Epiphany - Lowering dwell

[chrizwheatley]

Just wondered if anyone can help here, i have a smart parts epiphany, i have installed the 360 qev upped the chamber insert to middle and put various other ups on it, however the dwell can only goto 25 clicks from bottom (any lower and it wont cycle i could probs squeeze it to 22/23), this seems still quite hight? i was reading with a qev ions are usually about 11ish, have i done something wrong? Or can anyone recommend any other ups that will help reduce the dwell. On my current dwell setting the max possible rof machaically can only reach 21bps if i was to get the dwell down in theory i could reach max 29bps.

Thanks very much any info would be most appreciated

 

[Bob]

www.zdspb.com

The be all and end all of SP tech knowladge, it should provide everything you need to know.

 

[chrizwheatley]

I have looked all the way threw that site mate and other web sites several times, these refer to the ions and not the epiphanys. Has anyone else installed a qev in there epiphnay and what dwell setting did you get down to? Cheers tho it is a great site

 

[spangley_special]

give everything inside a good clean, sounds but if an obstruction partially blocked the air escaping in front of the bolt it would slow everything right down.

what bolt are you using? the stock firebolt?

infact post up the exact spec, including you current settings with operating pressure

 

[chrizwheatley]

yeh its the stock firebolt, settings 25 (flashes) dwell rof 24 (flashes) (gives 17bps according to manual max possible for stock board up it to 44 to cap at 15ish), blue (middle thickness) insert, opperating pressure about 260ish (to give me 280fps), and a epiphany rated (red oring) 360 qev, all fully cleaned and lubed after every use and fresh new quality duracell batterys, the other ups wouldnt effect the dwell eg locking feedneck, killa detents etc

 

[spangley_special]

they do say that every gat has a different ideal dwell, but that seems miles out, although i have no experence of ephiany's only ions.

have you actually checked that the QEV is working?

 

[chrizwheatley]

how do you check its working? i presumed you just installed it and it worked? (i feel thick now lol).

 

[chrizwheatley]

I googled checking a qev is working and came up with a blank pretty much, does anyone know how to test if these are working? Sorry if its a dummy thick boy question but i need to know lol cheers

 

[spangley_special]

just semi disassemble it, take the top tube away from the frame but leave all the hoses conected and fire it a few times* if air comes out of the front of the qev then it is working if it doesn't then it is clogged


*if you lower the pressure first it will kick about less, and you will be less likely to damage anything

 

[chrizwheatley]

no probs mate i will try it in the morning and see whats happening, dont think next door will like be woke up with me blasting my marker lol what kinda pressure shud i put it to? i know there is no grease etc in it as i stripped it down and cleaned it to make sure cheeers