tippmann 98 custom issues with turning on

the 98 custom i have has an e trigger on it... so its obviously electric and u have to hold down a button above a little light behind the trigger, and it wont turn on. I tried what the manual said but it didnt work.

1 weird thing that happened was when i was holding down the button my gun shot off a 3 shot burst. if u can help plz reply

yes i checked the batteries and the wireing but the red light wont change.... back to orange or green.... any ideas???

Your turning it on in programming mode.

Your switch may be stuck or needs to be adjusted.

Check it like this:
First, with the gun off. Hold the grip up to your ear
and pull the trigger. Can you hear the the switch click?

If no, bend the switch tab towards the trigger.
try it again until it clicks. It's quiet so listen. lol

haha, no problem

The hole is to turn it on and switch modes.

The switch is what the trigger pushes to make it
shoot once it's turned on.

If you look right behind your trigger near the top
you'll see a thin piece of metal. That's the switch.
When you pull the trigger that switch should emit
a 'click' sound. If it doesn't, that's your problem.

On a rare occasion I have seen 98 boards with the
polarity set for the A-5 do this. See 'Polarity" in your
manual to fix that.

You may want to take it to someone familiar
with the egripped 98s.

It is not necessary to repeatedly bump your own post. If someone has an answer, they will post it.

It does sound like (if I remember, been a while since I started my 98 up) that you are in programming mode. If it is doing that this is the problem. Atm the trigger switch is constantly on which is why when you press the power button it is not turning on but going into program mode, to do this normally you would hold the trigger down then press the power on button which will start the program mode. The problem is you trigger switch is stuck in the on position which could be for 2 reasons. 1 is its shorting out/malfunctioning in which case its a job for Tippmann to fix. 2 and most likely the switch is set up wrongly and just needs adjusting. On the trigger is a thin strip of metal which touches the trigger, when you pull the trigger you are actually pressing that strip of metal which in turn pushes the buttong on the switch. You can bend the piece of metal so that it is closer to the trigger to make it more sensitive or away for vise versa. Sounds like your is bend so that even at rest the metal is activating the switch so you need to bend it away from the trigger so there a gap between the trigger and the metal strip.

Let us know how that goes and mayb add some close up pictures of the trigger area (and use MACRO if you have it on your camera!)

This is one option, there are others buts lets get this one done first.

Well...Putfile deleted all my pictures so I don't have a signature atm!

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rayroe777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 29 November 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rayroe777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: tippmann 98 custom issues with turning on Posted: 29 November 2008 at 10:29pm
	the 98 custom i have has an e trigger on it... so its obviously electric and u have to hold down a button above a little light behind the trigger, and it wont turn on. I tried what the manual said but it didnt work. 1 weird thing that happened was when i was holding down the button my gun shot off a 3 shot burst. if u can help plz reply

The Guy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Soup Can Guy Joined: 18 March 2004 Status: Offline Points: 6666	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Guy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 November 2008 at 11:22pm
	still have to ask did you put batteries in it?
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	yes i checked the batteries and the wireing but the red light wont change.... back to orange or green.... any ideas???

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	if ny1 has ny ideas plz email me at rayroe777@gmail.com or just comment on here tysm!!!!!! if u could

TinMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1003	Post Options Post Reply Quote TinMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 November 2008 at 11:44pm
	Your turning it on in programming mode. Your switch may be stuck or needs to be adjusted. Check it like this: First, with the gun off. Hold the grip up to your ear and pull the trigger. Can you hear the the switch click? If no, bend the switch tab towards the trigger. try it again until it clicks. It's quiet so listen. lol

rayroe777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 29 November 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rayroe777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 November 2008 at 11:46pm
	well its not a switch u have to get a screwdriver or something else small to stick in a hole above the light. in that hole there is a small button that u press. im not sure what you mean by switch.

TinMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1003	Post Options Post Reply Quote TinMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2008 at 12:01am
	haha, no problem The hole is to turn it on and switch modes. The switch is what the trigger pushes to make it shoot once it's turned on. If you look right behind your trigger near the top you'll see a thin piece of metal. That's the switch. When you pull the trigger that switch should emit a 'click' sound. If it doesn't, that's your problem. On a rare occasion I have seen 98 boards with the polarity set for the A-5 do this. See 'Polarity" in your manual to fix that.

rayroe777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 29 November 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rayroe777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2008 at 12:07am
	is it difficult to fix the switch???? and u r speaking about the e-trigger (i think thats what its called, the thing to shoot faster...) if im right let me know p.s. sry im such a noob

TinMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 1003	Post Options Post Reply Quote TinMan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2008 at 12:45am
	You may want to take it to someone familiar with the egripped 98s.

rayroe777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 29 November 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rayroe777 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2008 at 1:40pm
	kk ty but it does click but i cant get the darn thing to turn on and shoot still

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	It is not necessary to repeatedly bump your own post. If someone has an answer, they will post it.


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	Actually, I think the answer was, take it to someone that knows what they are doing. It sounds like the fix for this is probably beyond the OP's competency. That, or they are annoyed at the text speak and rolling eye happy faces.
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	It does sound like (if I remember, been a while since I started my 98 up) that you are in programming mode. If it is doing that this is the problem. Atm the trigger switch is constantly on which is why when you press the power button it is not turning on but going into program mode, to do this normally you would hold the trigger down then press the power on button which will start the program mode. The problem is you trigger switch is stuck in the on position which could be for 2 reasons. 1 is its shorting out/malfunctioning in which case its a job for Tippmann to fix. 2 and most likely the switch is set up wrongly and just needs adjusting. On the trigger is a thin strip of metal which touches the trigger, when you pull the trigger you are actually pressing that strip of metal which in turn pushes the buttong on the switch. You can bend the piece of metal so that it is closer to the trigger to make it more sensitive or away for vise versa. Sounds like your is bend so that even at rest the metal is activating the switch so you need to bend it away from the trigger so there a gap between the trigger and the metal strip. Let us know how that goes and mayb add some close up pictures of the trigger area (and use MACRO if you have it on your camera!) This is one option, there are others buts lets get this one done first.
	Well...Putfile deleted all my pictures so I don't have a signature atm!