Tickler failing after two shots on Egomag

[Olsson]

Greetings,

I have some major problems with a tickler lpr on an Egomag build. The Mag is working flawlessly with another lpr, and the tickler in question has the same trouble when I tried it out on my Pneumag, so I'm positive it is only the tickler, and no other problems.

Anyway, for some reason the tickler doesn't seem to recharge after some initial shots, usually about two. If I turn off the air, and then turn it on again, I can fire off these two shots again. I did get it up and running for a couple of days, but even then it frequently refused to fire at times.

So I disassembled the tickler completely, cleaned it meticulously, lubed it with silicone based paintball lube and put it back together. Now it is even worse... I redid the procedure, lubed it lightly with autolube - same result.

I have read several threads here with people getting mixed results from ticklers. Some getting prime results, some having trouble with the tickler not working properly with the high pressure directly from the tank. So, should I just assume that I have a tickler that has had enough of 850 psi, and get a micro rock instead, or is there some fix to be had?

[Ando]

Rebuild it and try again. Those ticklers are a hit and miss. They can't take a lot of pressure like the Palmers can.

Are you pushing 1100 psi though it? Try a 750-800 psi reg first. If that doesn't work out for ya, find a Palmer LPR.

[hill160881]

They are rated for 400 psi. That is the problem. I tested two ticklers and both were +- 8 psi at 900 psi input pressure and some spikes as high as 15 psi over. Some people get them to work verry well though.


Now Palmers regs are rated for over 1000 psi and some of there LPR's are rated as high as 1500 psi.

[Olsson]

Thank you for the rapid answers.

I have rebuilt it twice already, will give it yet another go just to make sure - with yet another thorough cleaning. I have been using a 850 psi PE-reg, thank you for asking what output pressure I was using.

And yes, as you're mentioning Hill, it has more often than not spiked when I turn on the pressure initially. As for spikes during use, I cannot really tell. I guess I'll aim for a micro rock then. Btw, what other regs are rated at pressures att 1000+? I would prefer as small as possible, and if possible in gloss purple.

[hill160881]

There are not any LPRs other than palmers as far as I know that can take are rated for this pressure.

[renie]

i used a smrtparts reg in the last pneumag build and that took 1100 psi no probelm i did upgrade the lower sping for a stiffer one though :)

[Olsson]

I really like the small size of the tickler. Would it be possible to convert it to accept 850+ psi by simply replacing the main spring with a stiffer one, or use a couple of shims. If so, would it be reliable? Has any of you already done it perhaps?

[renie]

i have done a simular thing with a tickler, i swapped the o ring with a polyurethane one and put a stiffer spring underneath

[my automag]

i have done a simular thing with a tickler, i swapped the o ring with a polyurethane one and put a stiffer spring underneath

Just like renie did here... nice.

There is almost always a possibility to make something perform better, and definitely worse too... quality, UP and DOWN.

LPR's, they are just a chamber of air with restrictions, those restrictions you can mess with, that chamber has to stay a chamber, you pick how large/forcefull...

Don't get hurt.

D.K

[Olsson]

Again, thanks for the rapid answers.

At the moment I don't have access to all my gear, so I tried to field adapt the tickler by dropping in an o-ring, essentially using it as a shim. It seemed to do the trick. I'll try to fine tune the tickler for 850+ psi when I get back home next week.

Thanks,
/Chris