Regulators
For both regulators:
Clockwise (In or Down) lowers the air pressure
Counter Clockwise, (Out or Up) increases the air pressure.
For regular play adjust only the Inline regulator to obtain the desired ball speed.
It is recommended that the only adjustment you use is the Inline regulator. You
should not need to adjust the LPR or the dwell.
Dwell, LPR, and Inline Regulator Adjustments:
Three factors control the ball speed.
First the Dwell – the time electricity is applied to the solenoid.
Second, the Low Pressure Regulator (LPR) pressure – how hard the ram,
hammer and bolt are moved.
Third, the Inline regulator – the maximum air pressure of the air used to
fire the ball.
Dwell:
Maximum efficiency is achieved by opening the cup seal valve for 3.3 thousands
of a second. Less and the air pressure must be increased, more and extra air is
used.
LPR:
The hammer has to hit the pin hard enough to open it. Softer and the pin opens
too little and not enough air escapes. Too hard and the gun has additional kick.
Inline regulator:
For most all paintball markers an Inline Regulator pressure of about 225 PSI
yields the best efficiency. Using lower pressure means more air must be released
to fire the ball, decreasing efficiency. Higher pressure doesn’t increase efficiency
and the additional pressure increases the possibility of ball breakage.
After Break-in you may want to optimize the LPR and Dwell setting for
maximum efficiency. Begin by putting a new high-grade alkaline battery in the
gun and have a full bottle of air. Repeat: New battery and a full bottle of air
before you change the settings on your gun. Also have a good supply of both
paint and time available.
1. Turn the dwell up 3 or 4 blinks, most guns shoot in the 8 to 9 range, turn the
dwell up to 12. Chrono to 280 FPS. Turn the LPR up a quarter turn (screw
counterclockwise) if the ball speed increases keep unscrewing until the ball
speed no longer increases. Adjust the inline regulator so the gun is again
shooting at 280. Lower the dwell one milliseconds (ms) at a time until the ball
speed drops. Raise the dwell 1 ms, chrono, then raise the dwell one more ms, if
the ball speed again increased, raise it one more. Find the point where one ms
changes the ball speed but the next ms doesn’t. Then choose the higher of the
two for best consistency. Best consistency in ball speed is achieved by having a
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