Not impressed with the Warp Feed.

[vaypourus]

Well, today was the first day that I did some extensive testing of my warp (I have had it for months, but not time to check it out). To overview, I am really not happy at this point.

I checked all of my jumpers to make sure that they are in the right areas. They are. I began to adjust the sensitivity by turning the small blue screw on the board. As the instructions suggested, I started at halfway between on all the time, and not enough. 500 rounds of JT Maxims later, as well as about 50 tiny, tiny adjustments, it is still not working.

It will either not pick up the recoil from the bolt and not send a ball in, or pump more than a single ball into the breech. When it doesn't send a ball in, it dry fires, or the LX hits the ball that is partially in the breech. An extremely tiny adjustment on the sensitivity will change it to the other extreme. When it sends too many balls into the breech, its just as bad. Even with the LX, when there are several balls in the breech, it chops really bad (I am talking like an airless paint sprayer). I had so much paint in the breech, I had to disassemble the gun and wash out the body.

I don't have a stack on the 90 degree adapter to adjust, the battery is new, and I tried several barrels with several different ball detents. I am also using the parabolic long plug. I have even been through the Warp Feed links here; they really haven't helped.

ANy ideas guys? At this rate, I might go back to an elbow and hopper....

[ShooterJM]

Can't help you but I'm having the same type of problems. I tried for three hours yesterday to get the vibration set sensitive enough to pick up the LX recoil. Couldn't do it. It'd either not pick it up consistantly, or spin continuously.

I'm just going to intellifeed it and see if it improves.

[sniper1rfa]

wierd...
the double feeding is your detents, its not designed to be able to feed just one ball with bad detents...


however, mine is so senitive that if i let go of the trigger after pulling it back (its light, electro), it sets the warp off...

[vaypourus]

I know the double feeding is supposed to be bad detents, but like I said, I tried 3 different barrels with three different detents. I doubt all 3 are bad; they have never given me problems before.

I would intellifeed it, however, I have an old Z-grip, and I really don't feel like drilling holes in it to intellifeed it.

[BlackVCG]

On brand new Warps you MUST break in the motor to get the vib sensor working properly. What you need to do is take an old battery that you have laying around, put it in and turn up the sensitivity all the way to the point it keeps spinning. Let it spin until the battery dies and that will break in the carbon brushes. NOW set it up and adjust the sensitivity. First thing to make sure of is that you're fully tightening the mounting screws to the grip frame and to the Warp. This will transmit the most vibration.

One thing about your setup that I'd change is the paint you're using. JT Maxim is the dry shell and unless you lube the Warp Feed disks, it can have some trouble feeding. Use oiled-shell paint and that should work better. With brand new Warps the disk are really tight and they need to build up some oil on the disks to help them slip by the ball stack.

Last thing I'd do is change it so you have two jumpers in the on position for the dwell. Two vertical and two horizontal. This will feed fine and will reduce the amount of slippage after it's fed a ball and save battery life.

If you flat out can't get it to work with the vib-sensor, then you're going to have to intellifeed it. The LX bolt is as light as possible, so the recoil is going to be minimal. On some guns it just can't work with the vib sensor, so you're going to have to go with intellifeed.

[sneakyhacker420]

on the warp sensor, keep turning the knob until the warp keeps spinning, then back it off a little bit until it stops spinning again

make sure you have fresh batteries too

on your nubbins, bend them in more so it is sticking out the thickness of a nickle or more

also, make sure your breech is free of any debris, and you powerfeed plug is in place puched all the way down


if none of these tips help, contact AGD Customer Service

[TRIAD]

Close to a 40K sig sneakyhacker? **Tisk Tisk**

[sneakyhacker420]

i'll make the duct tape one smaller once i get photoshop 7 up and running again, i just had to reformat my computer 3 days ago and am still restoring da good stuff

[rjvemt1]

if you are using plastic nubins you need to switch to the metal ones.

[vaypourus]

BlackVCG-

Thanks for the help. I will do as you said, however, when I turn the sensitivity up all the way, it doesn't spin constantly. I know it is supposed to, however, it just becomes really sensitive. I have also gone through 2 new batteries; I let the one sit for 3 days after I initially tried it and it was dead, and the second was dead by the next morning when I tried to use it another time. They were fresh duracells too.

I will change the jumpers and get some Diablos to try. I am using the metal detents, and I did bend them down a bit to try and stop the double feeding. The warp still pushed more than one ball(s) into the chamber.

[BlackVCG]

Use Duracell Ultra's or Energizer E^2.

Do NOT let the battery stay connected in the Warp when it's not in use.

Use plastic nubbins if you can and paint to bore match needs to be good.

[vaypourus]

I will try the suggestions. Thanks again- I will let you know how it works!

[vaypourus]

My faith restored!

Update!

I changed the jumpers for a greater dwell, ran a battery dead to wear in the motor, changed to the plastic nubbins, and lightly oiled the discs on the warp feed (the only paint available for sale in this area is the non-gloss, matte finish dry shell paints like the Maxims). I tried it again today, and after 2 minutes of adjustment, the warp works flawlessly. No double feeds, no chops, no dry firing. Even when I went into run away, the warp fed consistantly until my x-board revy couldn't keep up. 500 rounds and the rest of my tank and each shot was flawless.

I guess you could say I am very pleased just in time for the big Jan 2 game. Thanks all!

[BlackVCG]

Excellent!

If it gives you ANY problems at all, let me know. Glad it worked out for you.

[vortechcoupe]

i had a similar prob, make sure that the disk are space out enough. Mine wouldn't spin on the paint, the rubber band would, which is not good. I cut a piece of poster board and it just works alot "smoother". Some one has a pic of what the disk are suppose to look like with paint. anyone know where? maybe the warp sticky. Just an idea that work great for me. I love my warp!!

Justin C