Microswitch onto stock ego board?

[Rosie]

I've got a spare microswitch from a DM; would it be possible for me to solder this onto my stock 05 board in place of the sensor (the laser thing)?

I have bought a frame which was used with a microswitch before (I'm guessing?), -it has no magnet in that I can find, which is annoying; there's no return on the trigger
Also I'm having trouble with a trigger not passing directly through the sensor; so the trigger pull won't cycle the marker. Microswitch would solve this I think.

The DM microswitch was not soldered on a board it has 2 wires coming from it and a pin of some sort. I'll take a pic, and a pic of the board etc


Vitrue boards use a microswitch don't they?
could someone possible take a picture of their vitrue board please, just to see where it's placed?

TY

 

[Lovetone]

just get a magnet and fit it into the top of the EGO frame.

though its a wonder to why anyone would take the actual magnet out when you can just remove the grub screw from the trigger itself...

 

[Rosie]

Yeah I know...also came with no screws or buttons on the board & I've just stripped the grip screw holes trying to find screws for them

going well!
and the sensor won't work with the trigger, but it will work with an allen key...

PS any idea where I can find one of those magnets? (it's definitely not there, I've been told where it's meant to be and I can see the trigger through the hole where it's meant to be)

 

[conion92]

ego vitue board, hope this helps
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/themusic33/DSC02146.jpg

 

[Demonic69]

I thought the ego used a spring? Will check the frame I have at home

 

[John C]

just get a magnet and fit it into the top of the EGO frame.

though its a wonder to why anyone would take the actual magnet out when you can just remove the grub screw from the trigger itself...

On the few that I have done, even when you take out the magenet adjustment screw, the magnet still pulls on the other screw. As far as I know, with the non star frame the only way to get rid of the magnets effect altogether is to take the frame off and remove the magnets.
To do this you will need an upgraded trigger (made from delrin or carbon fibre), because the stock trigger is rather heavy it needs quite a heavy rerurn force or it will just run away.

 

[Mario]

maplins near me used to supply magnets. failing that im sure the nice people at planet could hook you up...

 

[Demonic69]

PM RentonC, I know he bought a few earth magnets for his Shocker.

 

[Strawb]

There is a way to fit a microswich to the board, not exactly sure how but it can be done.
Ventreps (wrong spelling but i can't find it right now) on pbnation, the guy that runs moody paintball offers a conversion service for eblade boards and i've seen somewhere an ego with it done.
http://www.moodypaintball.com

But i'm with John C on this, a microswitch alone probably won't be enough to return the trigger reliably.

I think there is a way that 05 frame can be drilled to use a a spring with a star trigger so the magnet isn't needed but as this is no doubt for the Shego that part of the frame may need milling anyway to get the noid in.

Will have a look tonight at an old eblade frame (one i extensivly milled for my cocker before changing to an ego frame), the magnet will still be in it so if it's the same size you can have that.
Which screws are you struggling to find? I'm sure i've got some board screws around here, not sure about grip screws though.

 

[Rosie]

I've acquired another frame with a magnet already in, so I can have a practise on this frame.
Just looking for the 3 screws that hold the board in, improvised with small ones & ptfe at the moment . Grip frame screws I've found I think so I'm ok with them.

Strawb I've got bored of looking for 2nd hand bodies I've PM's fly for a new one , so I should have that soon enough.

As for milling for the solenoid...we would be going backwards into the snatch grip rather than forwards into the trigger right? If you extended the hole any further forwards you'd be butting into the grub screws on the trigger.

And...as we're asking questions, is the trigger meant to move ON the pin, or do you tighten the trigger to the pin, and it's the pin that rotates?

Thanks , ok will not bother with the microswitch...