I think i have a low pressure valve
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Topic: I think i have a low pressure valve
Posted By: amazin asian
Subject: I think i have a low pressure valve
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 10:29am
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I screwed around with my old valve, and it shoots about 10 feet then drops, tried co2 and nitro, with the flatline and with a jj same effect. So i switched my valve with my friends extra one, I see the the valve spring is much lighter(so is this a give away that its the low pressure one?) and when i run co2 on it, it works great, but when i use nitro(xstream gives offf 820) it lobs horriably. If i buy a new stock valve and run nitro will it work fine? ------------- HAHAHA, i wipe |
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Posted By: LordJovian
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 11:51am
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If you're using a low pressure valve and feeding high pressure into it, your velocity would be horribly over 300 fps. Don't use the gun AT ALL until you can get to a chronograph. Replacing the valve with a new stock one would be a good idea to be safe, but if it isn't a LP valve you may have wasted your money. But, seeing as how there are problems with the possible LP valve, I would go ahead and buy a new one. A note to you for your future valve- make sure you keep it well oiled. A valve will only last so long when it's grinding itself away. You can oil through the ASA, or you can drop oil directly into the valve. ------------- A-5 E-grip Chipley Custom Carbon Graphite 16" Evil Adapter(Spyder) 32 Deg New '03 XChamber Remote Line Gun Sling Sniper f/x Stock LPK 68/4500 HPA R-5 CP Reg JCS Duel Trigger |
Posted By: amazin asian
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 6:15pm
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Well i think it is the low pressure valve(can you tell me if it is) and I ran 820 psi into it and it lobs badly like 100 fps, and does countrypaintball sell power tubes not just valve ------------- HAHAHA, i wipe |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 6:42pm
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umm no, you got it backwards. If you had a low pressure powertube, and you ran 800 PSI into it. It would shoot insanely fast. The LP powertube is designed to let a larger volume of air through. If you let high pressure through at a larger volume, it will blast the paintball out of thereSOOO fast, it will probly just break in the barrel. You probly shouldn't have screwed with it. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 7:55pm
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Exactly what they said is right. Do you have an expansion chamber? A good expansion chamber will restrict the flow of HPA, and maybe Co2 gas giving off a lower pressure. I hope you messed around with your velocity screw. Drop some oil in the valve too. Your best off getting just a whole new valve. ------------- 
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Posted By: ac600ccer
Date Posted: 19 April 2005 at 11:23pm
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the low psi valve has more material removed,for more gas to flow thru,weareas your high psi valve has much smaller groves cut into the valve body. ------------- my A-5 setup,sp freak kit,pro-seal powertube,E-grip,cp 45* drop,polished internals,GTA lpk,palmers fatty stab.crossfire 45/4500 ,dye rhino cover,jcs duel trigger |
Posted By: amazin asian
Date Posted: 20 April 2005 at 10:48am
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Well the valve spring is really loose and, can anybody tell me if it low pressure ------------- HAHAHA, i wipe |