ACE problem

[souvy32]

I'd just like to start by saying while I have had a couple of problems with the X-mag, it absolutely rocks when it's working. That being said, here's the problem:

When the ACE is set to 1 or 2 with no paint in the breach, it still fires. Any ideas? I've checked the connection to the PC board and it seems to be fine. Everything else seems to be in working order. Thank you very much in advance for your help

[SeeK]

ACE set to 0 is ACE Off.
1 is ACE On (won't fire without ball in breech).
I don't know what 2 does.

[fire1811]

seek is correct
ace 00 is off
ace01 is for single color paint
ace 02 is for 2 color shells

if you have an usa xmag u probably dont have ace02 yet

just put the darkest color of the shell down and
turn it until if fires and then turn a little more just to be safe.

[souvy32]

First off, thank you both very much. Okay, so here are the settings (the X-mag is actually from England, so it has the 2 setting):
0=off
1=sensitvity can be adjusted by turning the small screw on the left side of the body (also used to test it at the factory)
2=general use (recommended setting by AGD), I believe that the sensitvity adjustmetn doesn't affect this setting

So, just to make sure, what you're saying is that the only time that it shouldn't fire because of the ACE is when you have it set to 1 and decrease the sensitivity? Thanks again, this is very helpful.

[Jonesie]

The gun should always fire in ACE mode 00. That is the equivalent of off.

The gun should never fire in ACE modes 01 and 02 if the breech is empty. If there is a ball in the breech, it should fire in 01 and 02.

I don't know much about the adjuster screw. I would think that it should affect both modes 01 and 02, but my X doesn't have mode 02, so I wouldn't know.

Later ~ Dave

[souvy32]

So basically, to clarify, it shoots regardless of what mode the ACE is set to. Any idea on what could be worng with it. The connections all seem fine, I don't really know what else to do at this point. Thanks

[Jonesie]

No,
The gun will fire if in Mode 00 with or without a ball.
The gun will NOT fire without a ball in the breech in modes 01 and 02.

Dave

[souvy32]

Sorry if I did not explain the problem well. I'll try again. I realize that the marker should not be firing in ACE modes 1 and 2 with no ball in the breach. The problem that I'm having is that the marker is firing in ACE modes 1 and 2 with no ball in the breach. Sorry if I wasn't clear and thank you very much for trying to help.

[fire1811]

if its firing when there is no ball in the breech when ace is on (01,02) then you need to adjust the little screw on the side of the body. its a small flathead screwdriver

[souvy32]

Thanks Fire 1811

Turning the sensitivity screw made the ACE function properly in electronic mode (I'll have to adjust it properly later).

So I have yet another question. This may sound rather dumb, but electronic paintball guns are a very new thing to me so I was hoping someone could fill me in. When I have my x-mag in hybrid mode, it still shoots with ACE set to 1 or 2 with no ball (in electric mode it will not fire). Is this normal? If so, is it becuase the ACE only works in electronic mode and not in hybrid mode, or is it because it just delays the bolt slightly in hybrid mode?

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who replied I really appreciate all of your help. No one seems to know about mags around here, so besides AGD, this is my only source for help, and a really good one at that. Thanks again everyone.

[JAM]

that's right, 'cause in hybrid you can "override" the electronics by pulling the trigger back all the way.