No piercing pin on PB valve?

[WayneBev]

Afternoon,
I have just purchased a couple of used kegs from a chap on Facebook and have just realised that 2 of the PB valves dont have a centre piercing pin on them? I have a King Geg which has a pin on so not sure if this is correct or they are missing the pins? Maybe it's a different vale to what I have seen before. Just wondered if this sounds correct.
They are old Rotokegs.

Thanks
Guy's

 

[The Baron]

Picture of both valves old and new will help Wayne so that members can see exactly the size type etc

 

[WayneBev]

Sorry Baron, will do

 

[WayneBev]

I think I may have answered my own question... Looks like this type, no pin

https://www.balliihoo.co.uk/barrels...rrel-cap-with-s30-valve-non-piercing-pin-type

 

[The Baron]

Its a long time since I had these type of barrels but from memory the ones with a piercing point are for the small co2 capsules and the s30 type with no piercing point are for to screw on a soda stream co2 canister.
Brewers who currently use these types will probably confirm that I am correct from memory

 

[Buffers brewery]

@the baron is right. With pin for capsules, without pin for S30 cylinders. There the same valve body but with or without the pin. As they’re secondhand do you know when they were last in service? If not I’d suggest a service of the rubber bits i.e. renew them as they are a leak waiting to happen

 

[Yellow Car]

You can get the pin part separately
https://www.balliihoo.co.uk/piercin...MI16-K1b_l-gIVlO3tCh2VzQklEAQYDCABEgJtWPD_BwE
If you're going to use them for a while though it will work out cheaper to either get an S30 cylinder if you can get it filled locally, or a sodastream cylinder with an S30 adapter.