Hello,
I haven't really posted on this site before. However, I have a somewhat technical question, which I did not think belonged on PBNation. So, I figured I'd come to a more enlightened forum to ask
So, as my mind wandered today in class, I decided it would be quite fun to design a paintball marker. I thought of some ideas, then I realized it would be a good idea to check out other markers and see if anything inspires me. So I went onto ZDSPB and looked at the firing animations, and the two designs I was most drawn to were the Automag and the Aedes. I first looked at the Aedes, and my thinking was along the lines of "Wow that's so simple! It must be extremely effiecent!". I remembered seeing it when the thread about it was posted on PBNation, and being wowed by it's incredible cycle time. So, I figured that, if the Aedes only uses air to push the bolt forwards against a spring and to propel the paintball, it must be incredibly efficient! So, I went back to the thread on PBNation (here), and it said "About 1500shots from a 68/4500 in the prototype". That confused me. Why would this marker be less efficient than a Viking or a Cyborg? Both of those markers use air to move both a bolt and ram, who's mass certainly is greater than that of the Aedes bolt. These open the valve, which releases air that propels the paintball out of the marker. Now, the whole ram/bolt cycle, I would have guessed, would use more air than simply pushing against a spring (I have no idea how strong the spring is, though). So, since I didn't know how I'd figure out the Aedes question, I went on to the Automag. I understand that the Aedes works similarly to an Automag, in the way that air moves the bolt similarly. Again, the cycle seems extremely efficient. But I have always heard that Automags are gas hogs. So, my question is, why? Is it because the pressure being used is large enough to offset the shorter time it is being used per cycle?
Any shedding of light is appreciated. I am not going to claim any expertise when it comes to air pressure and all the other factors involved here. I may have overlooked some incredibly simple answer, or I may have looked at things in the utter incorrect way. However, if anyone has some idea on efficiency in Automags (and, dare I hope, the Aedes), I would appreciate their input!
Thanks!
I haven't really posted on this site before. However, I have a somewhat technical question, which I did not think belonged on PBNation. So, I figured I'd come to a more enlightened forum to ask
So, as my mind wandered today in class, I decided it would be quite fun to design a paintball marker. I thought of some ideas, then I realized it would be a good idea to check out other markers and see if anything inspires me. So I went onto ZDSPB and looked at the firing animations, and the two designs I was most drawn to were the Automag and the Aedes. I first looked at the Aedes, and my thinking was along the lines of "Wow that's so simple! It must be extremely effiecent!". I remembered seeing it when the thread about it was posted on PBNation, and being wowed by it's incredible cycle time. So, I figured that, if the Aedes only uses air to push the bolt forwards against a spring and to propel the paintball, it must be incredibly efficient! So, I went back to the thread on PBNation (here), and it said "About 1500shots from a 68/4500 in the prototype". That confused me. Why would this marker be less efficient than a Viking or a Cyborg? Both of those markers use air to move both a bolt and ram, who's mass certainly is greater than that of the Aedes bolt. These open the valve, which releases air that propels the paintball out of the marker. Now, the whole ram/bolt cycle, I would have guessed, would use more air than simply pushing against a spring (I have no idea how strong the spring is, though). So, since I didn't know how I'd figure out the Aedes question, I went on to the Automag. I understand that the Aedes works similarly to an Automag, in the way that air moves the bolt similarly. Again, the cycle seems extremely efficient. But I have always heard that Automags are gas hogs. So, my question is, why? Is it because the pressure being used is large enough to offset the shorter time it is being used per cycle?
Any shedding of light is appreciated. I am not going to claim any expertise when it comes to air pressure and all the other factors involved here. I may have overlooked some incredibly simple answer, or I may have looked at things in the utter incorrect way. However, if anyone has some idea on efficiency in Automags (and, dare I hope, the Aedes), I would appreciate their input!
Thanks!
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