SO MANY A-5 PROBLEMS
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Topic: SO MANY A-5 PROBLEMS
Posted By: matrix10657
Subject: SO MANY A-5 PROBLEMS
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 6:50pm
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1. Stutters about every 10 shots
2. The cyclone system jams everytime I shoot it using co2, can hand pump it fine. When taken apart, the black arm that is inside of the piston is al the way out where its supposed to be if u hand pump it, but it wont budge unless force is applied either to the clear plastic thing, twards the piston, or on the actuall part that carries the balls.
3. GAS HOG. MAYBE 100 shots from a 12 Oz. When I first screw the tank in and dry fire, Co2 leaks out of the hopper, tombstone, and inbetween the trigger and grip up at the top where it pivots. Tons of flakes of co2 everywhere, huge clouds of co2 coming out of the barrel, even when the velocity screw is all the way screwed in (Does the velocity screw decrease the amount of co2 that comes out of the tank when u pull the trigger, or just block it?)
4. Co2 Hiss, I think it's near the tombstone, but I cant exactly locate it...
A-5
E-grip
Flatline/14" all american
Dead on dropforward, and front grip
co2...
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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 8:25pm
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Call tippmann, chances are you need a new ratchet for the cyclone. Edit, after reading the rest of it, just send the whole gun to tippmann. |
Posted By: Sureshot3091
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 9:37pm
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If I were you, I'd try to fix it, then get frustrated, sweat, totally
get pissed off and curse at it, then throw it at the ground then slip,
then it would hit the window Just send it to Tippmann ------------- http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0020xo.jpg"> 
My new baby :-P Stiffy2008 said, "wat is a noob?" |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 9:46pm
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I see you have an E-Grip. If you are putting a 12oz directly into the gun with no x-chamber, and then unloading with your E-Grip (full auto?) I would expect all the problems you are describing. You might try a bigger tank and a remote/x-chamber/regulator, or better yet, nitro. I would suggest you borrow a nitro tank and see if your problems persist. |
Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 29 September 2005 at 12:03am
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Run some oil through it, that may solve your leaking problem.
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Posted By: RedLion56
Date Posted: 01 October 2005 at 6:52am
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Yeah ^^ oil has solved many probs hoppes 9 oil is good ------------- A5 12"Bigshot Pure energy 20ozCo2x2/AntiSyphon 32 degrees Black X_chamber Pen spring mod Polished Internals |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 02 October 2005 at 11:09pm
| you know what they say "2 drops in the ASA, and the Tippy works fine all day" heh heh just made that up... |
Posted By: RedLion56
Date Posted: 03 October 2005 at 12:57pm
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you know what they say ^^^ putting oil in the asa is a poor excuse of the real thing you should realy oil it up properly 1-2 drop's in internals,1 drop rubbed around the oring on the gas tank and 1 drop in other parts ect.cyclone,trigger mechanism and maybe 1 in the other moving parts(cocking handle) ------------- A5 12"Bigshot Pure energy 20ozCo2x2/AntiSyphon 32 degrees Black X_chamber Pen spring mod Polished Internals |
Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 03 October 2005 at 7:04pm
aww cmon, at least mine rhymed!!!
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Posted By: Stormcharger
Date Posted: 06 October 2005 at 9:42pm
Tippmann does in fact have an outstanding costomer service department and will repair repair your marker for free. |
matrix10657 wrote:Posted By: kyle_girard
Date Posted: 06 April 2009 at 1:46pm
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I have a similar problem...i though i needed new o-rings and changed them all!...and cleaned and oiled everything back up...my cyclone still randomly stops working...i will shoot for a will and then stop, i have tried changing tanks, cleaning it, pretty much all the basic maintenance you can think of, it still fires if you hand pump the piston with no problem, so if anybody can help me out would be nice! ------------- Tippman A5response trigger14" barrelspecial ops foregrip Special ops air-throught stock |
Posted By: malaki
Date Posted: 06 April 2009 at 4:10pm
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Kyle,
Have you opened up your cyclone before? The ratchets inside of them break pretty easy. Do you have any leaks?
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Posted By: kyle_girard
Date Posted: 06 April 2009 at 5:18pm
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i jsut got my gun so...in the last week i opened it twice. as for a leak i did but it was a broken o-ring i changed it now everything is good no more leaks just the cyclone is acting up. ------------- Tippman A5response trigger14" barrelspecial ops foregrip Special ops air-throught stock |
Posted By: malaki
Date Posted: 06 April 2009 at 5:57pm
| look at the ratchet and let us know what it looks like |