction or BSP Thread right?
I found NPT 3000 psi nipple it has NTP thread, and i found G1/2'' x 3/8 reduction nipple and it has GZ BSPT 1/2' x GZ BSPT 3/8'' thread. Both nipples are 3/8 threads. Or i need 1/2? .Will this do a job?
I found NPT 3000 psi nipple it has NTP thread, and i found G1/2'' x 3/8 reduction nipple and it has GZ BSPT 1/2' x GZ BSPT 3/8'' thread. Both nipples are 3/8 threads. Or i need 1/2? .Will this do a job?
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