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Old 12-08-2008, 05:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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lots of good info LeftC...thanks
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Thank you very much, supersmirky.


Victor, Matheson and Concoa make very good dual stage regulators. Ideal and Swagelok make very good metering valves.
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I'm at ~100 psi now. I'll swap the tank out some time this week when it gets between 0-50 psi. EOTD (End Of Tank Dump) is not an issue--just run a low end pressure of 30-35psi. I ran an Azoo at ~45psi. Never had a problem, never an EOTD. I run them dry unless it's just more convevient to swap them out a bit earlier for some reason....


I Fear the EOTD...What do you do to prevent it?
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Old 12-08-2008, 06:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A while back I made this video of a customers office tank co2 regulator.
You can see the tank pressure is almost at 0psi and the bubble count is very much steady as can be.
A good Needle valve and regulator will rid your "EOTD" worries for good.
Here is the video.....................


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