[Eric the Great]

id bet 5 year, but its hard to tell w/o a dot#

[acburn22]

I have a Carleton tank
DOT-E11005
TC-3FCM
6121A-92584 M4927
The date is 04-03
I was wondering when this tank needs to be looked at? Thanks for the help

[Eric the Great]

it needs to be hydroed at the end of this month.

[MDcodered91]

Is this tank good till 7/07?

[Eric the Great]

yep it expires the first day of july 07

[Flyboy1986]

just out of curiosity, I have an SCI tank as well, but it's a Dye throttle and I ve heard two different things from two different techs at my local shop, the DOT information is as follows
DOT-E 10945-4500
ALT 802-4465
05 weird logo thing 03 REE 18.9cc
Do I need to rehydro the tank this year (pretty sure its an 03) or in two years?

[p8ntballsteve]

Flyboy1986: Before May 1 2008

[BlackEagle754]

Out of curiosity, is there any difference between a DOT-E number and a DOT-SP number? I just noticed on the DOT list that DOT-E 11005 has been changed to SP-11005. From what I've read, it's just a renewal of the number. I was just wondering if there's any difference between the E and SP.

[phoQ]

DOT-E11194
TC-SU 5303
06 Carleton 02

thanks in advance

[BlackEagle754]

5 years phoQ.

[jt_gosu]

Alright I have a 4oz CO2 tank...on the bottom it says:

DOT-- 3E1800 M9001 10^99 J27

Does it need to be re-hydroed? It's diameter is less than 2"...?

[Eric the Great]

never needs hydro, but the tank is only good for 15 years still.

[jt_gosu]

The guy at the shop said it needs hydro...

[goodlookin1]

Hey guys,

Just got a Guerrilla Air Tank today. It is a DOT-E 7277 tank. It is a 68/4500 tank and it's brand new. Hydro date is 05/05.....it's made by SCI (Structural Composites Industries).

Is it 3 or 5 year hydro?

Thanks.

[Eric the Great]

goodlookin1- 3 year

[Eric the Great]

Originally Posted by jt_gosu

The guy at the shop said it needs hydro...

print this page and give it to him/her so somebody else dosent have to get turned away w/o a fill.
http://hazmat.dot.gov/sp_app/approvals/regs/180.209.htm

summary:
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR180.209]

[Page 1051-1054]
Table 1.--Requalification of Cylinders \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Specification under which Minimum test
cylinder was made pressure (psig) \2\ Test period (years)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3E.......................... Test not required...


\1\ Any cylinder not exceeding 2 inches outside diameter and less than 2
feet in length is excepted from volumetric expansion test.
\2\ For cylinders not marked with a service pressure, see Sec.
173.301(e)(1) of this subchapter.

[goodlookin1]

Hey Eric The Great,

I went to SCI's website and it said for the paintball tanks that they have 5 year hydro's. Where did you find your info?

http://www.scicomposites.com/paintball_cylinders.html

Thanks,
Ryan

[BlackEagle754]

Originally Posted by goodlookin1

Hey Eric The Great,

I went to SCI's website and it said for the paintball tanks that they have 5 year hydro's. Where did you find your info?

http://www.scicomposites.com/paintball_cylinders.html

Thanks,
Ryan

Their website does not say that their paintball tanks have 5 year hydro test cycles.
It says, "An investment in an SCI carbon composite cylinder represents engineered quality at its best."
Key words there. Carbon composite. You have a FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) tank, AKA Fiberglass. It is a 3 year tank. Just look at the DOT's info on it.
http://hazmat.dot.gov/sp_app/special...000/E07277.pdf

[Eric the Great]

my info is straight from the dot, unless i can find it there. then i just make somthing up

[SiLeNt_NiGhT]

I have a 88/3000 pure energy is it a 3 or 5 year
DOT-E-10915-3000.
last rehydro was 4/02

[BlackEagle754]

5 year tank, Silent.