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Cyclone not turning?

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Topic: Cyclone not turning?

Posted By: steve1987
Subject: Cyclone not turning?
Date Posted: 21 February 2011 at 10:49pm

Hey guys, im an apprentice at this and i opened up my tippmann A5 for the first time to clean it up,

Problem:
once everything assembled i noticed that the cyclone didnt turn( when i cocked the cocking handle and turned on the E grip and fired) note that i did this without any air attached to the gun.

is the cyclone supposed to turn when there is no air given to it? or does it turn only when there is air?

If i remember well, when cocking the gun, the cyclone is supposed to turn once am i not right?

If it doesn't do so without air then what would be the problem?

If my question is unclear please tell me and i will reexplain, i havent slept for 24 hours and thats the best i can come up with an explanation!

CLIFFS: opened up gun, put it back, shot a couple of time with egrip on and NO AIR attached to gun, PROBLEM:cyclone not turning, is that normal?

Replies:

Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 11:42am

steve1987 wrote:

Hey guys, im an apprentice at this and i opened up my tippmann A5 for the first time to clean it up,

Problem:
once everything assembled i noticed that the cyclone didnt turn( when i cocked the cocking handle and turned on the E grip and fired) note that i did this without any air attached to the gun.

The Cyclone Feed works off of air pressure--it won't work if their is no air on the marker.

is the cyclone supposed to turn when there is no air given to it?

No.

or does it turn only when there is air?

Yes

If i remember well, when cocking the gun, the cyclone is supposed to turn once am i not right?

You would be wrong. Cocking/uncocking has very little to do with Cyclone operation. The Cyclone can be manually cycled by pushing on the reset button on the right side of the marker.

If it doesn't do so without air then what would be the problem?

There is no problem--other than a lack of manual reading.

If my question is unclear please tell me and i will reexplain, i havent slept for 24 hours and thats the best i can come up with an explanation!

CLIFFS: opened up gun, put it back, shot a couple of time with egrip on and NO AIR attached to gun, PROBLEM:cyclone not turning, is that normal?

Yes.

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Posted By: steve1987
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 11:56am

Thnx Mack for your reply, i didnt read all the manual, but i did use the diagram to put it back on. I figured asking a pro would give me a quick and accurate answer.

thnx again

Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 22 February 2011 at 12:02pm

You're welcome. You will find people here are a lot more willing to be patient with/helpful to those who have done their homework as opposed to those who haven't.

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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 24 February 2011 at 12:40pm

Mack wrote:

steve1987 wrote:

If it doesn't do so without air then what would be the problem?

There is no problem--other than a lack of manual reading.

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