problems with Ion
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Topic: problems with Ion
Posted By: flyingWjustin
Subject: problems with Ion
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 4:37pm
| i was wondering if any one has heard of any problems with the Ion or have had any problems. |
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Posted By: Asky26
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 4:40pm
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I haven't , but this is the wrong forum, you need a picture to post here
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Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 4:58pm
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ya wrong forum this is the marker gallery for pics of your gun bring this to new player or upgrades and customizing. now let the thread die. ------------- 
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Posted By: meteora
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 6:01pm
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the reg and barrel
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Posted By: P!NK panther
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 8:52pm
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i dont hear much ION talk. But i have to imagine some thing is crap on that gun. no pic no post ------------- http://www.theimagehosting.com"> 
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Posted By: jacob_100
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 9:06pm
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dont realy care,but thanks for asking. -jake ------------- Alot of people these days play speed-ball and have superspeed gun.If you are one of the few pump players left,put this as ur sig. -Phantom 45* grip t-stock 20 round center feed 12 gram changer |
Posted By: Pate
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 9:35pm
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Nothing at all for me.
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Posted By: Silent Slayer
Date Posted: 22 April 2005 at 10:15pm
not a thing ------------- a5 polished internals flatline custom aluminum foregrip drop e grip w/custom blade trigger palmer stabalizer 71ci 4500psi dye throttle dye invisions vision impy tapeworm crossfire 88/45 EVO |
Posted By: jaked588
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 12:23am
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is it that hard to READ THE STICKIES ------------- 
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Posted By: shmavistime
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:20am
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well i dont really think anybody would have problems with them yet since theyve only ben out for 3 months or whatever.
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Posted By: Balazs2
Date Posted: 23 April 2005 at 8:59am
| Well when they came out, they had leaking problems, but im sure that got fixed. They are cheap and they rip. |
Posted By: ScarFace22
Date Posted: 24 April 2005 at 5:33pm
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Whats not wrong with it. The reg constantly leaks Expect to blow hoses expect constant leaks and other problems. ------------- 
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Posted By: Ilovepaintball1
Date Posted: 25 April 2005 at 1:06am
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I haven't heard much about the ion. Just that its a good gun for its price.
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Posted By: f@ll3n 5nip3r
Date Posted: 25 April 2005 at 8:36am
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i hjavent seen any.....and with wut it has it almost has to be faster than 17 bps i want 1..........and a ram for my cocker ------------- anti: flatline egg 2 fender guitars cyclone xbox live gamertag:fall3n 5nip3r steam tag:fallen sniper ADD ME!!! "SO I bought an Angel, How the hell do I shoot it.." -jmac3 |
Posted By: Bugg
Date Posted: 25 April 2005 at 8:49am
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ScarFace22 wrote:Posted By: ScarFace22
Date Posted: 25 April 2005 at 3:57pm
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And I have shot them in tourneys and practices. I highly doubt that its a coincidence that they were all a POS. -------------
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Posted By: madmos
Date Posted: 28 April 2005 at 1:02pm
| I tried twice and had to return each one. First one had a faulty mode switch second had faulty power switch. Very cheap electronic components. This will haunt SP after these things have been around for 6 months to a year. |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 28 April 2005 at 6:58pm
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SP can be haunted? No offense, but it's not like they've been putting out high quality stuff in the past. Since the 4x4 Sport, things have gone down hill. Personally, I think the Ion is the best gun they have out right now, and it's deffinately worth the cash. You can set one up perfectly for about $450, and they're very fast, small, light, and accurate. The electronics seem to be their biggest problem, but no one I've heard of, other than madmos, has had more than 1 bad switch in theirs(even people who own 2 or 3). Personally, I wouldn't worry about it-buy it, if it doesn't work, return it. 99% of the time, the second one will work perfectly.
My bet madmos, is that you were pushing those buttons too hard with your nail. That breaks 'em pretty immediately. They're easier to break than the DM4/5 membranes. If you really need someone to reccommend this to you, talk to Jeep. He was playing with his Ion over his Shocker for a while. Plus, he kicks butt  .
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Posted By: BLand
Date Posted: 28 April 2005 at 7:08pm
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The leaking problems depend on who you order from. Certain places have
had to order them un assembled in order to get as much as possible
within a short time. They assemble them not the best so there could be
leaks and you can send it back. The barrel isnt very good. But not that bad. The stock reg only sucks until you break it in, I use co2 and I dont even have problems. The magnet doesnt please some but its not a problem for most people. Duckbill is extremely long, so get a unimount. But once again, all of the stuff on it isnt that bad. Besides, for $300, don't expect perfect. Personally, I have had no problems. ------------- 
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Posted By: tristantheking
Date Posted: 15 May 2005 at 4:21pm
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From the few that i've seen people use and the one i played around with, they can be a bit gas hoggy, but besides that they were good. It's a nice gun for the price. ------------- http://www.specialopspaintball.com/brigade/member_view.asp?id=20006"> 
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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 15 May 2005 at 4:45pm
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I'd edit your post and put a pic of the Ion in there so you don't get flamed more and so this post doesn't get locked up. EDIT- Never mind I'm retarded. |
Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 15 May 2005 at 8:00pm
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There are two Ions on my son's team.
No problems whatsoever. My son has shot eight cases through his so far. We took it apart a couple of weeks ago for the first time. It is a little trickier than a 98 but not difficult if you read the instructions. Not sure what the problems with the reg are...his shoots +-5fps using a Crossfire Preset. Never had a leak. My only issue with the on/off button is that it is hard to see in direct sunlight, and hard to press/feel with gloves on. Other then that...I think it is pretty solid. My biggest beef is that I buy the paint! ------------- RLTW |