What Wicked Air Sports thinks of LVL 10!

[pito189]

The link to the thread. http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.p...1&pagenumber=1
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I just looked at the LVL10 and I think I am going to catch hell for saying this... but what is so fantastic about it?

The LVL10 uses a 2 stage mechanism, one for a slower moving bolt to push the ball into place, and then a fast stage to expell the air.

The Intimidator's pneumatics produce a similar result. When you engage the solenoid, the air pressure is reversed and the ram (and bolt) start moving forward, building speed. The acceleration rate is proportional to the distance of travel. The farther you go, the faster you will pick up speed. Since the bolt sits right behind the feed tube, you get about .68" of travel before the ball is in place far enough to fire. The ball travels even further though when the hammer is struck, opening the poppet and then expelling the ball.

It takes roughly 7ms for the Intimidator's bolt to move the .68", and 1ms for it to move the remaining distance (about .47").

The rest of the cycle time is the ram/bolt returning, which takes up to 3 times longer to go backwards than forwards.

If the mag bolt will cycle at 20ms, then the "slow speed" 1st stage can't be that slow.

I do like the simplicity of the design of the LVL10.
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Well isn't he just a nice guy. He doesnt realize what is so fantastic about it. I wonder if he woul stick his tongue in an equalizer timmy???? hmmmmmm

[paintslinger]

lol yea really

[edit] somebody please get this guy some lvl10 videos[/edit]

[Kevmag]

Ok, scratch what I said above.

The LVL10 idea is pretty slick. I did not see the front outlet that prevents the 2nd stage from actuating until the 1st stage is complete. You should be able to put your finger down the feed tube and pull the trigger without cutting your finger off, correct?

Hmm... there are several adaptations of similar types of technology that could be tried with the Intimidator's pneumatics. Not that it matters too much since it is not possible to chop a ball if the eyes are working.

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Jim Drew, President -
Wicked Air Sportz

FYI - here's his follow-on post about 20min later.

[pito189]

He said what he said. No taking it back now. I won't be happy till he shoots his tongue in a Equalizer Timmy!

[freek133]

pito, you got mad skills with making people laugh

[MrMag]

yah, that guys has some probs not excepting mags. hell even liigod likes lvl10 and he hated his mag, but now he is building another one. this guy needs to learn ho to respect, this is paintball marker bashing!

[Cliffio]

so this is Wicked Air Sports NOT Warped Sportz

you might wanna make that clear


Cliff

[paintslinger]

lol yea

[Jack & Coke]

bashing sucks... especially if you're bashing the merits of your competition just for the sake of promoting your own product.

The level 10 kicks butt and is revolutionary! "What's so good about it?" Pffft! That comment reeks of immature jealousy and attention starving feet stomping!

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Well...since the WAS guy isn't on here I'll speak my peace..he's pretty arrogant...always has been...and doesn't seem to look up facts very much and falls back on his "I've run a software development company for blah blah blah years and I know what i'm talking about..." ...he gets really irritating...to me at least...and very confrontational.

[manike]

Originally posted by Jack & Coke
bashing sucks... especially if you're bashing the merits of your competition just for the sake of promoting your own product.

Alleluyah! That's exactly why I have a problem with many of his claims.

He does make some good products. He just comes out with such BS and exagerated claims to get them to sell. I expect they would sell well even if he didn't hype them.

manike

[Load SM5]

I like my Turbrev Board, but all this guy is making me want to do lately is rip it out of my hopper and throw it at him.

[pito189]

Originally posted by Cliffio
so this is Wicked Air Sports NOT Warped Sportz

you might wanna make that clear


Cliff

It is Wicked Air Sports, not Warped Sprotz my fault. Good call Cliff

If you go and read through that thread, this guy is total genius . I mean his products are so much better obviously just because Bob Long says so . He said that with lvl 10 there is still the ability to chop. There is still the ability to chop with his beloved Equalizer Timmy. Either as soon as the batteries run out? Some paint gets on the lense of the Eyes?

Why won't he just stick his tongue in the breech. I mean if the Timmy is God's gift to this Earth. I want him to at least shot his finger.

The Eye is an electronic system. That means it can short out, go down, etc. Will the Timmy still not chop paint after that. The only way lvl 10 will not work is if....um well you could...no....well if you ran out of air I suppose you couldn't use lvl 10.

This guy is hillarious. I just wanted to buy some of his products because he says they are so GREAT.

[Gecko]

guys please don't go into that forum and flame him. Makes AO look like a bunch of 14 yr olds. I think manike and butterfingers are doing a sufficently good job of making him look like a fool
Gecko

[subbeh]

I don't really think he was bashing... he has his product TASTES just like we do, obviously.

He said he didn't understand WHY the lvl 10 was so great. He explained what he thought it was. Then he found out he really DIDN'T understand why the lvl 10 was so great, and corrected himself...

We defend mags die hard, he defends timmys die hard.