sean please explain!

fuelpb · 11-26-2007, 03:56 PM

alright picked up a vibe nib last weekend as a back up back up gun...dry fired it with HPA and it shot very smooth, no problems at all. However, when I tried to fire it with c02, it skipped shots. At first it would skip maybe once every 10 shots, the light would still blink & it would still beep, but the bolt just wouldn't shoot. The more I fired it, the worse it got. Until I would roll it for a good 4 seconds, and only 1 or 2 shots would actually fire. Then after that I put HPA through it again, and it shot fine.

I even tried shooting it with vertical Co2 off a remote coil, and it may have helped a little, but it was still skipping shots

TheImPgoD · 11-26-2007, 04:48 PM

1. You can't just take CO2 and screw it on if it is setup for HPA. That means your valve dwell is NOT adjusted properly. The Vibe has 2 settings for teh valve dwell. 1 for CO2 and 1 for HPA. To change this, take the battery off. Press in the power button as you hook up the battery. If it blinks twice, it is now set up HPA. If it blinks once, it is set up for CO2. To adjust again, take battery off. hold down the power button as you hook up the battery.
2. Does it have a wedge where the Bottle Adapter is?
3. What set up does you use to screw your airsystem up to? Such as the drop, on/off... etc etc.
4. Check your battery. I cannot stress this enough. You must use good batteries. I personally prefer Radio Shack 9v.

^Stolen from Sean

Sean@smartpartswest · 11-26-2007, 04:58 PM

ok. There are a few things it could be.

1. You can't just take CO2 and screw it on if it is setup for HPA. That means your valve dwell is NOT adjusted properly. The Vibe has 2 settings for teh valve dwell. 1 for CO2 and 1 for HPA. To change this, take the battery off. Press in the power button as you hook up the battery. If it blinks twice, it is now set up HPA. If it blinks once, it is set up for CO2. To adjust again, take battery off. hold down the power button as you hook up the battery.
2. Does it have a wedge where the Bottle Adapter is?
3. What set up does you use to screw your airsystem up to? Such as the drop, on/off... etc etc.
4. Check your battery. I cannot stress this enough. You must use good batteries. I personally prefer Radio Shack 9v.

I am assuming that your problem is #1. If you continue to have problems, please post up and we will figure it out.

TheImPgoD · 11-26-2007, 05:13 PM

I didn't know they had 2 settings for co2 and hpa. Sounds cool. I'll go pick one up in a week or so.

Focus02 · 11-26-2007, 06:01 PM

When I got my SP-1, it did the EXACT same thing. would not fire with every shot. I was using HPA.
Problem: the battery that came from the factory was weak. I replaced the battery and all was well.

Sean@smartpartswest · 11-27-2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Focus02

When I got my SP-1, it did the EXACT same thing. would not fire with every shot. I was using HPA.
Problem: the battery that came from the factory was weak. I replaced the battery and all was well.

What kind of battery was it? That is very strange to have a weak battery out of the box. Please let me know so I can look into it.

TheImPgoD · 11-27-2007, 10:50 AM

Were they Duracells or those Chinese off-brands that contain 30% lead?

Pulsar · 11-27-2007, 10:57 AM

Beware of the chinese made things. Next thing you know they will give us hot wheels cars that are nuclear bombs.

thenadsofpball · 11-27-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheImPgoD

Were they Duracells or those Chinese off-brands that contain 30% lead?

haha lead

kingsmurf · 11-27-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pulsar

Beware of the chinese made things. Next thing you know they will give us hot wheels cars that are nuclear bombs.

they aint notting wrong with most chinese made items .. it's only making the news to help sell more us items .. buy from canada we have the selfest items in the world ..

oh yeah with co2 and n2 somtimes you have to set your hpr to a diffrent psi , co2 is hp and some n2 tanks are preset at LP

TheImPgoD · 11-27-2007, 04:06 PM

Yeah, the choking hazards, poisonous lead content, and child safety issues are Nothing right? Who cares if a few kids die?

This is serious business.

kingsmurf · 11-27-2007, 04:22 PM

huh what kids ... no one has died lol ...

TheImPgoD · 11-27-2007, 04:28 PM

Heres a FEW chinese products that pose a risk to people. Pay no attention to the ads on the right side lol.
http://www.who-sucks.com/business/ma...anger-timeline

fuelpb · 11-27-2007, 06:58 PM

phew thank you!

my love for the vibe has been restored

I'm here to stay in this forum guys!

fuelpb · 11-27-2007, 07:04 PM

much love to sean & impgod

Focus02 · 11-27-2007, 09:52 PM

Sean,
The battery that came with my marker was an Energizer industrial.

TheImPgoD · 11-27-2007, 10:09 PM

Good to know it came with a nice brand battery. The worst thing you can do when selling products is giving it a weak power source. Good job on SPs part so far.

Sean@smartpartswest · 11-28-2007, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Focus02

Sean,
The battery that came with my marker was an Energizer industrial.

Weird. What color is it? I think we use 2 different ones. I just want to make sure it is not going to be an on going issue here.

shadowlord06 · 11-28-2007, 02:36 PM

yeah I have heard from friends that the batteries their ions, nerves and what not came with werent that strong.

Focus02 · 11-28-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean@smartpartswest

Weird. What color is it? I think we use 2 different ones. I just want to make sure it is not going to be an on going issue here.

Black and Silver, with yellow lettering saying Industrial

p8nt4brainz · 11-28-2007, 06:43 PM

Industrial alkalines are the same as the retail ones, except they don't test them. At work I see some that are really strong and some that are nearly dead from the same carton.