Gun Maintenace and Repair - A5 Cyclone Feed Problem

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A5 Cyclone Feed Problem

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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
Forum Description: Important info for keeping your marker in top shape
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Topic: A5 Cyclone Feed Problem

Posted By: mic49
Subject: A5 Cyclone Feed Problem
Date Posted: 26 June 2005 at 10:20am

I have a problem with the cyclone feed on my A5. It seems that every couple of months or so it will quit feeding. I will send the marker in to Tippmann for repair and it will come back in a couple of weeks working great. This happens several times a year. My sons get a little edgey when their markers are gone for a month or two a year.
Does someone know what part it is that keeps failing?
If I knew what part I could just keep them on hand for a quick fix instead of a couple of weeks.
Is there an aftermarket part that will last longer?
Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

Replies:

Posted By: Millslane
Date Posted: 26 June 2005 at 10:34am

whats breaking is the ratchet,

tippmannparts.com

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Posted By: skepticon
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 9:31am

This just happened to mine for the first time yesterday. Sucks when you're in the heat of battle, and all of the sudden you're shooting air with a full hopper, and you have to manually spin the cyclone between each shot.

Posted By: Arc Angel
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 9:38am

yeah mine did that too its the ratchet just buy a new one actually buy a couple

gabe

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Arc Angel

Posted By: mic49
Date Posted: 27 June 2005 at 10:00am

Hey, thanks everyone. I took apart the cyclone feed and found the broken part. It was the ratchet. I am going to buy 3 of them, 1 for the marker and 2 spares. It should only take about 10 minutes to fix when it breaks. You all have saved me a lot of time and effort here.