stock promaster regs - Page 2

Litespeed · 02-19-2008, 11:46 PM

Drachen, VDub pretty well summed up my sentiments concerning the Promaster line!

I HATE HOSED SOLENOID SETUPS!

Now, mine ran fine, but i'm so sick of answering newbie questions that can almost always be traced to a hose/barb leak on the Promaster. It was a forced design from the start.

Heck, I even asked ICD to make a manifold based hose less Promaster ram that I still have. They couldn't mass produce because of the SP suit, but heck, if that wasn't the case the b2k series would have lived on a few more years....

Oh, and ICD regs did not perform admirably. The days were everybody upgraded regs is nearly through as quality has caught up with many producers. There are some very nice stock regs with markers nowadays. AKA really started the trend, followed by Dye with the hyper, etc....

Clearush · 02-25-2008, 02:04 PM

I was just reading through the manual and, I'm guessing most of the reg problems for the ICD regs comes from people using a High pressure HPA bottle instead of the 400-500 psi Low pressure bottle that is recommended in the manual.

pump · 02-25-2008, 04:31 PM

nah........i got a lp out put tank...........regs stull sucked....hahahahaha

Litespeed · 02-25-2008, 10:54 PM

Yeah, HP/LP really does not make a difference with those regs. However, some of the ICD b2k4s and Promaster HPRs are decent, but the odds are against you.

If you are technically minded, you can modify the regs a bit to help out, especially the LPR, but there isn't much market in tinkering anymore with some decent regs for cheap currently available.

The Evil Detonator is the most touted in the HPR department, and there seems to be quite a few laying in warehouses currently.

pump · 02-26-2008, 12:39 AM

yeah polish out all the lathe lines in the reg housings

then grind out the area around the valve.....it allows more air to go though the reg.....if this was done stock there wouldnt be as much bad press against them as they do now

but the valve flow mod is not that easy to do.....not easy for production...but easy if you have a mill and a small end mill....just do a + and done

02-19-2008, 11:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Litespeed Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tullahoma, TN Posts: 294	Drachen, VDub pretty well summed up my sentiments concerning the Promaster line! I HATE HOSED SOLENOID SETUPS! Now, mine ran fine, but i'm so sick of answering newbie questions that can almost always be traced to a hose/barb leak on the Promaster. It was a forced design from the start. Heck, I even asked ICD to make a manifold based hose less Promaster ram that I still have. They couldn't mass produce because of the SP suit, but heck, if that wasn't the case the b2k series would have lived on a few more years.... Oh, and ICD regs did not perform admirably. The days were everybody upgraded regs is nearly through as quality has caught up with many producers. There are some very nice stock regs with markers nowadays. AKA really started the trend, followed by Dye with the hyper, etc.... __________________ Litespeed's Feedback

02-25-2008, 02:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Clearush MCB Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HTown, TX Posts: 1,501	I was just reading through the manual and, I'm guessing most of the reg problems for the ICD regs comes from people using a High pressure HPA bottle instead of the 400-500 psi Low pressure bottle that is recommended in the manual. __________________ Carter's Commando Texas division The White Board Comic My SCP Feedback Ebay Feedback MCB Feedback

02-25-2008, 04:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
pump Seasoned Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under Kapiolani on ramp Posts: 629	nah........i got a lp out put tank...........regs stull sucked....hahahahaha __________________ Hawaiipb.com Hawaii's Paintball forum NIB Warp Feeds FS Autotriggers for Sliders and Dye Pivots FS

02-25-2008, 10:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Litespeed Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tullahoma, TN Posts: 294	Yeah, HP/LP really does not make a difference with those regs. However, some of the ICD b2k4s and Promaster HPRs are decent, but the odds are against you. If you are technically minded, you can modify the regs a bit to help out, especially the LPR, but there isn't much market in tinkering anymore with some decent regs for cheap currently available. The Evil Detonator is the most touted in the HPR department, and there seems to be quite a few laying in warehouses currently. __________________ Litespeed's Feedback

02-26-2008, 12:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
pump Seasoned Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under Kapiolani on ramp Posts: 629	yeah polish out all the lathe lines in the reg housings then grind out the area around the valve.....it allows more air to go though the reg.....if this was done stock there wouldnt be as much bad press against them as they do now but the valve flow mod is not that easy to do.....not easy for production...but easy if you have a mill and a small end mill....just do a + and done __________________ Hawaiipb.com Hawaii's Paintball forum NIB Warp Feeds FS Autotriggers for Sliders and Dye Pivots FS

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