what does this mean ...............

[trakkerboy]

ok guys ive been looking at the specs of the 'invert mini' and what the hell is :

'NEW patented proprietary P.C.P. (Pressure Controlled Poppet™) operating system'

james

 

[Bob]

ok guys ive been looking at the specs of the 'invert mini' and what the hell is :

'NEW patented proprietary P.C.P. (Pressure Controlled Poppet™) operating system'

james

Not sure but it allows the mini to be a poppet valve (like an ego or timmy) while only in one tube like a spool valve (ion or shocker). I.e. the best of both worlds

 

[trakkerboy]

kk cheers mate.

 

[Skeet]

I think you will find, that the Invert Mini, has what was previously known as, an MQ valve in it...which is the reason it is so small, and really, the only bit of technology available that could make a gun that small.

Its basically...front of gun, in comes the air to a pin valve type thing, like in a ****er or Ego...on the other side of the valve, is a solenoid...when activated, the solenoid allows air to flow through the gun, to propel a paintball, **** the bolt etc and is all microprocessor controlled down to 10ths of a millisecond...allowing it to be tuned for best performance.

Roughly...

 

[Robbo22]

Not sure but it allows the mini to be a poppet valve (like an ego or timmy) while only in one tube like a spool valve (ion or shocker). I.e. the best of both worlds

don't complicate the poor lad with such knowledge, he's spent hours looking for a leak from th e"foo foo valve" on his ion, then trying to find and repair the "felopian (or however you spell it) tube"

ahh that was funny!

 

[speedbird_666]

Try and get your head round this:
http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/invert_man.gif

Another animation, a bit clearer but based around the King Cobra:
http://www.zdspb.com/media/tech/animations/invert_dj.gif

 

[speedbird_666]

My interpretation based on the animations is this, I could be wrong so please correct me if this the case:

- At rest, the poppet is held forward due the gas pressure behind it. The gas that's holding poppet forward will be used to make the bolt move later in the firing sequence. Also at this point the bolt is held back via a spring in front of it (first animation).

- As the poppet uses a larger area rear section and a smaller area front section, the gas pushing against the rear of the poppet has more force than the gas in front of that rear section, that's why the poppet is held forward sealing the gas chamber which holds the poppet assembly.

- The gas behind the larger/back end of the poppet is purged/vented by the solenoid to allow the poppet to move back via the pressure in front of it. The gas from the rear of the poppet is routed via the solenoid to behind the bolt.

- The burst of gas routed via two ports from the solenoid (coming from the rear of the poppet, remember?) forces against the rear of the bolt, propelling it forward collecting a paintball along the way.

- There are 2 inline ports for the gas to push the bolt forward, this is to give it a slower (softer) start to the movement of the bolt, and speeds the bolt up once it clears the second port.

- The rearward movement of the poppet allows the gas in front of it to be released to fire the ball.

- When the solenoid resets the gas is allowed build up behind the poppet again and force it forward to seal th poppet.

- The spring at the front of the bolt resets it to it's rearward position.

Phew! i hope i got it right

 

[Charlie]

when it comes to electro's I just stick with the "Pull trigger, gun go bang, ball fly out barrel. All controlled by magic!" school of thinking

But yeah something along those lines is how it works. tbh though, there's so little maintenance and the thing rips, the only thing you should be worrying about if whether or not you'll like the feel of it with it being so small and light.