Shocker SFT Tanks Pressure

[BlindFaith429]

Going to be putting an old school max flo on my Shocker SFT.

from what I've read, the marker should be set to about 200 PSI output from the reg to prevent damage to the solenoid.

With this in mind, what should I set my tank reg at? 400 psi output? 300?

[Olsson]

If you have an HPR on your SFT, it doesn't really matter what output you have from your tank. Well - as long as the output pressure from the tank regulator is high enough, so that you won't get shoot down.

However, if you don't have an HPR on your SFT, and instead you are using just a gas through, then you would want your tank reg to have the desired output pressure for the SFT, in this case 200 PSI.

Edit: This is the best webpage out there for anything and everything regarding Smart Parts markers. I cannot recommend it enough.

http://www.zdspb.com/tech/mguide/shockersport/index.html

[BlindFaith429]

Here is a pic of the gun. It has a regulator that will restrict the air going to the solenoid to 200 psi (or whatever I set it to).

The black Max-flo above regulates the tank output pressure.

I know what I need to run the vertical reg at, to not blow the solenoid, but I dont know what to set my tank pressure to, since its adjustable.

ZDSPB has been a great help for most of my questions I've come across, but the only thing it says on this topic is they recommend HPA vs LPA as the tank can be used on a variety of guns.

However, this tank and max-flo regulator will be only used on this marker, no others, since it will be hard-mounted.

[JeeperCreeper]

Most tanks come 850psi and that's what they figured when they designed the vertical reg with the valving and the spring, so most likely somewhere close to 850psi is where you would need to be for your vertical reg to work optimally. I feel like you might starve for air at a constant rate of fire if you dropped it down too low.

[BlindFaith429]

You are spot on. I was looking at the wrong section before.

When looking at the SFT section on ZDSPB, it says that LPA tanks can have drop-off issues since they do not flow fast enough. Therefore, HPA is recommended.

Guess I'll put it somewhere in the 800-850 range and go from there.

[Sdawg]

That style bolt system does well with 500-600psi