Level ten problem.. again

[mark_426]

Hey

my problem- my marker acts like it isnt charged or it acts like its pinching when i shoot quickly with paint, or even while dry firing. it isnt shooting soft, +/- 280fps.

setup
level ten retro vavle, 2 shims, medium spring, and the 1.5 carrier i believe
aa rex tank, input 750
freak barrel
intelliframe
pf/hl body

i thought it might be that the barrel is off center or my tank doesnt recharge fast enough. any input?

[athomas]

Does it do it while dry firing without the barrel?

Try increasing the input pressure.

[afrankart]

Two words: short spring.

[mark_426]

ok i will try that i wasnt sure what i needed to change so i didnt mess with it. will i need to turn my velocity down? thanks

[mark_426]

its alive... i decided to turn the presssure up and sweetspot it to make sure it didnt skip, and sure enough it didnt. thanks a lot afrankart!

athomas i tried increasing it to 850 or so, but to no avail.

[afrankart]

No, with the short spring, you'll probably be chronoing in a little under what you were.

[mark_426]

ok, i thought it would require more pressure to drive the medium spring or something..

what is DUR?

[BlackVCG]

Going from the gray spring to the short spring will increase the velocity.

Make sure that you're using the loosest carrier/o-ring fit that doesn't leak. Be sure to keep it oiled.

[afrankart]

DUR is...


I cannot say.







chuff chuff

[athomas]

Originally posted by mark_426
ok, i thought it would require more pressure to drive the medium spring or something..



It does require more pressure to drive the medium spring. When you move to the smaller spring and don't change the velocity adjustment, you are maintaining the higher pressure on a spring that does not require it. The effect is that the shorter spring will stay compressed for a greater time than the longer one thus letting more air out behind the ball. More compressed air translates into higher velocity.