Today we try fix the Aircuda MAX regulator,....will need help.

[Bigragu]

Us AGN members dropped the ball by not assisting you from the drop of the gate. Nice looking gun though. You should have titled the topic FX Aircuda regulator and guys would have come out of the woodwork trying to be the hero holding the cure.

LOL! So true!!

Manny, maybe thru this live and learn scenario one of two things will happen:
1. You will gain more respect towards regulated guns from now on moving forward
2. This whole abortion you went thru will confirm your feelings about reg’d guns and no Fffnn way you’re ever getting a reg’d gun again.

Once you get it fixed(and you for sure will), keep asking on this thread of yours the best way to tune it for whatever you desire(shot count, power, etc) and hopefully you’ll come out of this as “aww man, these reg’d guns ain’t so bad!”

@Ezana- nice find on the video!
Back to Manny- I’m gonna safely say the reason you didn’t get the help uou needed yesterday was be sure folks were either still dealing with out of town family visiting for thanksgiving, or because folks were out shopping for the Black Friday deals.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AirArcher66 in the video I posted if you watch, at the 11:39 marker after he removed the snap ring he’s about to use a screw to pull out the core (here’s where I’ve sent the washer stack flying on a reg), he mentions that he has a diagram of the Bellville washer stack for this reg. Thing is I didn’t hear him say where it is. I fast forward/scrubbed the video to see if I could see it later in the video and didn’t. I could’ve missed it. I also didn’t see it referenced in the video description.

 

[Emu]

Fill back the rifle in steps. And measure fps. Then increase preassure of fill. You will get to a maximum and then it will start to decrease. Try to set the regulator at the preassure where you got the maximum fps.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

Thanks to everyone that chimed in,

Have to run to work but I will read all the responses when I get back and see if that little brain of mine can make sense of it

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

maybe Travis could come up with either a diagram of the washers or even a video working on the reg ?

 

[Ezana4CE]

maybe Travis could come up with either a diagram of the washers or even a video working on the reg ?

@AirArcher66 Consider messaging him on YouTube in the comments section. I’ve seen him respond to a couple of comments. I saw another of his Airacuda videos, but I didn’t watch it.

 

[Pruitt58]

@Vetmx I definitely dropped the ball in trying to help him find information. Been working like crazy this past week. Been so tired I thought some sort of new K&L but-stock was a swaging press in another thread. We’re gonna try and help Manny sort this out.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

Likely the Oring on the brass set point adjuster. measure the height of the reg body / adjuster before unscrewing it. Replace the oring and reassemble to the same measured height.
* When this oring leaks the reg goes into bypass and has the issue your having.

Ahhh ok thanks, I see if I get time today ( 4 weeks old baby takes a lot of daytime away ) and I try go look inside and see what I can figure out.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AirArcher66 Congrats on the new addition to your family.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

@AirArcher66 Congrats on the new addition to your family.

Thanks,

And btw,....do the washers look like they are the way they are supposed to be ?

this question is for anyone really that has seen them before.

 

[gendoc]

travis should just send you another regulator.......

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

First of all,....thank to everyone that chimed in.

Out of curiosity ;

if I would decide to run the gun un-regulated,....what do i do to the regulator ? take all the O-rings and washers out ?

or just tale the all inside body out ?

 

[Emu]

All regulator body out. And reassamble the rifle.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AirArcher66 Good question. I’ve wondered this myself. I was thinking just remove the regulator, but then there are the hammer spring settings, hammer weight, preload, etc to consider functioning at varying pressure levels. I don’t know.

 

[Emu]

Increase of preassure will decrease force of hammer and then less fps.

You need to know what is maximum preassure your hammer can handle. Fill to 190 bar and measure fps. Then I crease to 210 bar and measure fps.

Unregulated rifles not normally can handle over 240 bar. Very few can do 240 bar.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

@AirArcher66 Good question. I’ve wondered this myself. I was thinking just remove the regulator, but then there are the hammer spring settings, hammer weight, preload, etc to consider functioning at varying pressure levels. I don’t know.

Regulated guns are already set to run hot so it should just be about letting the regulator to not regulate
so I got 49 FPE from this gun when the Hammerspring is maxed out wander what it would be without the regulator

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

Increase of preassure will decrease force of hammer and then less fps.

You need to know what is maximum preassure your hammer can handle. Fill to 190 bar and measure fps. Then I crease to 210 bar and measure fps.

Unregulated rifles not normally can handle over 240 bar. Very few can do 240 bar.

Yeah I'm a 200 BAR guy not really interested in those High pressure guns

 

[Motorhead]

All regulator body out. And reassamble the rifle.

NOPE .... There is an atmospheric vent hole in the REG housing where the air will leak out from #1
Not enough hammer strike or hammer weight if going unregulated #2
Horrid ES value if/when you do get it shooting w/o a reg due to HUGE ports #3

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Motorhead I was thinking something along those lines. I thought about port size after I posted my previous response. I’m learning. Thank you.

 

[Nomadic Pirate 66]

NOPE .... There is an atmospheric vent hole in the REG housing where the air will leak out from #1
Not enough hammer strike or hammer weight if going unregulated #2
Horrid ES value if/when you do get it shooting w/o a reg due to HUGE ports #3

Ok, Ok thanks

how about keeping the housing and get rid of the internal section ? or just get rid of all the O-rings and washers ?....would that work ?