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Old June 20th, 2006, 15:16   #1
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Duster gas?

I've been looking for this on the forums for a good amout of time.

What is "Duster gas"

Do I need to buy an adapter?

Is it HFC-134A? Like how green gas is propane?

Give me a link for the "duster gas".
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Old June 20th, 2006, 17:01   #2
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you know the junk you use to clean keyboards and what not with? thats duster, and most times you need an adapter to put it into your mags. it can be bought at any walmart or similar store.
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Old June 20th, 2006, 17:48   #3
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duster adapter.... Illusion mite have a few..made by airsoft innovations.. about 15 bucks or so.

duster gas.. ur gonna hafta find a place that still sells tetraflouroethane and not difluoroethane. the diff is that di will be lower pressure than the tetra. they're trying to take tetra off the shelves.. so.. ya..

Hint: anybody who wants to use duster like me.. try to goto computer shops or soemthing to c if htey have tetra, becuae its a higher pressure, it will prob clean slightly better, cause so far, thats the only place i have found tetra-based duster.
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:06   #4
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:14   #5
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So like you un screw the top and put on the adapter?
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:21   #6
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You are looking specifically for HFC134A, marked as 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane. Certain brands like 'Belkin 'The Blaster' and The Source's Duster gas are prime candidates, just make sure it's tetra.

Do NOT get 1,1-Difluoroethane. It has a much lower pressure and has been reported to corrode seals inside the magazine.

And yes. Often times you may have to break the top off of the can to get to the nib, but that's all you have to do. One thing of note, make sure the can is STEADY and you gas it perfectly straight, I've broken roughly four nibs off of my cans of duster just by tilting it the wrong way, pushing and having the nib break in two. At which point you can salvage it, but there's a good chance of getting frostbite from the leaking liquid.
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:39   #7
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Dose this end up being cheaper then like the HFC-134a that airsoft stores sell?
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:49   #8
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Although I'm not sure about US airsoft retailers, I would venture a guess that yes it would be cheaper in the long run, once you purchase the adaptor that was shown to you in a previous post by "thephenom".
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Old June 20th, 2006, 19:58   #9
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Do you need to use lobe (like propane) and how would ya use it?
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Old June 20th, 2006, 20:07   #10
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HFC-134a= $10 for 450ml
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Old June 20th, 2006, 20:33   #11
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Do you need to use lobe (like propane) and how would ya use it?
Yes you need to lube just like propane. Just put a drop or two of silicone oil (can be found at most hobby stores or at airsoft innovations) in the adapter nozzle about every 6 - 8 mags. Also make sure to lube every time you use a mag 6 - 8 times, not the gun. I have 2 mags for my Hi-Capa and I guess I kept putting the oil in the same mag. The neglected mag started having problems with the valve staying open once released. The mag internals need the oil just as much as the gun.
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Old June 21st, 2006, 01:42   #12
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Do you need to use lobe (like propane) and how would ya use it?
Yes you need to lube just like propane. Just put a drop or two of silicone oil (can be found at most hobby stores or at airsoft innovations) in the adapter nozzle about every 6 - 8 mags. Also make sure to lube every time you use a mag 6 - 8 times, not the gun. I have 2 mags for my Hi-Capa and I guess I kept putting the oil in the same mag. The neglected mag started having problems with the valve staying open once released. The mag internals need the oil just as much as the gun.
u cant drop silicone oil into a duster adapter.. u need to drop it directly into the mag itself... trust me on this.. i use duster... hahha
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Old June 21st, 2006, 02:04   #13
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u cant drop silicone oil into a duster adapter.. u need to drop it directly into the mag itself... trust me on this.. i use duster... hahha
I put a few drops into the adapter nozzle before I fill the mag and it work fine for me. You can use any way you want as long as you get the silicon mixed with the gas in the mag. To each there own.
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 21:21   #14
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At www.ww2airsoft.com in the articles/reviews section, you can learn how to build an adaptor so you can get hfc 134a at any autoparts store.
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 21:46   #15
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Thanks!

How do you add silicone to that?
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