steve_b_wales Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have the above for my PCP rifle. It was bought new in Nov 2010. Does the re-test date start from the day the cylinder was manufactured, and if so, should it show the date of manufacture on the cylinder itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 hi steve, yes the test date runs from the date of manufacture. 5 years for dry clinders and i think 3 years for ones used in water. the date of manufacture is normally stamped onto the shoulder of the cylinder. it does not always look like a date but usualy refers to a month and date of the said year. when they are re tested a sticker will replace the stamp with a new date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 As aga man says its from the date of manufacture, around here the bottles I have seen have the re-tested date stamped on to the bottle. What you have to watch is the carbon fibre bottles have a 15 year life from date of manufacture, not as some on the bay say 15 years from the first test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 hi steve, yes the test date runs from the date of manufacture. 5 years for dry clinders and i think 3 years for ones used in water. the date of manufacture is normally stamped onto the shoulder of the cylinder. it does not always look like a date but usualy refers to a month and date of the said year. when they are re tested a sticker will replace the stamp with a new date. As aga man says its from the date of manufacture, around here the bottles I have seen have the re-tested date stamped on to the bottle. What you have to watch is the carbon fibre bottles have a 15 year life from date of manufacture, not as some on the bay say 15 years from the first test. Many thanks to you both. I've noticed numbers stamped on the bottle's shoulder,so will have a look to see what they say. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Steve Gas cylinders are my business. If you struggle to desypher the various numbers stamped on the cylinders feel free to send me some pictures and I'll sort it for you. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Steve Gas cylinders are my business. If you struggle to desypher the various numbers stamped on the cylinders feel free to send me some pictures and I'll sort it for you. webber Hi webber. Thanks for the offer mate, but I managed to get some numbers off the cylinder, and then emailed them to the manufacturer, who then emailed me back with the info' I needed. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just in case you're not aware, never totally empty a cylinder even if you're thinking of taking it for a re-test or whatever. A couple of hundred psi will keep anything that you don't want inside out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just in case you're not aware, never totally empty a cylinder even if you're thinking of taking it for a re-test or whatever. A couple of hundred psi will keep anything that you don't want inside out. Noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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