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Required
Tools:
- 1/8th Allen Wrench
- Flat Head Screw Driver
- Paintball Gun Grease
1.
To install the bolt you will need to tear down the gun as
normal to remove your old bolt.
2. Remove your old bolt and old bolt stop
from the firing can.
Installing the L7
Overview
The L7
installs into all Ions or similar markers pretty much the
same way. The back plug seals back of the firing can and you
replace your current bolt stop and bolt head with our L7 parts.
The back plug is needed on the newer bolt out back bodies
that Smart Parts has released as well. On these newer bodies
you can just lighten snug down the back screw by hand so that
the rear oring has a snug fit when installing in into the
back of the firing can. If the back plug doesn't seem to want
to go into the back of the firing can, loosen the screw until
it does.
This
set of instructions is for the first generation Ion type markers.
Original
Ions, Sp-8, Epiphany
(newer
markers see instructions below)
1.
Loosen, but do not remove the screw on the Back Plug so that
the oring is not compressed by the back screw.
2. Apply a very small amount of grease to
the o-ring on the Back Plug that is located furthest from
the screw. Apply no grease to the oring located closest to
the screw.
3. From the front of the firing can insert
the Back Plug into your firing can, screw headfirst. The plug
should slide easily down into the back tube portion of the
firing can. Push the back plug into the tube as far as it
will go.
6. Place a wide flat head screwdriver down
into the slot in the front of the back plug. Now place a 1/8th
allen wrench into the screw on the back of the bolt plug,
from the outside of the can. Holding the screwdriver in one
hand, and the allen wrench in the other, tighten up the back
screw. Do not over tighten. The screw only
has to be slightly snug. If you attempt to make it crazy tight
you will break the plug slot. Breaking the back plug can be
dangerous. If you feel that your back plug is broken or may
have cracked please contact us for a replacement plug immediately.
Do not attempt to play with a cracked or broken plug. If broken,
the plug could cause injury or death. AGAIN.... do NOT go
crazy.... snug will work, tough guy.
7. Apply lube to the inner and outer bolt
stop orings. A nice thin layer will do. See picture above.
8. Place the bolt stop into the firing can
with the larger concaved face pointing towards the back of
the firing can.
9. Lube up the bolt head. Apply a nice coating
of grease to the entire outer surface of the bolt head, including
the tail that comes in contact with the bolt stop.
10. Place the bolt head down into the bolt
stop.
11. Rebuild your marker as usual.
This
set of instructions is for the newest generation Ion type
markers.
Ion
XE, Sp-1, EOS
Overview
Basically
the same as installing it on the older version markers, but
in the newer ones you do not need to tighten the back plug....because
you can't get to it.
1.
Loosen, but do not remove the screw on the Back Plug so that
the oring is not compressed by the back screw.
2. Apply a very small amount of grease to
the o-ring on the Back Plug that is located furthest from
the screw. Apply no grease to the oring located closest to
the screw.
3. From the front of the back cap insert
the Back Plug into your back cap, screw headfirst. The plug
should slide easily down into the back portion of the firing
can. Push the back plug into the tube as far as it will go.
7. Apply lube to the inner and outer bolt
stop orings. A nice thin layer will do. See picture above.
8. Place the bolt stop into the firing can
with the larger concaved face pointing towards the back of
the firing can.
9. Lube up the bolt head. Apply a nice coating
of grease to the entire outer surface of the bolt head, including
the tail that comes in contact with the bolt stop.
10. Place the bolt head down into the bolt
stop.
11. Rebuild your marker as usual.
Dwell
Set-up for MAX SPEED AND EFFICIENCY.
For max speed and air efficiency you must fine-tune your dwell
setting. This is done quite easily, however if you are unsure
how to do this, go to your local pro shop or check out our
Ion 101 DVD.
BE SURE TO HAVE A FRESH, FRESH, FRESH DURACELL OR ENERGIZER
LITHIUM ION BATTERY. THEY ARE THE BEST. DO NOT USE A CHEAPO/OLD
BATTERY OR YOUR RESULTS WILL BE OFF.
