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Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« on: May 01, 2024, 07:17:48 AM »
Looking for a couple Kaz Minato carbon 8.25oz carbon tanks with the attached plumbing arrangement. The pickup has a large diameter tubing. Standard diameter tubing would work as well.

If anyone has a couple of these tanks they’re willing to part with, please let me know!

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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2024, 06:11:47 AM »
Found a tank. Looking for one more for Dave Fitzgerald so we have spares for the worlds. Thank you!
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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2024, 05:11:05 PM »
Contact Sparky. He's making some carbon fiber tanks and should be able to help y'all out.

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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2024, 09:48:39 PM »
What makes those tanks so special?
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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2024, 11:09:06 AM »
What makes those tanks so special?
I think mostly just the light weight.   A metal tank that size can be up to 2 1/2 ounces.  The carbon tanks around an ounce depending upon plumbing.  Downside might be more likely to develop leaks where the tubing penetrates due to vibration.  The ones I've seen have the tubes held in place with JB weld or similar.

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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2024, 12:26:43 PM »
I think mostly just the light weight.   A metal tank that size can be up to 2 1/2 ounces.  The carbon tanks around an ounce depending upon plumbing.  Downside might be more likely to develop leaks where the tubing penetrates due to vibration.  The ones I've seen have the tubes held in place with JB weld or similar.

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It would seem to me a plastic tank would be a good compromise.
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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2024, 12:46:28 PM »
It would seem to me a plastic tank would be a good compromise.
It can be very hard to arrange the desired plumbing in a plastic tank,  to be able to control the run and cutoff habits predictably.  They are OK for general purpose flying but not used much in high end competition.

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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2024, 12:51:48 PM »
Contact Sparky. He's making some carbon fiber tanks and should be able to help y'all out.

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Unfortunately Sparky’s tanks won’t work. To fit an 8.25oz tank from sparky, we’d need a tank that’s 8.25 inches long. My tank compartment has 6” of room. The Kaz tanks are taller. I run Dave’s setup and use the Kaz hard plumbing tank as well (with big fuel tubing as well). One tank I repaired with JB weld, it will be the backup’s backup tank. another hasn’t leaked in the 4 years I’ve been running it.

In our discussions, Dave couldn’t get the run he wanted with a clunk tank. These specific tanks work great for the run we’re after!
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Re: Looking for Kaz Minato carbon tanks
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2024, 02:05:26 PM »
It can be very hard to arrange the desired plumbing in a plastic tank,  to be able to control the run and cutoff habits predictably.  They are OK for general purpose flying but not used much in high end competition.

Dave

Plastic works well. Been using them since 1998 or so. Properly plumbed there are really nice and the cutoff is good.  A little different but good. With standard motor crutch construction one would need to relieve the beams for proper shimming but in the grand scheme of what we do that is a snap. Plus they are readily available. Sullivan might be getting harder to get with the recent changes but I think they will come back. Plus one is less than $10.00.

Maybe I will do a write up in the main forum. I know it's nothing new but been a while since it's all been discussed.
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