E-trigger issues
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Topic: E-trigger issues
Posted By: greyalien
Subject: E-trigger issues
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 11:44am
Ok, so I got an etrigger for my custom pro for christmas. Yay.
The bad news is that after spending an hour installing the "drop in" kit, (which required using a hammer... thats not drop in) it wouldnt cock. I took apart the halves again, and checked everything out. It looked good, and I was able to cock it when it was open (holding the sear spring and rear bolt down so they wouldnt fly out).
It cocked and fired, so i figured everything was good and put the halves back together. Now it wont cock. Has anyone had an experience like this with an etrigger/ egrip, or could anyone just give me some general pointers for installing and using it? thanks -ws
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Posted By: greyalien
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 12:17pm
Update: I got it to cock and everything, hooked it up to co2, and it was firing just fine. The problem is that its only firing in full auto. Ive tinkered with the little screw to try and set it to a different mode, but it hasnt worked. One thing i was confused about is when it says semi auto - 1, does that mean 1 click, or 1 full turn? and wheres the starting point, there doesnt seem to be an "all the way in" for that screw. If anyone with a cpro or a5 egrip/trigger could help me out that would be awesome. -ws
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Posted By: Bango
Date Posted: 01 January 2006 at 1:06am
Try turning the Fire Modes until you get to the one you want.
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Posted By: ollieb
Date Posted: 01 January 2006 at 2:52pm
May be the same issue I had. I have an A-5 with E-grip and it fired on auto after installing a double trigger. You need to take the trigger back out and on the rear of it is a metal band holding in a spring. Take them off and reassemble it. Should fire fine then.
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Posted By: drew08
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 11:51pm
aight my friend has an e grip, i have a rt,
it isnt a screw, it just turns, not inward or outward, there isnt a starting point, if u turn it from full auto once it will be on no response, but when u turn it again it will be on the next fireing mode. in other words, it is every other number that r the fireing modes, and the ones in between are no response.
and my friend had the same prob with the cocking, first look to see if everything is put in right. what was wrong with my fiends,(that i had to figure out) look at the piee that says ..... inc. on it (the piston thingy) and on the bottom of it is this magnet thing, it has like a seperate slot to the side, he had it in the center of the circular thing
------------- CP with RT
14" smart parts tear drop
16oz tank
Empire Reloader II
the soon to be SEAL
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 3:33am
drew08 wrote:
aight my friend has an e grip, i have a rt,
it isnt a screw, it just turns, not inward or outward, there isnt a starting point, if u turn it from full auto once it will be on no response, but when u turn it again it will be on the next fireing mode. in other words, it is every other number that r the fireing modes, and the ones in between are no response.
and my friend had the same prob with the cocking, first look to see if everything is put in right. what was wrong with my fiends,(that i had to figure out) look at the piee that says ..... inc. on it (the piston thingy) and on the bottom of it is this magnet thing, it has like a seperate slot to the side, he had it in the center of the circular thing |
Drew,
Take a second and learn the names of the parts! Who the heck could know of what you are speaking when you use such an inarticulate word as "thingy."

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Posted By: drummerboy123
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 11:17am
thats a nice pic
------------- A-5:
-E-GripW/JCS
-BSA30mm
-J&J Ceramic 14"
-JCS POWERTUBE"GM"
-JCS VooDoo W/RVA
-StarFire Bolt
-Polished Internals
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Posted By: Uberhamster
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 8:38pm
Maybe it has something to do with you hammering it in there. I didn't have to hammer it.
------------- Stiffy2008- 'wat is a noob?'
Yep, I lied about getting a Trans Am.
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Posted By: drew is back
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 10:59pm
hey that guy is just tryin to help why do u have to shoot him down
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 11:40pm
Totally off topic, but did anyone notice Drew08's member title? I LOL'd at that. "Filterdodging Pottymouth" would be a good name for a band.
Now to get on topic. I had an e-grip for my A5 and got rid of it
because I didn't like it. I will try to be as precise as
possible, but since I no longer have the part to look at, I may make a
mistake or two. Also, I don't know how similar the internals on
the two systems (98 and A5 e-trigger's) so that could cause me to mess
this up too.
If the 98 C-Pro e-trigger is similar to the A5 e-grip you should have
two little white screws, one with a plus (+) on the end and the other
with a minus (-) to set fire mode and rate of fire. These do not
unscrew; think of them as switches like the switches on a stove top for
turning on the burners. If you turn them all the way around, they
just start over. The reason your stuck on auto mode is probably
related to what ollieb said.
The Tippman e-grip (at least for the A5) actually fire when pressure is
relieved from a microswitch as opposed to when it is pressed. If
you didn't use the trigger that came with it, then something may be
interfering with trigger to switch contact. The metal band and
spring that ollieb mentioned above is what allows the trigger to reset
and catch the sear so you can fire your next semi-auto shot with a
mechanical Tippmann. It is not needed with an electronic
trigger. If you didn't use the trigger that came with it, the
first thing I would do is swap it in and see what happens.
If none of the above applies, all I can do is wish you luck.
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 09 January 2006 at 12:15pm
drew is back wrote:
hey that guy is just tryin to help why do u have to shoot him down |
There is little to no value in one's "help" when the communication is so poor that few can understand about what he is speaking.
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 09 January 2006 at 12:18pm
drummerboy123 wrote:
thats a nice pic | That parts breakdown graphic is right here on the Tippmann web site and available to all. There is little excuse, for those offering advise, to not use the correct terms or to at least use clearly understood terms. An example of a commonly used term which is not the one you will see on this parts list is the term "power valve." That is used, by most, to reference the valve located inside the "power tube." Another example is the use of the term "feed neck" when the parts lists refer to it as the "feed elbow." Everyone will usually understand. I don't see the term "thingy," even as a modifier, in any Tippmann manual.
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