Posted by: Jeff "The_Pickle" Dill on January 03, 2003 at 10:50:45

Hello all. I'm pretty new to this, having recently bought 4 markers for me and the kids. With having to drive 70 miles to get CO2 I bought a fill station, scale, and syphon tank, and have had great success so far. People in my area have now come out of the wood wook to play paintball since I can fill their tanks (for free:)). Having been a diver for years, I know the dangers of a pressurized tank and the risks involved with filling even a 9oz CO2 tank, and the differences in good ole air, and CO2 gas. The problem I have now, is that I don't know if the tanks people bring with them for me to fill have been in a fire, beaten, or otherwise abused. I have been told that they expire after 5 years, and alluminum cyliders expire after 3, but I cannot find any useful information in the DOT stamp other than it's rated working pressure. Can some one out there tell me how to read this stamp? I have refused to fill 2 tanks because they had dents in the side, and although the guy was a little let down, I did explain to him what happens when a tank decides to vent from the side and why I wouldn't fill it. Also without dismantling each tank, and inspecting it like they do in a hydro test, is there anything else a person might look for on the outside of the tank besides dents, gouges, and removed/un-readable capacity stickers?

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