09 Rotor vs 2012 Rotor

[big JME]

hey everyone, so im finishing my new kit out now. Got my Etek4, 0.8L 3k HPA, 4 dive bottles and fill station, and now im after a new hopper. I've been offered a new 09 rotor for £110, or a 2012 rotor again new for £160. As the price difference is a lot for relatively the same product, what would you recommend? and what differences have any of you found, noticed, or heard about? this is my very first electric hopper so best to find out from personal experience

thanks for any help in advance. Regards,
Jamie

 

[frenchy2475]

As long as the 09 rotor has the shark fin anti-jam and the velcro that holds the batterys in place then there is no difference between an 09 and 12.

 

[big JME]

as far as i can tell, the 09 does not have the shark fin anti-jam, atleast i was told it didn't, this may be incorrect though. I am going to be buying them off the director of the paintball field i work for so i can ask him to show me the internals. If there is no velcro i can always add some in, i have some sitting about thats extremely high strength. i think 09 was v3 of the rotor? just repeating what i have seen somewhere so i may be wrong, if so please correct me

 

[frenchy2475]

I got my first rotor in june 09 and it had the shark fin and velcro.

 

[big JME]

yeh i just found a video from 09 and it had one from the quick 2 seconds it showed you of the manual. Does it say on the box which years model it is? just to make sure its definitely an 09. I wonder why they released new models if their almost the same. I take it all rotors have the adjustable torque?

 

[frenchy2475]

Yes they all have the torque screw. Its easy to tell, just look for the shark fin underneath and your all good. The box will have a year on it, but its not totally accurate as that's just the dye copyright year. The only major thing was the anti-jam, once they put that on there they really isnt much they could improve on they are that good.

 

[big JME]

thanks frenchy you've been a great help

 

[Talfryn]

Yes they all have the torque screw. Its easy to tell, just look for the shark fin underneath and your all good. The box will have a year on it, but its not totally accurate as that's just the dye copyright year. The only major thing was the anti-jam, once they put that on there they really isnt much they could improve on they are that good.

The shark fin isn't the anti jam lever underneath..
the one on the left is the old version, the one on the right is the new version:

 

[big JME]

do you know which model started to have the anti-jam on them?

i've found on dye's website that they sell the replacement centers so you can have the shark fin. i've found on another forum that even gen 2 had the shark fin anti-jam, so unsure what is correct or not?

http://shop.dyepaintball.com/dye_gb/loader-center.html
their only £9.95

 

[Talfryn]

Version 1 had no velcro and no fin
Version 2 had velcro but no fin
Version 3 had velcro and fin