Tuning Did the AMP regulator fix this Impact regulator leak issue?
- Thread starter Odoyle
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Reason of the inquiry is why have a removable bottle if that's gonna cause the reg to leak?
The original impacts were made to be take down guns correct?
How's about FX coming out with a plug to seal that tiny reg breather hole to seal it till the reg o-rings puff back up again under pressure and seal again then remove the weep/vent hole plug right after?
The original impacts were made to be take down guns correct?
How's about FX coming out with a plug to seal that tiny reg breather hole to seal it till the reg o-rings puff back up again under pressure and seal again then remove the weep/vent hole plug right after?
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I don't really want to watch a 25 minute video so can you summarize the leak location? Is it the atmospheric vent hole that you subsequently mentioned?
I know no relationship between a bottle being removable or not and the likelihood of the regulator leaking. It's going to leak if an O-ring is bad (damaged or wrong size/material/durometer) or the surrounding surface is in poor condition (rough, scratched, gouged). That's it really.
Any O-ring that needs time to swell before it seals is masking one of those problems, and is sure to be problem that resurfaces prematurely. A properly fitted O-ring will seal immediately by shifting toward the low pressure side and pushing against the extrusion gap.
I know no relationship between a bottle being removable or not and the likelihood of the regulator leaking. It's going to leak if an O-ring is bad (damaged or wrong size/material/durometer) or the surrounding surface is in poor condition (rough, scratched, gouged). That's it really.
Any O-ring that needs time to swell before it seals is masking one of those problems, and is sure to be problem that resurfaces prematurely. A properly fitted O-ring will seal immediately by shifting toward the low pressure side and pushing against the extrusion gap.
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Well he said he left the gun degassed for two weeks. I think most will advise to store any airgun with air in it, to keep the seals pressurised. In his case he could probably not do that, as he had dismantled the gun waiting for some new parts.
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Money question is why would FX make a removable bottle gun that could be detached- and the MK1 cases even had bottle cutout separated off of the gun?
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Could have been a mistake. They might not think of some owners would leave the gun unpressurised for extended periods. Or the cutout intention might have been for owners who wanted a spare bottle for extra air? The older impacts had extendable shrouds, and 500mm barrels so they was short already. I personally would not take either bottle or barrel of storing the gun in a backpack, as you can get dirt in the gun, or seals.
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