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#16 Post by sniper »

snowman996 wrote:The thinnest part (sidewall) of the cylinder is 0.092"
No wonder it's so heavy even though when it's empty.
the weight of 1 empty AS is like approx. equal to 11 empty powerlets.
comparing the content 88gr. to 132gr.
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#17 Post by ETA »

Thanks Snowman,

Wall is nice and thick on the AS cylinder. 8) The cylinder ID is approximately 1.19"

If it is made of mild steel, you are looking at a burst pressure of about 6800psi for the cylinder walls.

I think they made the wall extra thick to be able to put threads on the neck.
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#18 Post by jezX »

i first have to say that education is never unsafe . and i test stuff alot ,in a safe maner so this is some info below
so i tested it . 1800psi .again and again , no problems .i filled it quick , and i fill it slow, the quick fill raised the temperature about 20 degrees .
.why i tested it i don't know because if the wall is .92'' thick the working pressure is about 2000+psi .not as high as i would think but to be safe it will hold co2 no problem . i think copper tubing of the same size has a working pressure of 800 psi (this would be unsafe).so the steel will hold . "as if any of you thought it would'nt" . the only unsafe part of refilling one of these airsource ,would be the valve construction . how it is done could hurt you .
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