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Re: 254 Shockwave questions
There are two regulators. One regulator is mounted on the scuba tank itself, which regulates the ~3000 psi air down to around 150psi. That air is used to fill the secondary scuba tank which the main shooting valve is hooked up to. The secondary regulator is used only for the pneumatic functions of the cannon, which is primarily just the indexing mechanism.

When the scuba tank is depleted, it gets removed and filled at a local scuba shop. We do not have the capability to fill the scuba tank at our school or lab. High pressure compressors are extremely expensive.
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