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brandon_padilla 
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 Topic: A-5 Air LeaksPosted: 27 June 2011 at 12:52pm |
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Okay. Now I have a Tippmann A-5. I had bought it and I have used it and it was fine. It had always functioned perfectly, just the way I had wanted it to. Now yesterday I went to go play a scenario game with my Woodsball unit (L.W Unit) and I begin to hear my A-5 squeak near the top of my air line. The squeaking would intensify until it would stop leaking air and would remain quite. So today I woke up this morning concerned something was wrong with my A-5 I decided to run a maintenance on it to make sure the internals are good and everything. I replace a few O-rings that appear worn out to me and I have the gun with brand new O-rings I re-assembled it carefully to make sure nothing went wrong. I cocked it and fired with no tank attached and everything was as normal. Now I come to put the tank into my gun and air just rushes out of the barrel of my gun. It's a lot of it too. Now I'm a little aggravated and am not sure on what to do next. Any ideas on what the problem may be?
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 1:06pm |
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Did you replace 02-72 valve O-ring?
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:00pm |
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I replaced every O- ring I found on my gun now and I striped it down to the last screw. Every O-ring is replaced and I re-assembled it.
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:07pm |
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But did you replace the O-ring with a Tippmann OEM part or an after market part?
You did cock the marker before you attached your gas? Edited by Ceesman762 - 27 June 2011 at 4:10pm |
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:22pm |
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I replaced the O-rings to the right size and using the ones that my Tippmann box brought with it. And yes I did cock it before but regardless it releases air. -__-"
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:23pm |
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I had called customer support and he said it may be a bad air line or maybe theres space bitween the tombstone and the valve line
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:35pm |
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or the valve is blown.
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:40pm |
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The valve is the silver air line running from the handle to the middle of the gun right? If so, how can that be blown?
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:41pm |
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I was also testing out the gun while my tank was at a low PSI, I also heard the A-5 releases air when the PSI is too low.
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:50pm |
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I have a year left of warranty I can just mail it and get it fixed right? How do I mail it to them and get it back?
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:57pm |
No. that is the gas line and tombstone. They plug into the powertube/valve assembly. Check the schematics in the Customer service area. Call Tippmann back and see what your warranty covers. |
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 5:14pm |
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Yeah I called and they said that when I bought mine it had 2 years and now I'm down to 1 plus I'm part of a woodsball unit called the L.W Unit were a team and the team founders are owners of their own paintball shop they are Tippmann dealers so they said to bring it to them they will take a look at it and fix it.
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Posted: 28 June 2011 at 9:06am |
"If Woody had gone straight to the Police, none of this would have ever had happened." |
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Posted: 28 June 2011 at 2:12pm |
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"If Woody had gone straight to the Police, none of this would have ever had happened."
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