C02 Powered?

[Stalker911]

What are you guys reffering to when you say C02 Powered? Are you setting stuff up to run off of an air tank (like a paint pall gun) or something?

You've peaked my curiosity with this one as I am looking for a better air source since I paint at night usually and compressors are too loud.

[mab_man20]

I have the same problem that you have.

You are right about the tank. You get a big tank and can fill it up periodically for a small fee at most hardware stores. The best part is thats its almost completely silent!!

[InspGadgt]

Why CO2? Why not use a big air tank and get that filled up at the gas station for free?

[dyslexic]

that will work as well as the CO2 tank depending on how much pressure you can fill it with. I have a 20oz CO2 tank that gets filled to about 800PSI regular compressed air I belive in the same type of tank would only get up to about 400 PSI i may be wrong on that last bit but either way with CO2 you wouldn't need a moisture trap wher as with compressed air you would need one as well as periodicly drain the mouisture that accumulates in the tank

[rx78gp03s]

when u compress air, it becomes hot.
but when u compress CO2, it becomes cold.
c02 is also more compressable, which means u can store more co2 then air in the same tank.

[Lord_bunker]

my experience palying paintball with co2 is that it's not very reliable. you don't have to worry about water, but you have to worry about liquid co2. i'd personally go for a nitrogen system. you can get the tank for about 100. they have a built in regulator. with a bit more you can get a adjustable regulator. it would be a more consistant and reliable power source.

[dyslexic]

Originally posted by Lord_bunker
my experience palying paintball with co2 is that it's not very reliable. you don't have to worry about water, but you have to worry about liquid co2. i'd personally go for a nitrogen system. you can get the tank for about 100. they have a built in regulator. with a bit more you can get a adjustable regulator. it would be a more consistant and reliable power source.

actually at the steady pressure that you would need while useing an airbrush the CO2 would be fine, where as in paintball most players generally fire at least a 3 - 15 round burst or more, at a full 800PSI each shot granted you will be pumping out liquid CO2 at that rate with out an expansion chamber and/or remote.
Most airbrushs in general cannot handle much more then 70 - 80 PSI therby giving the liquid CO2 more then enough time to expand completly into a gas.

lord_bunker I see you play paintball aswell, although your post was accurate in the sense of a paintball player, in this case I just don't see the the benefit of useing nitro over CO2, at the extremly low pressure the liquid Co2 will not freeze up the airbrush or spray liquid CO2 think of the airbrush hose as a remote setup most airbrush hose is 4 - 6 feet long more then enough for any liquid CO2 that makes it past the regulater to become a gas.

[Lord_bunker]

unless you let the tank roll around. some tanks can't be sat on their end.

yep usually play with a custom pump gun. also hang around the warpig tech forums.

[aliikane]

Yeah, you can't store compressed air in a tank for long terms. Periodically, you have to let the air out and drain the moisture. I have an air conpressor and it says that you have to decompress it daily.