valve with out compresser

[crazyboarder]

is there a good fast valve that you can use with out a compresser?

[SpudStuff]

you can use any valbe with out a compressor use a bike pump

[zvallance1]

um..
you DO know that a valve is what lets air out of the cannon, right?

a compressor puts air INTO it

[crazyboarder]

yeah i was thinkin is there any way to use a modded sprinkler valve with out a compresser b/c i see all of the sprinkler valves with blowguns comming out the bottom

[zvallance1]

yeah i was thinkin is there any way to use a modded sprinkler valve with out a compresser b/c i see all of the sprinkler valves with blowguns comming out the bottom

the blowguns are there to exaust air from the valve, not to fill the cannon up thru...
Anyways, i have a cannon (6' of 2" pipe) and i fill it up to 80+ consistently with a bikepump, so if you were asking if you had to use a compressor to fill it up, then the answer is no.

[crazyboarder]

is the push botton sprinkler valve on spudtech very fast?

[zvallance1]

its not going to be as fast as a blowgun will be for exausting the air from the valve, thats for sure.

chances are, it's only a schrader valve with the metal section on the top removed, so you can depress the the little thing inside of it (i really dont know what that part is actually called) without having to stick anything inside the schrader valve to push it down

[jrrdw]

It's a valve stem core, and valves can be used for filling and deflateing, (fill valve/exhaust valve). Just depends on what your doing with it, is what you name it. If you were to use say a ball valve inbetween what ever type air pump and chamber, that would allow fast filling, (cut the end off the say bike pump hose and join it to the ball valve with a screw clamp)???? Get what i'm trying to conva???

[crazyboarder]

would the one with the hose and the valve clicky blowgun thingy be better?

[jrrdw]

Yes it is better if your useing sprinkler valves, vents large volume of air pass through quickly, thus makeing a faster opening valve.

[crazyboarder]

but the blowgun is just a valve u don't have to preserize it though right?

[jrrdw]

Correct, just drill and tap the sprinkler valve, normuly 1/4", add some hose to make it remote, attach the blow gun--Waalaa, you have your modded valve and trigger. Make sure you take the sprinkler valve apart 1st, to avoid damageing the diaphram inside, it's all in spudwiki. You just have to look it up.

[Benny]

but you can fill it up from the pilot side.

[jrrdw]

Takes longer to fill from pilot side, he's asking for a way to fill fast. Correct me if i'm wrong.