White Clouds!
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Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
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Topic: White Clouds!
Posted By: joetheman89
Subject: White Clouds!
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 9:41pm
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I have been having too much CO2 coming out of my barrel. I have an expansion chamber on though. It was just doing this today for some reason, not sure if it is the weather,( it was very warm and raining), or if it is a gun problem. Please replay if you can help! ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
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Posted By: Mehs
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 10:43pm
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The air always comes out of the barrel, that's where it's supposed to go. The "white clouds" usually happen when you use a recently filled co2 tank. ------------- [IMG]http://i27.tinypic.com/1538fbc.jpg"> Squeeze Box ☣ |
Posted By: joetheman89
Date Posted: 16 July 2005 at 10:48pm
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well, this was happening during the whole game, i know air will always come out, but it was thick and white, very unusual ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
Posted By: \\mercenary//
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 4:48pm
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i had that happen to me before too. it didnt last the whole game though. the clouds are formed by liquid CO2 entering the gun. try getting your co2 tank anti-syphoned or an expansion chamber. i think a regulator would work too but im not sure about that. ------------- 98 Custom 14" Werks Barrel DOP Bullet drop forward |
Posted By: TippmannPro13
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 4:53pm
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^ he said he has an expansion chamber. This has happend to me also. Since you have an expansion chamber there is not a whole lot you can do. Besides getting your tank anti-siphoned. It should stop creating these clouds eventually. If all else fails you could switch to HPA. ------------- http://www.sloganizer.net/en/"> 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 5:04pm
| Also, the air around you has an affect as well. The rain may be helping the clouds to be more visible. |
Posted By: joetheman89
Date Posted: 17 July 2005 at 9:21pm
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ok thanks for your help, it could of been just the rain, but if it does it again i'll get my tanks anti-siphoned, thats not too much either ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 3:02am
| If I were you, I would stop wasting time/money and just buy an HPA tank. |
Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 1:19pm
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that happend to me once to....dont know how to fix it
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Posted By: S\/\/4T-L()G4N
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 5:24pm
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Rain = humidity = CO2 clouds. Nothing bad is happening, no harm...etc. ------------- 
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Posted By: joetheman89
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 9:39pm
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but if you but an HPA tank, don't you have to buy a low pressure system also, that's adding up to a lot of money... ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
Posted By: Sargent Duck
Date Posted: 18 July 2005 at 11:00pm
no. steps to using HPA tank 1)buy HPA tank 2)fill HPA tank 3)screw HPA tank unto Tippmann 4)shoot Tippmann That's a common misconception people have. A Tippmann can accept any HPA tank. Just screw it into the ASA. The Low Pressure Kit is only to make your gun more efficient and run on a lower amount of air. |
joetheman89 wrote:Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:49am
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No, Tippmanns in general need a tank with an 800 psi output or more. TH1 WILL argue with me on this, but wutevas |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 12:40pm
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Contrary to other comments, your experience has nothing to do with lack of a siphon or a just-filled CO2 bottle. Your marker is not shooting out excessive CO2. What is happening is caused by the extremely high humidity when playing in warm rain. The cold blast of CO2, which is normal, coming out of the end of the barrel is causing condensation of the humidity in the air...creating fog. It is just the temperature difference. Just like the frosty fog your breath creates on a cold day...except in frosty-breath case you are blowing humid gas into a cold environment rather than cold gas into a humid environment. |
Posted By: joetheman89
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 5:04pm
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I think I agree with Bruce A. Frank the most, that makes the most sense to me. ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 19 July 2005 at 6:24pm
thats what i think ------------- 
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Posted By: Brode30
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 12:04am
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Chemistry major here and the white cloud is the very low temperature of the CO2 actually freezing the water in the air... rain/humidity only makes the cloud more visible... it is the exact same effect as the CO2 fire extinguishers, big white cloud. ------------- Custom 98 camo flatline |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 1:23am
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Trust me, play in the rain, clouds are MASSIVE. Easy to tell where they are that way.
So yeah, trust us, and dont worry about it, just have fun playing. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 1:36am
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the clouds will be more visible because of high humidity. The colder rush of air, forces the humidy to condense. ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
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Posted By: joetheman89
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 10:47am
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ok thanks for all your help ------------- 98 Custom Armson Stealth 13" Flatline GTA Expansion Chamber GTA Double Trigger Ben Tippmann Sealed Bolt Lapco Drop APP Sling |
Posted By: mod98commando
Date Posted: 22 July 2005 at 11:35pm
With mods you can run lower than 800 psi. My A5 runs at around 650
psi because I have the velocity adjuster screw flush with the inside of
the valve and I adjust the pressure of the reg to change my velocity.
Normally, the gun does require about 800 psi to function properly but
it is possible to use it at lower pressures depending on how you mod
it. Just thought I should add that. ------------- oreomann33: Everybody invades Poland Rofl_Mao: And everyone eats turkey Me: But only if they're hungary Mack: Yeah but hungary people go russian through their food and end up with greece on everyth |