electronic cyclone feed

this probably has already been brought up at some point but... here goes... tippmann should come out with an electronic version of the cyclone that doesnt involve using the blowback gases. it should fit right where the old cyclone fits on the a-5 but should use perhaps 2 AAA batteries on the bottom. that way when you have all these mods to your a-5 like QEV, or super r/t mod, WAS equalizer board and your gun wants to shoot 22-23 bps and your cyclone is blending balls, you have an alternative. i realize that the r/t runs from blowback gases. so i propose if that new cyclone is made you can have a kit that takes the air from the valve directly to the piston. wah lah, problem solved and you have a kick butt a-5 doing speedball numbers. from that new cyclone they might probably be new WAS boards to max out the speed of the new electro cyclone. certain types of players might not want it because it takes away all of the fun and "skill" of being a pure mechanical marker player. i say, who cares. more options is the key.

share your thoughts.

it would be for the electro fans. and it would be an upgrade that you can buy seperately. much like the e grip was a drop in upgrade.

HPD2 wrote: it would be better if they made an adaptor for electro hopers.

that wouldnt make any sense because the cyclone feed works off of blowback gas which only allows it to cycle at a rate of 17bps. even with the lp hose mod or qev kit you can get about 20bps but not without skipping balls. the only way to get it to operate faster without skipping or chopping is to redesign it and make it electric.

no it wont happen but i think itd be an alright idea...maybe allow it to go on other guns? but it is kinda big...ill stick with my halo b. lol

Old and useless idea and has been asked many times....and yes, it aint gonna happen.

^^^ well, just like the cyclone feed now it comes off with just an allen key. so it would be easy to remove and service. and once crony it with the current set up of your gun you shouldnt really have a reason to chop any balls. 

^^^ those are both possibilities. i dont know enough about electronics to give an actual blue print. it was just an idea. but an electronic motor in the new cyclone that would make it opperate faster than 17bps would be great.

^^^ there are also some aftermarket internals for the a-5 like light weight valves and hammers. and spring kits that help it perform at faster speeds. i think if the electronic cyclone was made there would be a demand for more upgraded internals. that would mean big bucks for aftermarket parts manufacturers. should work out for everyone in theory.

id say make it like a warp feed where it just slips the belt until the bolt is open and a ball can go in then slips till the cycle repeats.

I know this is probably a dead topic, but I just wondered if this had been mentioned.  Why not take the motor from something like the HALO and then put in underneath the cyclone feed on the A-5, take out all the rachet work and all of that from the current cyclone.  Then just use the motor to drive the current blades inside of the cyclone (or use the HALO drive cone).  It would be a force feed, but it would still incorporate HALO's intelligent technology that senses a jam and won't bust paint so often and also be fast.  It would make the cyclone taller, but it would be faster and cut out the whole blow-back gas deal.