Originally Posted by
rot
Dragging this thread out of the grave...
Just got a Float 36 and was curious about refilling the cylinder myself. I have easy access to: 02 (medical and aviator's), N2, and He all at pressures of up to 5000psi. However, I don't like the idea of a 150L bag of pure N2 or He sitting next to my head in the event of a burial. And high pressure pure 02 is out as I don't think it'll play nice with the o-ring or grease...filling the bag up with fire does sound pretty awesome though, in a Myth Busters kinda way.
As far as I can tell, the requirements for the BCA system are:
1) air
2) dry
3) 2700psi @ 20C
So what about using filtered shop air and a bootstrap pump? Is there anything special about paintball or SCBA air that I can't seem to find by googling?
I'll email BCA too, but I suspect they'll just tell me to send the bottle in or go to an authorized refiller, to cover their ass.
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