Recommend a Bottle Opener - Honda Prelude Forum

Padge · 09-08-2003, 09:24 PM

Do you have a bottle opener?

What in your opionion is the best one to get. I know that the NOS one is different from the others, which do you recommend and why?

calilude98 · 09-09-2003, 07:27 AM

What you want is a bottle opener that actually operates the valve. The Zex opener does this. Some operate on a selenoid that leaves the valve open and just keeps the gas behind the selenoid.

Padge · 09-09-2003, 08:23 AM

does the nx one do the same?

calilude98 · 09-09-2003, 09:50 AM

No idea...

red98lude · 09-09-2003, 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by Padge
does the nx one do the same?

Yes, the NX operates the valve. The NOS one is the only one I know off the top of my head that uses a solenoid with the bottle open at all times.

vooboo13 · 09-09-2003, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by red98lude

Yes, the NX operates the valve. The NOS one is the only one I know off the top of my head that uses a solenoid with the bottle open at all times.

Hm.. Yeah, I guess that's not a good thing huh? I have a NOS bottle opener. I hope it holds well.

red98lude · 09-09-2003, 06:04 PM

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Originally posted by vooboo13

Hm.. Yeah, I guess that's not a good thing huh? I have a NOS bottle opener. I hope it holds well.

Wreckdiver has been using the same opener you have for a very long time and has had no problems with it. The one you have is just fine.

wreckdiver · 09-10-2003, 06:18 PM

Yep, happy with the NOS so far. Very effective, and according to the digital meter, it has never leaked. No experience with the other types.

vooboo13 · 09-10-2003, 07:08 PM

Sweet... thanks for the feedback. I feel better now heheh..

Do you always keep the bottle open wreckdriver?

NXLude · 09-10-2003, 09:13 PM

a bottle opener is one of those parts that are pretty much all the same (in terms of function and reliability(....If you have an NOS one Id just stick with it.....I prefer an NX style unit, but its not that necessarry.....

MJShelgosh · 09-12-2003, 05:49 AM

Got the ZEX/Nx.. works great.. though I think that the solenoid type ( NOS ) it is easier ( faster ) to remove the bottle for refils

Padge · 09-12-2003, 08:38 AM

is the nos one faster and easier to remove?

and if you get the nos one, can you open the bottle and leave it open or do you have to worry about it ruining the nos "opening" solenoid like you have to worry about it ruining the actual spraying solenoids if you didnt have the opener

vooboo13 · 09-12-2003, 09:24 AM

According to the nos site, the nos switch is different. A solenoid requires constant power thru a relay to remain open, where as this control valve only has power applied momentarily to open or close the valve indefinetley. I thought about it, and it does seem a lot easier to remove the bottle than the other ones because the other bottle openers replace the valve, right?

Tony · 09-12-2003, 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by vooboo13
According to the nos site, the nos switch is different. A solenoid requires constant power thru a relay to remain open, where as this control valve only has power applied momentarily to open or close the valve indefinetley. I thought about it, and it does seem a lot easier to remove the bottle than the other ones because the other bottle openers replace the valve, right?

hmmm....does that mean everytime the car is turned off the solenoid is automatically closed? That would be a nice little safety tid bit.

red98lude · 09-12-2003, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Tony

hmmm....does that mean everytime the car is turned off the solenoid is automatically closed? That would be a nice little safety tid bit.

When your car is turned off or you aren't giving power to your switch the solenoids are always closed. The problem is that the pressure in the line will usually force its way past the solenoid. If you have a purge kit, open your bottle, then close it and purge. If you open your bottle, close it, then purge 24 hours later, the results will be very different.

vooboo13 · 09-13-2003, 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by red98lude

When your car is turned off or you aren't giving power to your switch the solenoids are always closed. The problem is that the pressure in the line will usually force its way past the solenoid. If you have a purge kit, open your bottle, then close it and purge. If you open your bottle, close it, then purge 24 hours later, the results will be very different.

Past the NITROUS solenoid you mean? Or do you mean the solenoid for the bottle opener? If you meant the nitrous solenoid, then yeah, it slips through those kind of easily right? With the bottle opener it wouldn't be able to slip through those (supposedly).