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« Thread Started on Jan 16, 2004, 6:02am »

This section is copied from the p8ntballer.com forum due to the fact I thought it can help a lot of people with questions!
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This thread is still under construction, but it should answer many questions asked very commonly. Any suggestions should be posted underneath/ PM'd to me and i will edit the thread accordingly.

1. Air/Co2 Testing
2. Air system lubrication+ Facts
3. BPS capping
4. Types of marker
5. Hoppers + Feed rates

1. Air/Co2 Testing

- UK: Pi, CE and HSE
- US: DOT
- Canada: TC

Bottles stamped with these marks are legal in the countries they are listed under

Test dates:

These are UK ONLY

All bottles stamped with:

Luxfer, SCI, HSE-FW2 and CO2 bottles are tested every 5 years.

All other bottles are to be tested every 3 years.

All bottles should be discarded at the end of their design life, which is stamped on the bottle.

2.Air system lubrication/ Facts

Air systems should NOT be lubricated with anything other than designated high pressure lubricants, such as LOVE JUICE AIR LUBRICANT for angel A.I.R regs, made by WDP.

Putting ANYTHING else into you air system will run the risk of EXPLOSION

Buy a nipple cover for the fill nipple on your regulator, it stops any dirt and crap getting inot your air system

Bottles tend to come in set sizes, these are:

47 cubic inch / 0.8 litre
68 cubic inch / 1.1 litre
88 cubic inch / 1.5 litre
114 cubic inch / 1.9 litre

Air Systems come in three types of pressure, the higher the pressure, the more gas can be stored inside (i.e a 1.1 L 4500psi air system would store 50% more air than a 1.1L 3000psi system)
the compressoins are:

3000psi
4500psi
5000psi

Output pressure:

Normal fixed: 850 Psi
Low pressure fixed: 450 psi
CO2: 850 psi

3. BPS capping

Here are the BPS caps for some popular markers:

Angel LED: 15 BPS
Angel LCD: 20 BPS
Angel IR3 (eye off):20 BPS
Angel IR3 (eye on):30 BPS
Angel Speed: 30 BPS

Angel 4: 31 BPS
Bushmaster: 13 Bps
Bushmaster 2k3 (non vision): 36 bps
Bushmaster 2k3 (vision): unlimited
E-blade (Vision off): 10.5 bps
E-Blade (vision on): unlimited
E-Spyder (up to e-99): 13 bps
E-spyder (fenix onwards): 14 bps
Impulse (non vision): 13 bps
Impulse (vision): 25 bps
NYX matrix (eye on): unlimited
NYX matrix (eye off) 25 bps
Race frame Cocker: 200 bps (no typo there- 200BPS!!)
Shocker (old): 11.25 bps
Shocker (new w/ vision): 25 bps
SOB equipped Intimidators: 25 bps
Viking (old style): 13 bps
WAS board equipped markers (eye on): Unlimited
WAS board equipped markers (eye off): 13 bps

N.B. about 22bps is the fastest that you could get out of a marker because they are limited by how fast they can be fed by a hopper.

4. Types of marker

- Blowbacks:

These are often called 'spyder clones' and all use gas used in firing the marker to recock it. These are usually cheap and some have added options such as electro frames and anti chop eyes.
They are generally regarded as inferior to the other, more expensive types of marker, because os their limits in terms of how fast they can cycle, the features they carry and their huge kick, although many new blowbacks are closing the gap between them and other marker very quickly. Blowback is really just the method of recocking, otherwise they ar the same as open bolt markers.

Common maufacturers of these are: PMI, Kingman, CORE, M3, Inferno and many others

-Open bolt

These are probably the most seen type of marker on the tourney circuit, and are usually in the form of electros. These are usually operated from a solenoid and are electro pneumatic, and are capble of Very high rates of fire
These markers vary hugely based on how much you spend, they go from a BKO (about $300) to things like angels and intimadators ($1500+), and the high end models are feature laden with LCD screens, anti chop systems finely tuned triggers and more.
When these markers are at rest, the bolt is backwards in an 'open' position, leading to the name 'open bolt'

Common manufacturers of these are: WDP, Smart Parts, ICD paintball, Bob long etc.

- Closed Bolt

These markers are more rarely seen than open bolt markers, but they still remain popular on the tournament and rec seen because of their lack of kick, low pressure and gentle paint handling.
Previousley it was rare to see an electro closed bolt marker, making them comparartively slow, but since the E-Blade was released for the autococker, they have become much more popular.
When these markers are at rest, the bolt is forwrads in a 'closed' position, leading to the name 'closed bolt'

Common manufacturers are: Planet Eclipse, WGP, AKA, Smart Parts and more custom houses than you can shake a stick at!

- Electro / Electro-pneumatic

This is a term used to describe any marker that is triggered by throwing a switch by pulling the trigger. The switch then activates a solenoid which then operates the valve and other things within the marker, sooner than the trigger having to maually operate the marker. The advantage of this is that trigger pull is reduced drastically, new firing modes can be added and the marker can be electronically adjusted.

5. Hoppers + Feed rates

--The cheapest types of hoppers are the gravity fed hoppers, using these you will get fed rates of about 6bps tops and have to shake it occasionally as the balls jam.

--'Agitated' hoppers are the cheapest electrically assisted hoppers, and work by having a rotating paddle to stir up the balls

- 9v Revolution: 10-11 Bps
- 12v Revolution: 11-12 Bps
- X-board Revolution: 13 Bps
- VL Quantum: 8 Bps
- Ricochet 2k: 12 Bps
- HALO TSA: 11-12 BPS

-- 'Force fed' Hoppers are the fastest in the market place, and accordingly the most expensive. Some marker's anti double balls have trouble working with these hoppers

- HALO: 22 Bps
- Evolution: 14-15 BPS
- Evolution II - 16 BPS
- Evolution II Y-Board: 17 BPS
- Evloution II Z-Board: 22 BPS
- Warp Feed: 30 Bps*

* warp feed hoppers must be fed by another hopper and therefore are limited by the feeding hopper

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