| Should I get a high pressure or low
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| | an HP tank with these guns to generate
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| pressure N2 or HPA tank for my paintball
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| | enough pressure to allow the gun to
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| gun?
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| | operate. So if you have a gun that needs
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| That's a good question. Let's get a few
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| | 800 PSI to work and you hook up a 400 PSI
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| things straight first. The terms
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| | LP tank to it, you are not putting in
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| "nitrogen tank" and "high pressure air"
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| | enough pressure to allow the gun to work.
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| (HPA) tank mean the same thing. Fields
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| | This is why you would need a high
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| and stores use compressed air to fill the
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| | pressure tank.
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| tanks because air is more easily
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| | Mid- to higher-end guns typically operate
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| accessible. In the past, nitrogen was
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| | with less than 300 PSI input pressure and
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| more readily available to fields than
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| | come with a high pressure regulator.
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| more expensive compressors. Today if you
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| | High pressure regulators go inline (in
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| walk into a store and ask for a nitro
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| | between) the tank and the gun. These
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| tank or a nitro fill they will know what
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| | regulators can accept an input pressure
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| you mean.
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| | of up too 850 PSI and regulate it down to
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| Second, "high pressure" or "low pressure"
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| | a user-adjustable setting to meet the
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| refers to the actual output pressure of
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| | markers' LP needs. LP guns can use LP
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| the regulator on your tank. The
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| | tanks. Using an LP Tank with an LP gun
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| regulator controls the pressure that your
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| | will result in better shot consistency
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| tank will use in your gun. High pressure
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| | over the chrono because you are not
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| tanks usually output 800 to 850 PSI. Low
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| | putting as much stress on the inline high
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| Pressure tanks usually output 450 PSI.
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| | pressure regulator. Having an LP tank
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| Preset tanks have a fixed output pressure
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| | with an LP gun will also prevent or
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| from the factory which cannot be
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| | minimize hot shots if your inline
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| adjusted. Both HP and LP tanks have
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| | regulator fails. It will minimize the
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| preset outputs. Adjustable tanks like
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| | high pressure air spike going into the
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| the Nitroduck X-stream or the Empire
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| | gun which will typically cause your
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| Adjustable don't have a fixed output
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| | velocity to spike up as well.
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| pressure and can be adjusted by the
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| | So in short, if you have an HP gun or an
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| player to any output pressure they need.
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| | LP gun with an HP regulator, you can use
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| This article will focus on preset tanks
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| | an HP tank. LP guns can also use an LP
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| because you can use adjustable tanks for
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| | tank. Some guns, like the Angel Speed
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| any gun.
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| | 05, come with a built-in, inline LP
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| Now is HP or LP right for your gun?
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| | regulator so they can only use LP tanks.
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| There are a few things to keep in mind
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| | As technology advances we are seeing more
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| when considering this. First, what
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| | and more entry level guns becoming LP, so
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| pressure does your gun need to cycle and
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| | it's always best to check with the
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| shoot a paintball? (This is called the
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| | manufacturer of your marker for their
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| operating pressure.) Tippmanns, Spyders
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| | tank recommendations. And never buy a
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| and other entry level guns need 800 PSI
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| | new tank before you buy a new gun.
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| or higher to operate, so you would need
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