how much damage was done?

warhead · 07-23-2008, 11:50 PM

so today i was letting my friend shoot my minimag with minimag valve (3.5 oz on set up vertically) he shot the marker 4 or 5 times upsidedown before i could tell him to stop... i am curious as to how much damage that the co2 could do to the orings and the other sensitive internals

drg · 07-23-2008, 11:52 PM

Does it leak? If not then no big, run some oil through it and shoot it.

splattttttt · 07-24-2008, 12:29 AM

Exactly. No leaks, no muss.
Just don't allow for liquid to enetr the valve become a habbit.
Usually the first sign of wear will be in the "on/off" pin valve section. The usual suspect will be part #104. The teflon oring. Not the large one, but the samaller one. To test if it bad, shoot and hold down the trigger. If it continues to cycle, or hiss. It needs replacing.

Clearush · 07-24-2008, 12:44 AM

usualy the issue is long term liquid CO2 saturating and wreaking the o-rings, or freezing them and having them crack, If neither of these thing happened no big deal. Most of the time the CO2 will just freeze the orings causing them to shrink and that causes leaks that stop once the orings un-freeze.

ThePixelGuru · 07-24-2008, 09:55 AM

Shoot some oil through it. If it still leaks, you probably just need to replace a few o-rings.

Shouldn't be a big problem.

07-23-2008, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
warhead Rec Poster Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 96	how much damage was done? so today i was letting my friend shoot my minimag with minimag valve (3.5 oz on set up vertically) he shot the marker 4 or 5 times upsidedown before i could tell him to stop... i am curious as to how much damage that the co2 could do to the orings and the other sensitive internals

07-23-2008, 11:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
drg Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,361	Does it leak? If not then no big, run some oil through it and shoot it. __________________ My feedback: PBN Old-New / AO / CC / MCB Halfcocker.com - The site for all things halfblock/midblock cocker HawaiiPB.com - Paintball forums for the state of Hawaii

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splattttttt MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bean Town, U.S.A. Posts: 3,275	Exactly. No leaks, no muss. Just don't allow for liquid to enetr the valve become a habbit. Usually the first sign of wear will be in the "on/off" pin valve section. The usual suspect will be part #104. The teflon oring. Not the large one, but the samaller one. To test if it bad, shoot and hold down the trigger. If it continues to cycle, or hiss. It needs replacing. __________________ My Feed Back and album Norman Vincent Peale: "Believe that you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. We tend to get what we expect." Don't let the so called Global Elite stick you with a chip. Carpe Diem Whish your Dog was smarter???

07-24-2008, 12:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Clearush MCB Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HTown, TX Posts: 1,720	usualy the issue is long term liquid CO2 saturating and wreaking the o-rings, or freezing them and having them crack, If neither of these thing happened no big deal. Most of the time the CO2 will just freeze the orings causing them to shrink and that causes leaks that stop once the orings un-freeze. __________________ Carter's Commando Texas division Black Watch Scenario Paintball Team My SCP Feedback Ebay Feedback MCB Feedback

07-24-2008, 09:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
ThePixelGuru Active Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 429	Shoot some oil through it. If it still leaks, you probably just need to replace a few o-rings. Shouldn't be a big problem. __________________

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