regulatorrrrrr of le ion

[Revolt]

to decrease the pressure to about 50 fps on the ion reg

i know all the counter clockwise stuff but i dont wana get it wrong ;p

so do i screw the reg in or out

if you need a visual image, when you screw the fps adjuster it either goes in the way (the black hexagon moves inside the reg) or out the way (moves further down outside the reg)

which way to decrease pressure (trying to find a leak and dont wana air it up with no shell at 140psi)

 

[John C]

Dude so long as all the pipes are attached it doesnt matter if the shell isnt on.

 

[Revolt]

yah but now ive moved the psi around n i still dont wana blow the noid ;/

 

[Bob]

Ask our spanish friend Manual if he knows, he normaly has all the info about stuff like that.

 

[Revolt]

manual says turn anti clockwise when reg is facing up and the sky is blue while the sea is at low tide

turning anti clockwise makes the screw go "in" and to me that would decrease the volume and increase the pressure...

 

[Lovetone]

what revolt said is correct I had to adjust someones ION the other day and this is what you need to do.

counter clockwise = regulator piston moves into the body = pressure down


hope this helps confirm

 

[Revolt]

ok thanks for confirming, could anyone explain the mechanics of it to me though


surely moving the piston IN makes the chamber smaller and therefore increases pressure?

 

[Lovetone]

id guess it just means there is less air there so less is released when the valve opens upon firing = lower velocity

thats just a guess
im no engineer

 

[John C]

ok thanks for confirming, could anyone explain the mechanics of it to me though


surely moving the piston IN makes the chamber smaller and therefore increases pressure?

A reg is just a spring loaded valve that closes once the output pressure reaches a certain amount.

Turning the adjuster alters the spring pressure which alters the pressure that the valve closes at. Resulting in more or less pressure inside the marker.

 

[Skeet]

What John measn, is that by turning the screw in, you are compressing teh spring pack...by doing that, teh valve will open for less time, which means lower pressure into teh marker.