Tanks and Regulators
Strike Models offers new, lightweight tanks and regulators to help you make the most of your allotted weight and space in your ship. No more scraping paint off to save another ounce or two, and the shorter length of the regulators opens up more options for bottle placement.
We have a fixed and variable regulator, shown at left.
The fixed regulator is at 140 psi, weighs 3.3 ounces, and is 2.5 inches long. The end of the regulator extends 2 inches past the end of the bottle top. An on/off valve is required, as it does not have a pin depressor. $60.
The variable regulator can be adjusted between 0 and 150 psi, weighs 4.25 ounces, and is 3.25 inches long. The end of the regulator extends 2.6 inches past the end of the bottle. It has a pin depressor and can be used by either type of CO2 bottle. $65.
Both the 3.5 and 7 ounce CO2 tanks are 2.0 inches in diameter, so they never require hydro-static testing beyond their initial factory test. The larger aluminum tanks require testing every 5 years and are considered to have an unlimited useful life (they have a 3AL stamped in the top). Steel paintball tanks (stamped with 3HT) require testing every 3 years and have a 24 year life before needing to be retired. If you have a tank that requires hydro testing, contact us by email and we can get you in contact with places that specialize in that service.
We also now carry 3000 psi burst disks for those of you who’ve left your full, black tanks in the sun. The 3k psi burst disks are standard on all of our tanks.
All of our tanks now come with stickers stating the full and empty weight of the tanks as well as their capacity. We recommend using a small digital scale to weight the tanks immediately after filling to make sure that the tank has not been overfilled. Weighing the tank should be done without any regulators or hoses hooked up.
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- 250 PSI Pressure Relief Valve
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- 1/4 NPT reducer, 1/8 NPT plug, 1/8 NPT reducer
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- 6+ Volt Solenoid valve with 10-32 reducers. These valves have sealed coils and are mostly plastic and stainless steel. They are designed to be soaked.
Testing of the solenoid valves has shown that the 1/16″ orifice version has a minimum voltage of 5.1 volts at 150 psi for fast operation. The 3/32″ orifice version requires 7.7 volts at 150 psi for fast operation. Please see this RC Naval Combat forum thread for a review of the solenoid valve.
Strike Models is working with a new vendor to get a new type of Regulator. The company previously used ran out of bodies for the regulators and the price to have more made was prohibitive. If all goes well, the new regulators will be vetted and available for sale in January. We have only a FEW left of the old regulators.
| Part Number | Description | Weight (ounces) | Dimensions (inches) | Price | Buy |
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| REG-F | Fixed Regulator | 3.3 | $60.00 | ||
| REG-V | Variable Regulator | 4.25 | $65.00 | ||
| TANK-3.5-P | 3.5 oz CO2 Tank (pin valve) | 11.8 | $40.00 |  |
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| TANK-3.5 | 3.5 oz CO2 Tank (on/off valve) | 14.3 | 2" dia. x 6.9" long | $45.00 | |
| TANK-5-P | 5 oz CO2 tank (pin valve) | 14.9 | $52 | |
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| TANK-5 | 5 oz CO2 tank (on/off valve) | 17.4 | 2" dia. x 8.6" long | $57 | |
| TANK-7-P | 7 oz CO2 Tank (pin valve) | 16.9 | $50.00 | |
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| TANK-7 | 7 oz CO2 Tank (on/off valve) | 19.6 | 2" dia. x 10.9" long | $55.00 | |
| TANK-10-P | 10 oz CO2 Tank (pin valve) | 16.5 | $40.00 | |
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| TANK-10 | 10 oz CO2 Tank (on/off valve) | 19.2 | 2.25" x 10.9" long | $45.00 | |
| TANK-20-P | 20 oz CO2 Tank (pin valve) | 29.2 | $40.00 | |
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| TANK-20 | 20 oz CO2 Tank (on/off valve) | 31.9 | $45.00 | |
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| GA-CO2-FILL-STATION | Guerrilla Air CO2 fill station | $40.00 | |
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| High Pressure Air Tanks (HPA) and Accessories | |||||
| TANK-HPA-13 | Guerrilla Air 13 cu in HPA tank with 800 psi output regulator and pin valve (2" diameter by 8.5" long) | 16 oz | $65.00 | |
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| TANK-HPA-48 | Guerrilla Air 48 cu in HPA tank with 800 psi output regulator and pin valve (3.5" diameter by 10" long) | 2 lb., 10 oz. | $45.00 | |
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| REG-GA-MYTH-3000 | Guerrilla Air Myth 3000 PSI regulator (new, but not in standard package) | $35.00 | |
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| GA-HPA-FILL-STATION | Yoke style fill station for 3000 psi HPA tanks | $40.00 | |
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| Pneumatic Parts | |||||
| SOL-1-16 | 1/16" Orifice Solenoid Valve for 6 to 18 Volt operation. Comes with adapters for 10-32 use. | 4.9 | $32.00 | |
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| SOL-3-32 | 3/32" Orifice Solenoid Valve for 9 to 18 Volt operation. Comes with adapters for 10-32 use. Not suitable for 6 volt systems. | 4.9 | $32.00 | |
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| REDUCER-1-8 | Plastic reducer for 1/8 NPT connections to 10-32. No sealing tape needed. | <0.1 | $1.25 | |
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| REDUCER-1-4 | Plastic reducer for 1/4 NPT connections to 10-32. No sealing tape needed. | <0.1 | $1.50 | |
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| PLUG-1-8 | Plastic 1/8 NPT plug | <0.1 | $1.00 | |
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| PLUG-10 | Brass 10-32 plug (with gasket) | <0.1 | $0.40 | |
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| BARB-1-8 | Brass 10-32 to 1/8" ID tubing. | <0.1 | $0.75 | |
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| BARB-1-16 | Brass 10-32 to 1/16" ID tubing. | <0.1 | $0.75 | |
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| PRV-250 | Pressure Relief Valve pre-set for 250 PSI. 1/8 NPT connection. | 0.9 | $5.00 | |
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| BURST-DISK-3k | Replacement 3000 psi burst disk for CO2 tanks | $5.00 | |
Strike Models has been interested getting our hobby to be able to use next generation of paintball air equipment, which is high pressure air (HPA). In California, we’ve been running them for a couple of years without problem. When using HPA, you will actually be running two regulators: the tank has a built in regulator bringing the 3000 psi air down to CO2 levels of about 800 psi. The tanks with built in regulators were designed from the outset as a drop in replacement for CO2 tanks. The regulators work well, and the pressure gauge is quite handy. The gauges do need to be sealed, however. Sealing is done by applying a small amount of CA around the front clear cover and a dab of silicone over a vent hole in the back side of the gauge.
Until testing determines otherwise, we only recommend using the 3000 psi aluminum tanks. There are also carbon fiber wrapped tanks, but we need to do ballistic testing before we can recommend them. Also, the fiber wrapped tanks are are wider than the aluminum ones, so this also prevents them from going in more ships. The 13 cubic inch tank below is the same one the 5 oz CO2 tank listed above. The HPA version has the built in HPA regulator, however, and not and on/off valve. In order to run HPA, you will need some way to actuate the pin valve on the tank. Our variable regulators (though not the fixed ones) have a pin depressor. There are also other third party pin depressors.
Strike Models is now a reseller of Guerrilla Air tanks, regulators, fill stations. We carry the 13 and 48 cubic inch HPA tanks (the 22 cubic inch tank will be coming) as well as HPA and CO2 fill stations. The HPA fill station is designed as a yoke mount over a standard scuba bottle.