User's Manual

Air/CO2 Cylinder Safety Tips

SAFETY TIPS to ensure that your air or CO2 cylinder is safe for play:

• Improper use, lling, storage, or disposal of air or CO2 cylinder may result in

property damage, serious personal injury or death.

• Make sure that any maintenance or modication to any air or CO2 cylinder is done

by a qualied professional, such as a “C5” certied airsmith.

• The use of anti-siphon devices is not recommended. However, if one is already

installed on your air or CO2 cylinder or is desired, it is critical that your cylinder be

checked by, or the device installed by, a qualied professional.

• All air or CO2 cylinders must be lled only by properly trained personnel.

• Cylinder valves must be installed only by properly trained personnel.

• Do not overll a cylinder! Never exceed the air or CO2 cylinder’s capacity.

• Do not expose pressurized air or CO2 cylinder to temperatures exceeding 130

degrees Fahrenheit (55 degrees Celsius).

• Do not use caustic cleaners or strippers on the air or CO2 cylinder or cylinder valve

and do not expose to corrosive materials.

• Do not modify the air or CO2 cylinder in any way. Never try to disassemble the

cylinder valve from the air or CO2 cylinder.

• Any air or CO2 cylinder that has been exposed to re or heated to a temperature

of 250 degrees Fahrenheit (121 degrees Celsius) or more must be destroyed by

properly trained personnel.

• Use appropriate gas for your cylinder. Only use CO2 in a CO2 cylinder and only use

compressed air in a compressed air cylinder.

• Keep all cylinders out of the reach of children.

• The air or CO2 cylinder should be inspected and hydrostatically retested at least

every 5 years by a DOT licensed agency.

NOTE: Locate a “C5” certied airsmith at www.paintball-pti.com/search.asp

Air/CO2 Cylinder Removal

1. Read Air/CO2 Cylinder Warnings (page 14) and Air/CO2 Cylinder Safety Tips

(above) before beginning the cylinder removal process.

2. Eye protection designed for paintball use must be worn by the user and any person

within range.

3. Follow the Unloading Your Marker instructions (page 10).

4. Watch the marks on the cylinder and cylinder valve (Figure 9) as you turn the cylinder

approximately ¾ turn counterclockwise. This allows the air/CO2 valve pin to close so

that no air/CO2 will enter the marker.

5. Remove the barrel blocking device. Set the Selector Switch to a ring mode (F or FA).

Point the marker in a safe direction, and discharge the remaining gas in the marker by

repeatedly pulling the trigger until the marker stops ring (this may take 4-5 shots). If

your marker continues to re, the cylinder’s pin valve has not closed yet. The cylinder

WARNING

Keep exposed skin away from escaping gas when installing or

removing air supply or if the marker or air supply is leaking.

Compressed air, CO2, and nitrogen gasses are very cold and can

cause frostbite under certain conditions.