How long can you leave a PC pressurized?

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mackiwi
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How long can you leave a PC pressurized?

Post by mackiwi » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:45 am

I'm using a W/W Piranha...I just wanted to know how long you can safely leave it pressurized. I don't mean that I intend to leave it like this for days on end, just if it's okay to leave it pressurized if you're not going to shoot it right away. Thanks.

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Post by NiborDude » Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:01 am

Keep it under 20 minutes and you'll be fine probably. Don't do it anyway.
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Post by SSCBen » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:38 pm

Rubber-type CPS you should be very careful with to not leave pressurized for too long. I'm sure up to a half-hour wouldn't do any harm, but when you do pressurize it, the rubber starts to thin, loosing power. At least from my experience that is the case.

I'd imagine I could leave my APH pressurized for days on end without any real damage. That is different, a homemade can take more, but you should always depressurize when you know they won't be used for an extended period.

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