A quick guide to fill weights for Co2 bottles.

The specified weight of the bottle denotes the amount of Co2 it is designed to take. Do not overfill and do not leave the bottle in direct sunlight. Where the ambient temperature is high it is wise to under fill the bottle by approximately 50gms. The bottles are easier to fill if left in a refrigerator overnight

Empty Bottle weights with pin valve fitted.

20ounce        900 gm

12 ounce       650 gm

Conversion oz to gm

20 oz of Co2 = 570 gm

12 oz of Co2 = 650 gm

Safe Weight of bottle filled with Co2

20oz          1,40kgs

12oz            950gm

THE IMPORTANCE OF BURST DISCS

Burst discs are a precision part of a valve, made from copper, they are made in such a way as to rupture at 1800psi. There is no danger whatsoever if the disc bursts at this pressure.  There have been cases of users not using the correct material, specifically one star cut a small piece of metal from a drinks can and fitted it into the valve. You can see the result below.

We estimate a pressure of around 7000psi would be needed to produce this effect

Mercury Paintball has a policy of only selling the complete burst disc, we do not sell the copper discs.

Safety Reminder - Do not Use Oil or Petroleum Products

Oil and other petroleum products should not be used in paintball compressed air regulators, tanks or fill nipples

Following a recent accident at a European paintball tournament, we would like to remind the users of all compressed air systems that no oil or any petroleum based cleaner or lubricant should ever be put into paintball compressed air regulators or tanks.

Some players have taken to the practice of using oil as a stop-gap measure, believing it is a correct way to repair a damaged or worn fill nipple seal. Unfortunately, this can create a hazardous situation.

When exposed to compressed air, flammable liquids such as oil become more flammable and in some cases can ignite just from their own heat. For this reason, compressed air regulators, tanks and fittings for paintball should not be lubricated in anyway other than that specified in the manufacturers instructions.

We would like to encourage paintball players everywhere to help spread the word that oil and compressed air systems don't mix.

PROCAPS TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Technical Specification sheet for Draxxus paintballs

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FREQUENT PAINTBALL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.

If you're interested in how paintballs are made click on this link. It's a bit old but still interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiPaG0k6HnY

Paintballs should be stored at 10º - 30ºC (59º - 86º F) with a maximum humididty of 50%

After Exposure to Cold Weather during Play, Storage, or Shipment:

First of all, remember that the product may work perfectly. If you wish to take steps to reduce the dimpling, first, simply store the paint in an ordinary room-temperature area for a day or two, and most dimples will usually vanish, and the product should perform as expected.

Another remedy for reducing paintballs dimples caused by exposure to coldness or dryness is to expose them to some humidity, which gets "robbed away" during exposure to cold and/or dryness. You can do this by simply opening the bags and leaving them on the bathroom counter while a hot shower runs, steaming up the room for a while, then reseal the bags and return them to room temperature until game time. You may wish to .stir. the paintballs around with your hand every few minutes to ensure that they are all exposed to the moisture equally. This introduction of humidity usually aids in removal of dimples, and also it generally ensures that there is enough moisture to reduce any brittleness. Whether the dimples disappear completely or not, after these steps, the product should perform as expected, if not better.

Fortunately, while dimples may .look bad., they usually don.t create any other side effects, and sometimes dimples can actually improve flight aerodynamics.

Large amounts of money have been spent in an attempt to create a PERMANENTLY dimpled paintball, like a golf ball, since science has proven that a dimpled, spherical ball will theoretically fly better. Unfortunately, the elastic properties of the gelatine shell have thus far prohibited the making of a pre-dimpled shell

TO RESTORE BRITTLE PAINTBALLS

First, store the paint in an ordinary room-temperature area for a day or two, (70 degrees F/21 degrees C) and the brittleness will usually vanish, and the product should perform as expected. If more is needed, move the balls around with your hand for a moment to re-orient them in the bags, and expose more of them to a few more hours of room temperature... exercise patience.

Worst case scenario, if balls still seem too brittle, somewhere between a week and a month of just sitting at room temperature will often return them to normal, as the moisture from the fill slowly .migrates. back into the shell, returning it.s resiliency.