Old Pro-Lite run on HPA?
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Topic: Old Pro-Lite run on HPA?
Posted By: panhead4411
Subject: Old Pro-Lite run on HPA?
Date Posted: 09 November 2012 at 8:47am
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I own a few old Pro-lites and was wondering about what might be needed to run them on HPA. I have a 48-3000 tank, but whenever i try to use it on the Pro-lite i can't get much more than 220 fps from it. I was wondering if any of yall have one and if using a 4500 tank would yield near regulation speeds? (i have a couple 24 oz Co2, but those are a pain half of my year b/c it gets so cold the gas doesn't expand much and i only shoot about 200 and with a huge cloud of fog. Much abliged. |
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 November 2012 at 10:15am
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Using a 4500 tank won't increase the velocity. The numbers 3000 and 4500 refer to tank capacity, not output pressure. Related to this, I would start by checking the output pressure of the tank you are using. Most Tippmann's need a tank with at least 800 psi output to function properly. My bet would be, given the age of the marker, that it is time for a spring replacement. ------------- 
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Posted By: panhead4411
Date Posted: 09 November 2012 at 1:53pm
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Umm, i hate to sound ungrateful, but was i that unclear? To clarify: It shoots fine (up to reg speeds, or higher) in all conditions, except cold winters, while running Co2...which if i'm not mistaken is a Co2 failing, and not a gun issue. (or am i using the wrong kind of Co2?) This summer we actually had issues bringing it DOWN to field speed as the velocity screw on Pro-lites still leaves a relatively substantial space on each side of it in the power tube. Had to switch to the smallest ball we had (not hard to find these days) and the biggest barrel we had, and even then, the screw was all the way in and it was shooting 270. Tell me again how i might need a new drive spring? Every single Pro-lite i own has also been to the factory recently for a refurb. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 09 November 2012 at 2:35pm
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Here's the straight and narrow of it. HPA tanks output at two pressure either 800psi or 300 psi depending on whether it is a LPO or HPO tank. Of course, the exception to the rule is adjustable regulator tanks, but we won't get into that for now. Pro-Lites come from a time when HPA wasn't even on the radar. Due to that fact, the valves are built to run off of higher pressures than what most guns run on today. A Tippmann '98 runs fine at 600-800psi input pressures, but Pro-Lites are built to take almost 850psi. Because of this, they run fantastic off of CO2, but run like crap on HPA/N2. They are physically starved for pressure by the output regulator on the HPA tank. That's not to say there aren't HPA tanks you CAN use to run a pro-lite, but they're usually bulky and much, much more expensive. The best thing to do for winter play is to invest in a couple of anti-siphon CO2 tanks. These are matched to your marker's ASA (so you'll want to mark which one goes to which gun) and essentially keep the valve from sucking up liquid CO2. Since gaseous CO2 has a constant pressure of 850psi, you'll never be short of oomph to get the ball up to speed, and you won't have to worry about sucking up liquid CO2 and having the marker shoot "hot". Now, the .68 Carbine and Pro-Carbine work better on HPA as they have different valves, but still not as well as a 98 would. Hope that helps! ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 10 November 2012 at 5:22pm
Yes. To add to what Talon said . . . It is possible, by changing both valve and main springs, to come up with a combination that will fire better on HPA. -------------
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panhead4411 wrote:Posted By: Jayden
Date Posted: 14 January 2013 at 1:51am
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