At What Pressure does the bottle 'burst'?
At What Pressure does the bottle 'burst'? Just installed a dry kit on my 00 vette. Works great and all but I brought the car to work to show off and sitting in the sun all day, the pressure on the tank sky rocketted to 1500 psi. The valve was closed but I was affraid to open it up for fear the safety blow out 'valve' would let go.
How much pressure will they take before blowing that little stopper thing and vent $70 worth of nitrous out of the car (assuming I ever put the blow out tube on it)
How much pressure will they take before blowing that little stopper thing and vent $70 worth of nitrous out of the car (assuming I ever put the blow out tube on it)
Thanks Chris. Ya, I didn't mean the actual bottle. I did see a Mythbuster's one time where they tried to get a diver's bottle to blow up (like in the movie Jaws) by shooting it with a gun. Although they were successful in launching a 30 lb tank like a missile around the room, it never would burst.
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Originally Posted by Todd157k
Thanks Chris. Ya, I didn't mean the actual bottle. I did see a Mythbuster's one time where they tried to get a diver's bottle to blow up (like in the movie Jaws) by shooting it with a gun. Although they were successful in launching a 30 lb tank like a missile around the room, it never would burst.
Originally Posted by chris.shea
3000 psi for the safety burst disk.
xxxxx for the bottle itself
xxxxx for the bottle itself
I foze my bottle. Had it filled, then let it sit in my house for an hour. I came back and to my suprise the bottle pressure had passed the red (over 1500 psi) and went back into the white on the dial. I quickly ran it to my freezer to lower the pressure then went for a joy ride when it was safe.
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Originally Posted by Todd157k
...$70 worth of nitrous
Originally Posted by myfast70
I pretty sure the burst disc works even if the valve is closed.
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Burst disc's are rated at 3000psi but you have a + or - in there, could pop at 2500 or less if the disc got installed wrong.
When a bottle is hot like take a damp cold towel and put onto the bottle that will remove some heat, may take a bip. If you have time take the bottle out and run cold water over it.
another reason the disc would blow early is overfilling the bottle so never do it. lol
Ricky
When a bottle is hot like take a damp cold towel and put onto the bottle that will remove some heat, may take a bip. If you have time take the bottle out and run cold water over it.
another reason the disc would blow early is overfilling the bottle so never do it. lol
Ricky
Originally Posted by NXRICKY
Burst disc's are rated at 3000psi but you have a + or - in there, could pop at 2500 or less if the disc got installed wrong.
When a bottle is hot like take a damp cold towel and put onto the bottle that will remove some heat, may take a bip. If you have time take the bottle out and run cold water over it.
another reason the disc would blow early is overfilling the bottle so never do it. lol
Ricky
When a bottle is hot like take a damp cold towel and put onto the bottle that will remove some heat, may take a bip. If you have time take the bottle out and run cold water over it.
another reason the disc would blow early is overfilling the bottle so never do it. lol
Ricky
