Where can I fill my HPA bottles?
Typically vendors aimed at Scuba-Diving, Paintball, and Airguns have air compressing services.
High Pressure Air Bottles/tanks can be filled by several methods:
1. Air Compressor
These come in many types, both mains and fuel powered. Their operating pressure must meet the required needs of the bottle to be filled, many low pressure compressors exist for a multitude commercial purposes.
2. Hand (stirrup) Pump
Pumps commonly have at least two or three stroke so that air is compressed during both the compression and the return action. It has been noted that for certain pressures a minimum bodyweight and strength are required.
When operating a pump for extended duration care should be taken to monitor the temperature and moisture build up on the apparatus.
3. Scuba Tank
Using specific tools, a scuba tank can be used to fill several HPA bottles.
4. By connection to another bottle.
Linking a bottle which is larger or contains air at a higher compression should allow another bottle of lower volume or lower PSI to be filled by direct connection and temporary free flow when using appropriate equipment.
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Please post locations for filling HPA/Scuba tanks with the following template. Entries will be periodically updated into the 2nd post. Please make one entry per post:
Company name:
URL:
Category:
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Date Last Used:
Cost to fill:
Dive Cylinders: Yes/No/Only
Notes/Limitations:
Categories are: Airguns/Scuba Shop/Paintball/Airsoft/Other - Based on the target market of the vendor.
Cost: Expressed as either the cost to fill, set rates, or what you paid for your bottle (state it’s Volume + Pressure)
Dive Cylinders: Whether they have the facilities to fill Dive Cylinders.
Notes: Peculiar charges or behaviour/unprofessionalism, whether they can provide substances other than air, etc – anything you like really.
Limitations: Maximum PSI Limits below 4500, requiring some kind of proof regarding what the air will be used for, things we need to know etc.
Date Last Used: You do not need to have used the vendor to make the recommendation, however if untested please state.
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