Tac-One paint blender

[Anjin3515]

sounds like bolt stick. use the largerst carrier that doesn't leak
what carrier is in in now.
and remember while changing carriers always use the same oring

Not sure...have yet to open it up...whatever came from the factory.....

So does "bolt stick"= tune lvl10?

[Geronimo7]

ya, bolt stick = to tight of carrier

you also find out wich carrier is in in by seeing wich one is not in the bag o parts

[Anjin3515]

ya, bolt stick = to tight of carrier

you also find out wich carrier is in in by seeing wich one is not in the bag o parts

that would be using intelligence and forethought ...nether which i have

[Geronimo7]

another easy test,

take your valve out and take the pull the level 10 bolt off. how hard do you have to push to get the bolt back on? pretty hard, not to hard or it just fall right in.
you want somewhere between not to hard and falls right in

[aznmarkofdafiji]

Here's another test to find carrier size, I this from reading on the forums(from Tunaman):
Keep in mind, you always use the same O-ring that goes inside the carrier

1. Lay down all you carriers from smallest to largest(if you don't know what's small/large there is a list on the CD)
2. Take the largest carrier and insert the O-ring into it-The O-ring is placed on the flat part.
3. Now, O-ring side first, slide the carrier onto the superbolt(the guy that had the spring wrapped around him)
4. Hold onto the carrier only.
5. If the bolt does not slide off by it's own weight, you have the right carrier size. If the bolt slides off by it's own weight, you need to go down a carrier size and repeat steps 3-5.


When I got my tac-one from the factory, it didn't leak, but it didn't reset very well from the squeegee test. I found out they had installed the SMALLEST carrier on mine with 3 shims making the carrier slide really hard on the bolt. What you want is the BIGGEST carrier that doesn't leak, hence you do this test.(please correct me if I'm wrong)


Tuning really isn't that bad, I went through the whole process for the 1st time in like an hour.

If you haven't gotten to tuning yet, HIGHLY suggest you get a GOOD dental pick. Not the Walmart one's, those bend easily thus making it longer to get the carrier out of the valve....

Have tuning your mag Anjin

[Anjin3515]

Q-Loader test update:

Loaded a pod full.
Put into mounting socket...with direct feed clamo on the mounting socket
turned and locked pod into place
about 15 or so balls come flying out...then..stop...nothing
un mount pod (2 balls drop out of pod when i do this)
re mount pod....nothing...ball seems stuck at the mouth of the mounting socket/pod
shake pod...1 ball comes through...then nothing
shake, tap pod....nothing

So thats where I am at....not sure what it means.....

[JRingold]

Just a thought, when's the last time you gave the marker a good lube job?

I've found that a dry marker shoots much different than one that is properly lubricated.

When it breaks paint, where do you have paint in the marker? Is it just in the barrel, or up in the breech?

[Anjin3515]

Took my Tac to local shop to get the LVL10 tuned. The guy there has a really good knowledge of mags....and to be honest I dont trust myself tuning it

Now the big question is ditch the Q and get a center feed body....or try to carry on and figure the Q out.

[mostpeople]

Took my Tac to local shop to get the LVL10 tuned. The guy there has a really good knowledge of mags....and to be honest I dont trust myself tuning it

Now the big question is ditch the Q and get a center feed body....or try to carry on and figure the Q out.

I think you know the answer to that question..

[Anjin3515]

I think you know the answer to that question..

my heart says one thing...my practical side that spent the $$$$ for the Q says something else

[Russ]

Took my Tac to local shop to get the LVL10 tuned. The guy there has a really good knowledge of mags....and to be honest I dont trust myself tuning it

Hate to say it, son, but if you're going to own Mags, it is PARAMOUNT that you learn to tune them

If you don't figure the guns out for yourself, you'll have many, many bad days of paintball ahead of you.

[Anjin3515]

Hate to say it, son, but if you're going to own Mags, it is PARAMOUNT that you learn to tune them

If you don't figure the guns out for yourself, you'll have many, many bad days of paintball ahead of you.

I was under the impression that once the LVL10 was tuned it really doesn't need to be messed with. Im not trying to be snarky here...but what do you mean by "many bad days of paintball ahead of you." ?

[mostpeople]

Hes right, you need to learn to tune it yourself - its really not hard.

If you dont, sometimes temperature or ther miscelaneous factors can affect the lvl 10.. and if that happens you need to be able to retune it.

[Anjin3515]

Hes right, you need to learn to tune it yourself - its really not hard.

If you dont, sometimes temperature or ther miscelaneous factors can affect the lvl 10.. and if that happens you need to be able to retune it.

Thanks for the clarification mostpeople.

I will try to get the ban on me touching any sort of tool or working on anything mechanical or electric lifted. Right now I am banned in 34 states from ever touching a tool...funny they still let me play with scissors

In honesty I am just dreadful at taking things apart and getting them back together again....and over the years have used my 6 brothers as my crutch in this area.

[Spider-TW]

Hate to say it, son, but if you're going to own Mags, it is PARAMOUNT that you learn to tune them

If you don't figure the guns out for yourself, you'll have many, many bad days of paintball ahead of you.

The other side of that is that there are no markers that will not need service at some point.

If you keep a couple of vikings, borgs, or egos around and have someone work on them, you should be able to play reliably without having to work on them. There is market of used sub-$400 markers that kids get and sell after they stop working, so that is a possibility (just keep buying cheap markers).

That's the best part of a mag though. It will last much longer than it will take you to learn how to fix it.