ASTM F2653-07

Standard Specification for Paintball Valve Male Threaded Connection for Use with Approved Cylinders

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the male threaded connection used to connect a CO2 Control Valve or Compressed Air Regulator with an 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 the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2007
• ICS: 23.060.40 - Pressure regulators
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.24 - Paintball and Equipment

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F2653-11 - Standard Specification for Paintball Valve Male Threaded Connection for Use with Approved Cylinders
• Effective Date: 01-May-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1777-19(2023) - Standard Practice for Paintball Game Site Operation
• Effective Date: 01-May-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F2748-19 - Standard Specification for Airsoft Guns
• Effective Date: 01-May-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F3100-15(2023) - Standard Practice for Low Impact Paintball Field Operation
• Effective Date: 01-May-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
An American National Standard
Designation: F2653 – 07
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 1-Cylinders for Compressed Gases
2.4 Federal Standards:
1.1 This specification covers the male threaded connection
FED-STD-H28/9A24March1989 FederalStandardScrew-
used to connect a CO Control Valve or Compressed Air
Thread Standards for Federal Services Section 9 Gas
Regulator with an output pressure of 10 342 kPa (1800 psig) or
Cylinder Valve Outlet and Inlet Threads
less for use with a paintball marker to a DOT approved
NBS Handbook H-28
cylinder.
2.5 Code of Federal Regulations:
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
DOT 49 CFR 173
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
DOT 49 CFR 178
only.
DOT CFFC 4th Revision
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.6 ANSI Standards:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ANSI Y14.5M–1994 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3. Connector GenderAssignment
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1 The male connector is that connector which is config-
2. Referenced Documents ured as part of the CO control valve or compressed air
regulator for use with a paintball marker.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2 The female connector is that connector which is config-
D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
ured as part of the DOT approved cylinder.
Hardness
F1750 Specification for Paintball Marker Threaded-
4. Materials and Manufacture
Propellant Source Interface
4.1 The male connector shall be made from materials that
F2030 Specification for Paintball Cylinder Burst Disk As-
are compatible with CO , compressed air or gaseous nitrogen.
semblies
3 4.2 The O-ring seal shall be made from an elastomer
2.2 Military Standards:
compatible with CO , compressed air or gaseous nitrogen used
AMS7277 O-Ring Dash Sizes
to power paintball markers. The O-ring seal shall have a
MS28775 Packing, Preformed, Hydraulic, +275 Deg. F
hardness that will register a Type A durometer reading of
(“O”-Ring)
4 between70to90 65.TheO-ringshallconformdimensionally
2.3 CGA Standards:
to the requirements in AMS7277 or MS28775 based upon the
CGA S-1.1 Pressure Relief Device Standards-Part
size and material recommendations of the cylinder manufac-
turer.
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports 4.3 The O-ring seal shall be installed on the male connector
Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.24 on
in the groove described by Dimensions C and D on Fig. 1.
Paintball and Equipment.
4.4 The male connectors shall not have any sharp edges or
Current edition approved May 1, 2007. Published June 2007. DOI: 10.1520/
hanging burrs. All sharp edges will be broken R.38 MAX
F2653-07.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
(R.015 MAX).
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. Available from The National Conference on Weights and Measures, 15245
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Shady Grove Road, Suite 130, Rockville, MD 20850.
Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http:// Available from U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW,
www.dodssp.daps.mil. Washington, D.C. 20590.
4 7
Available from Compressed Gas Association (CGA), 4221 Walney Rd., 5th Av
...