bottle blew up
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From: Pa
bottle blew up just had my nos kit 5177 installed. my buddy took my bottle to get filled for me and when the bottle was getting filled the blow down tube seal or whatever blew and the tube wasnt on it so it blew everything off the walls in the speed shop.. my friend all most got srayed with N2O. the speed shop says it was a bad seal or nozzle. my installer says he must of filled it to fast or over filled the bottle. what do u think. 
Re: bottle blew up That's dangerous. The burst disk goes around 3000 psi I believe. You have to monitor the pressure and weight while filling. In the summer starting with a hot bottle I've seen 2100 psi before the filler was able to get 10#s in the bottle. Chill the bottle before taking it to the fill station and MAKE SURE they weight the bottle and monitor pressure while filling!!!
Re: bottle blew up WOW, I have filled tons of bottles for me and my buddies at my friends shop. I have never seen one do this, however I fill bottles like descrivbed in the post above. I put them in the freezer with the valve open for about an hour or two and I can completely put in 10 pounds of nitrous without the pump. These bottles hit real nice at the track 
Glenn
Re: bottle blew up ya it was the safety burst disk that went on that bottle. whoever was filling the bottle didnt know what he was doin, b/c it shouldnt happen if it was filled properly. but the burst disks are like $5 if i remember corectly from work, just take it to a qualified station and have it repaired.
