a5 issue
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: Paintball Equipment
Forum Name: Gun Maintenace and Repair
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Topic: a5 issue
Posted By: Phantasm
Subject: a5 issue
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 5:19pm
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I recently got to play my first official day of paintball with my new A5. There were some issues which I could not figure out. When I went to chrono with a full co2 tank it would read like 295, next shot 272, next shot 248, next shot 272; like that. I know that there are inconsistancies with velocity with co2, but i did not think that much. Also, when I was playing, I noticed that my balls were curving a bit and not flying very straight (but there was not ridiculous curvature either). I was using a 14 inch JJ ceramic barrel for the 98 custom and a Lapco 98custom barrel adaptor (to put the 98 barrel on my A5) and I did not break one ball with it all day. I was thinking of maybe renting a nitro tank next time and seeing if that makes the difference. Also, I was thinking of getting a rear velocity adjuster as well (ps does anyone know where I can get one that stays on, the one from tippmannparts is weird or something). Also, I bought one of those Ricochet hoppers for the a5, i then had problems that often, the lid would pop open with every shot I took. I guess I could fix that with a rubber band, but I just figured I'd see if anyone knew what could be causeing any of these problems.
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 6:20pm
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That is the CO2 cuasing those inconsistancies.
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Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 10:21pm
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switch to compressed air with a regulator ad you will see no more of that or get an expansion chamber ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Phantasm
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 10:42pm
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What exactly does a regulator do when your running Nitro (compressed air)?
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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 11:02pm
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It regulates the pressure, making the velocity more consistant.
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Posted By: mjicmike
Date Posted: 13 June 2006 at 11:56pm
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had the same problems when I first used my A5 with CO2. Switching over to compressed air with a regulator really made a big difference. ------------- A5 Rfs Dwg triggr Ricochet R5 8"Lapco Bigsht/14"CP Classic Palmers Stab. Lapco uni-mount DOP bullet drop fwd PMI 88/4500 Woods Flatline/14"Lapco Bigsht CMI Thunder pig reg. Remote adj. stk |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 14 June 2006 at 10:59am
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i have a lpk and a tippmann regulator and it really does make a big diffrence ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Torquestar
Date Posted: 14 June 2006 at 1:07pm
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It almost sounds like the paint you were using was a little too tight in the bore. If the paint is too tight it might tend to deform the paint a bit and make it do tricks in the air. Also, with no path for the air/co2 projecting the ball to go (sealed fully behind the ball), it'll look for the next best place to escape... which is up through the hopper. |
Posted By: Phantasm
Date Posted: 14 June 2006 at 9:46pm
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I was using classic origin out of a 14inch JJ ceramic Barrel for a 98c with a lapco barrel adaptor to fit it on the a5.
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