Ball Lock Vs Pin Lock Reddit

There are a lot of kegs hitting the used market that are converted now because of the popularity of ball lock.

Ball lock vs pin lock reddit. 4 votes and 15 comments so far on reddit. Both of these kegs have a 5 gallon capacity. Pin lock is shorter and larger diameter and ball lock is taller and smaller diameter. I did add lids with prv s but i still think i came out slightly ahead of the usual ball lock prices.

Yeah i went pin lock because of kc s awesome deals they come in great shape free qd s and i think they ran me like 35 a pop shipped. I feel that the ball will wear the tang fast just like a steel tang will wear a titanium lock face with a small contact area like you find on a lot of ti frame locks. Since i carry an axis lock knife regularly i can say. Created on february 13 2012 using flipshare.

Pin lock vs ball lock cornykeg. Ball lock on left pin lock on right. The pin lock keg is about 2 5 shorter than the ball lock keg top down view. Back to the subject on hand the bar that the axis lock uses contacts a larger area and spreads the force out.

I believe the lids are interchangeable and ball lock lids typically come with pressure relief valves. Pin lock is shorter and fatter than ball lock that is why a lot more people use it because they can fit more kegs in the same space. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. One other thing is that pin lock kegs don t have a ring on the pressure relief valve so you.

I sorta like the idiot proofness of the pin lock connectors not being switchable as well. The connections are different as well. So it is a pin lock keg with ball lock fittings. The way it is done on the 21 is perfect and shouldn t be altered.

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