ASTM F2653-16(2020)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Paintball Valve Male Threaded Connection for Use with Approved Cylinders
Standard Specification for Paintball Valve Male Threaded Connection for Use with Approved Cylinders
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1.1 This specification covers the male threaded connection used to connect a CO2 Control Valve or Compressed Gas Regulator with a normal working output pressure of 10 342 kPa (1800 psig) or less for use with a paintball marker to a DOT approved cylinder.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:F2653 −16 (Reapproved 2020) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Paintball Valve Male Threaded Connection for Use with
Approved Cylinders
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2653; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Military Standards:
AMS7277 O-Ring Dash Sizes
1.1 This specification covers the male threaded connection
MS28775 Packing, Preformed, Hydraulic, +275 Deg. F
used to connect a CO Control Valve or Compressed Gas
(“O”-Ring)
Regulator with a normal working output pressure of 10 342 4
2.3 CGA Standards:
kPa (1800 psig) or less for use with a paintball marker to a
CGA S-1.1 Pressure Relief Device Standards-Part
DOT approved cylinder.
1-Cylinders for Compressed Gases
2.4 Federal Standards:
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
FED-STD-H28/9A24 March 1989 Federal Standard Screw-
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Thread Standards for Federal Services Section 9 Gas
only.
Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Threads
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the NBS Handbook H-28
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 2.5 Code of Federal Regulations:
DOT 49 CFR 173
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
DOT 49 CFR 178
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
DOT CFFC 4th Revision
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.6 ANSI Standards:
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
ANSI Y14.5M–1994 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3. Connector Gender Assignment
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
3.1 The male connector is that connector which is config-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
ured as part of the CO control valve or compressed gas
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
regulator for use with a paintball marker.
3.2 The female connector is that connector which is config-
2. Referenced Documents
ured as part of the DOT approved cylinder.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Materials and Manufacture
D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hard-
ness
4.1 The male connector shall be made from materials that
F1750 Specification for Paintball Marker Threaded- are compatible with CO , compressed air or gaseous nitrogen.
Propellant Source Interface
4.2 The O-ring seal shall be made from an elastomer
F2030 Specification for Paintball Cylinder Burst Disk As-
compatible with CO , compressed air or gaseous nitrogen used
semblies
to power paintball markers. The O-ring seal shall have a
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of www.dodssp.daps.mil.
Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment. Available from Compressed Gas Association (CGA), 4221 Walney Rd., 5th
Current edition approved April 1, 2020. Published April 2020. Originally Floor, Chantilly, VA 20151-2923, http://www.cganet.com.
approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as F2653 – 16. DOI: Available from The National Conference on Weights and Measures, 15245
10.1520/F2653-16R20. Shady Grove Road, Suite 130, Rockville, MD 20850.
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