I have acquired an older Condor SS with an Etac regulator and 4500Lbs. bottle that is short and fat. I'm not sure how the previous owner shot this as the bottle placement is in the way of the scope. I have replaced the valve and hat parts but still find speeds that are over 55ft./sec. different shot to shot. Thinking that the regulator is not functioning correctly (any other thoughts?) I am looking for a budget regulator that will accept the 4500 inlet pressure, my earlier valve assembly, and is offset for better shooting comfort. External pressure adjustment would be nice but not required. This Condor also has the early spin on threads - not the SpinLoc upgrade. I'm not opposed to installing the SpinLoc upgrade but I would like to see this Condor perform well before spending serious $ on additional upgrades. What are your thoughts?
Airforce Regulator to fit my vintage condor
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I haven't tried to disassemble the Etac regulator. Guess if I'm expecting to replace it there is nothing lost in taking it apart to see what might be causing an issue. If I find that I can change the washers how will that change the output pressure? I'm guessing fewer washers = higher pressure.
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No it's more washers that create a stronger spring , so it let's you turn the adjustable reg up more. If it don't have an adjustable reg this is where you mess around to get the higher output by adding more. Here is a very common reg stack.
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Hope this helps.
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I took the reg apart. Found the wahsers were all screwed up. I stacked in sets of 3, replaced the Oring and reassembled. Now the Chrony shows a +- 5ft/sec. velocity with 1500psi in the bottle. I'm sure higher bottle pressure will produce higher power. At this point I wanted to see the gun perform well before moving forward $. Thanks for the advise and motivation. I'm looking at this reg for replacement - https://www.pcpmart.com/new-air-con...hpa-test-valves-stainless-steel-switch-valve/ Anyreason I should not choose this? I'm not expecting to compete, just have fun inside of 50yrds. It looks like I will need to upgrade to the spinloc feature to mount this particular reg. Thoughts?
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Yes, you don't know if that is a low, med or high flow valve. They have a 25cc plenum which is a good thing.
There is a better, more expensive, option.
Huben Power Max-ATH Universal regulator and a high flow tophat.
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I'd link to the high flow tophat but the trajectron.com site seems down.
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