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My azodin Kaos has been giving me a lot of trouble breaking paint. So I called my local fields gun tech, and asked what the problem was. She told me it was because my bolt will strike the ball before its fully loaded. So the first thing I did was think of getting a new hopper. How would a Pinokio work?
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Azodin Kaos w/ Pinokio
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 05:59 PM
They Pinokio would work great, but before putting a $100 on top of your marker, you may want to replace the the feedneck.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 06:44 PM
Um... here's something I might consider trying instead of buying the Pinokio just yet.
Part of the reason you're striking the ball so hard is because the stock Kaos is unregulated, and you're having to turn in the spring tension to increase your velocity. The tradeoff for the simple design is that it's going to strike paint hard and so anything that doesn't have a thick shell is at risk of breaking from the bolt contact. If you put a regulator on your marker, you can turn the velocity adjuster back to just a turn or two in from flush out and adjust your velocity through the regulator air supply. This will drop your operating pressure from the pressure out of the bottle down to say ~400 psi and significantly decrease the bolt spring tension. That will be much gentler on your paint.
An Azodin regulator will run you about $40. On the other hand, if the Pinokio's feed rate can somehow fix the hard bolt action of the Kaos, then that's an upgrade you can more easily carry to your next marker. I'm just not so sure that a Pinokio will actually solve the root cause problem there.
Part of the reason you're striking the ball so hard is because the stock Kaos is unregulated, and you're having to turn in the spring tension to increase your velocity. The tradeoff for the simple design is that it's going to strike paint hard and so anything that doesn't have a thick shell is at risk of breaking from the bolt contact. If you put a regulator on your marker, you can turn the velocity adjuster back to just a turn or two in from flush out and adjust your velocity through the regulator air supply. This will drop your operating pressure from the pressure out of the bottle down to say ~400 psi and significantly decrease the bolt spring tension. That will be much gentler on your paint.
An Azodin regulator will run you about $40. On the other hand, if the Pinokio's feed rate can somehow fix the hard bolt action of the Kaos, then that's an upgrade you can more easily carry to your next marker. I'm just not so sure that a Pinokio will actually solve the root cause problem there.
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Posted 23 February 2013 - 10:37 PM
unfated33, on 23 February 2013 - 06:44 PM, said:
Um... here's something I might consider trying instead of buying the Pinokio just yet.
Part of the reason you're striking the ball so hard is because the stock Kaos is unregulated, and you're having to turn in the spring tension to increase your velocity. The tradeoff for the simple design is that it's going to strike paint hard and so anything that doesn't have a thick shell is at risk of breaking from the bolt contact. If you put a regulator on your marker, you can turn the velocity adjuster back to just a turn or two in from flush out and adjust your velocity through the regulator air supply. This will drop your operating pressure from the pressure out of the bottle down to say ~400 psi and significantly decrease the bolt spring tension. That will be much gentler on your paint.
An Azodin regulator will run you about $40. On the other hand, if the Pinokio's feed rate can somehow fix the hard bolt action of the Kaos, then that's an upgrade you can more easily carry to your next marker. I'm just not so sure that a Pinokio will actually solve the root cause problem there.
Part of the reason you're striking the ball so hard is because the stock Kaos is unregulated, and you're having to turn in the spring tension to increase your velocity. The tradeoff for the simple design is that it's going to strike paint hard and so anything that doesn't have a thick shell is at risk of breaking from the bolt contact. If you put a regulator on your marker, you can turn the velocity adjuster back to just a turn or two in from flush out and adjust your velocity through the regulator air supply. This will drop your operating pressure from the pressure out of the bottle down to say ~400 psi and significantly decrease the bolt spring tension. That will be much gentler on your paint.
An Azodin regulator will run you about $40. On the other hand, if the Pinokio's feed rate can somehow fix the hard bolt action of the Kaos, then that's an upgrade you can more easily carry to your next marker. I'm just not so sure that a Pinokio will actually solve the root cause problem there.
Don't jump for a regulator just yet, or a pinokio for that matter. Make sure you're using field/mid grade paintballs that are a little tough. Make sure you are chrono's properly. If you are getting breaks while shooting rapidly, an electronic hopper will alleviate the issue. If it just breaks paint, most likely the paintballs are to blame.
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