There
are two ways of setting up your marker. The one that I am
going to talk to you about first is the slower less frustrating
way of maximizing your bolt, but it makes for an easy set
up. The second method is great too, but it can be
frustrating....its up to you.
The
EASY Set-Up
1.
With
the new bolt and QEV installed start your dwell out at like
30. Different boards may vary in settings. Many people would
call this a dwell of 30. Set your input pressure so that you
are shooting the needed velocity.
2.
Now go play a game. I know that your dwell is probably way
too high, but that's ok, I want you to see how well the bolt
can shoot with a higher dwell. While playing see if you notice
shoot down at high rates of fire or inconsistent shot velocity.
If not....you're good to lower your dwell.
After
a game or two of good shooting try lowering your dwell by
5 flashes, and then go play a couple more games. Back on the
field, if you don't notice a negative difference in how the
gun was shooting, go back in and lower the dwell by another
5 flashes.
The idea
is to try to achieve the lowest possible dwell and also have
the highest level of consistency and accuracy. There is no
magic number here, you just have to do some trials at different
settings.
4.
Once you make an adjustment and notice that the marker is
not shooting as well as it was at previous settings you need
to up your dwell by some number. I typically will up the dwell
back to the last good setting you were at and then start going
down in increments of 1 flash instead of 5. After each game
that the marker is shooting well, lower your dwell by one.
This will allow you to zero in on that perfect number. Once
you find that exactly number where your marker performance
begins to drop off or shoot poorly, up the dwell by about
1-3 flashes. This will give you great air efficiency and great
consistency.
If this method didn't work so well....try this one.
The Low to High Set-Up Method
1a. With a stock dwell setting (smart parts
boards = 52), I like to first re-chronograph the marker to
the desired FPS. This allows you to find the lowest / correct
pressure that your marker wants to operate at with your new
bolt.
1.Now
by lower your dwell all the way to the bottom (lowest/fastest)
setting.
2. With a barrel bag in place, air on the
gun, and no paint loaded...start trying to dry fire the gun
with the eyes off. Most likely the gun won’t shoot.
3. Now increase the dwell 1 flash at a time
until you can get the gun to shoot when you pull the trigger.
4. Now that the gun is firing, hand load
10 paintballs and see what you are chrono graphing at. It’s
probably going to be pretty low. If you try to dry fire the
gun quickly, you will probably hear that the blast of air
coming out is erratic sounding.
5. Continue to shoot 10 balls over the chrono
and adjust your dwell up by one flash after every 10 balls
you shoot. What you are doing is finding the absolute minimum
dwell setting you need in order to chrono at the right velocity.
Once you find that setting that results in 280-300fps it’s
always good to increase it by 2-3 flashes so that at high
rates of fire you don't get shoot down. **If you just cant
seem to get your velocity high enough, you may need to up
your pressure 10-20 psi and start over.
** NOTE: The lower you set your dwell the
more gas efficient the gun will be, but it will also be more
inconsistent. The higher it is, the more gas it will use,
but you will see better accuracy and consistency. It’s
up to you to find the balance that you like most.
Please don't ask what the best settings are. Each gun is a
little different, so there are no settings that are perfect
of every gun. If you follow the above instructions you will
find your guns perfect setting.
Free
Advise: Grease your marker and change your battery
often. This will increase your guns accuracy and overall performance.
I suggest greasing the bolt every 5000 to 10,000 shots. We've
gone 50,000 shots with out greasing the bolt. It still worked
fine, but for good performance and long oring life.....grease
it after 2-5 days of play.
For best
results, use our bolts with a Quick Exhaust
Valve (QEV). If you don't,
you will not be able to lower your dwell as much. We prefer
the ones made by Planet Eclipse as they seem to have the best
flow rate of any QEV.
Lastly...go shoot some people.
If you have any suggestions that may help people install or
set their marker up even more, please email me at todd@techtpaintball.com
Good Luck,
Todd
TechT
Paintball
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