runsongas
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depends on the size and model, the smaller ones run to about 2400 psi. the larger ones can get to 3000 psi though.
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Ok thanks for the advice. Doesn't the Cornelius fill to 3000psi?
Most of my 40 some odd dives have been in the 45-65fsw range, though I have made a few to 70-75fsw. I expect to go deeper as I continue to gain experience.How deep are you going? I ask because snuba could be an option.
I'd vote for a little gas rig a Coltri 6 or equivalent. Lug it once and fill whenever (I'd think you would end up diving more) than a fleet of tanks.
I spend most of my time on an island where I don't have access to tank fills. This means I have to carry my tanks back and forth to the mainland to get them filled. So I would like to explore some other options.
I have been looking at compressors and it looks like it would cost me somewhere around $5K for a new compressor or somewhere in the $2K-3K range for a used one that may or may not need work. What other options do I have? I know very little about bank bottles and boosters, but I know they exist. Is there a practical way to rig something up where I could just have a couple large cylinders to get multiple 80cf fills from? I am trying to find the most economical way to do this.
It seems like my other option would be to just buy some more tanks so that I would have a small stockpile of filled tanks, but then I would still have to schlep them back and forth from the island.
I hope I haven't come across as a complete idiot, I just don't know much about this stuff and most of the info I am finding assumes the reader already knows a thing or two about this stuff.
cOur firm Elevate Systems is based in San Antonio and we overhaul and repair Walter Kidde compressors. Contact me if you want more information.find a used walter kidde ~2cfm compressor. Slow, will take you about 3-4 hours to fill both tanks, but they're continuous rated for high pressure and usually about $1k.
Cornelius are good, just usually really low pressure.
cOur firm Elevate Systems is based in San Antonio and we overhaul and repair Walter Kidde compressors. Contact me if you want more information.
Thanks
Scott Gray