Make sure you follow the directions for setting up your stabilizer correctly as well. Take it back off and set up your marker like the stock configuration. Get the spring kit and adjust your gun to 280 - 285. Then put on the reg.. any further velocity adjusting you will do will be at the reg.

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At the reg? I never heard of setting up the velocity from the reg. What I did do was set it at 800.

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Ah, no, a reg is about velocity control.

With a PPS Stabilizer, setup generally runs thus:

-Break in your reg. 2 drops of Gold Cup oil in the ASA. 1k-3k shots (no paint required)

-Reg up your marker. Open the FVA all the way.

-Dial down the reg until you're consistent at 320 FPS.

-Tighten your FVA in until you're consistent at the desired speed (285, generally)

-If you're using a spring kit/RVA instead of an FVA, I'd do much the same thing. When you get down to 320 FPS using the reg, start swapping springs to get as close to 285 as possible. If you can't get it bang on, use either an RVA, or you'll have to do a little FVA/Reg tweaking.

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sheesh...ok..I got some work to do.

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The reason to use the reg for velocity control is to lower the operating pressure as far as possible. That will allow the marker to be a little gentler on paint, run more consistently, and run a little deeper into your tank. Just be careful when opening up the FVA. You can back it out too far where it starts causing some backward turbulence which will drop muzzle velocity. It should be flush with the inside of the power tube.

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Papirqui-

Thanks for the help, the sping fixed my issue up. I took care of business yesterday.

Thanks to all that helped. This site and the people on it have been more than helpful.

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Put one in um even at two feet away, they should have heard you coming!

A-5: Flatline w/ Battle Shroud, X7 Hopper, Response Trigger, Double Trigger, Collap Stock, Palmers Stab, Remote Line, Co2 (3), TechT Paddles.
Upgrades Needed: New Paint job, 4500 HPA.

So I have been playing for years but I don't know much about dealing with
A-5 problems. I always took the lazy route of paying for repairs/mods or having a friend do it. I go as far as cleaing it, that's it.

Ok so I'm with the same issue again. I took some info from post and I need a little more elaboration on certain terms.


VVulfe Posted-
Have you broken in the Stabilizer yet? Anticipate shooting 1000-3000 cycles before it settles.
Done

Once settled, then dial it in.
Dial it in?

You can do this with just air - no paint required. If you rebuild the reg, you'll need to do it again.

Ah, no, a reg is about velocity control.

With a PPS Stabilizer, setup generally runs thus:

-Break in your reg. 2 drops of Gold Cup oil in the ASA. 1k-3k shots (no paint required) –This is at the bottom when the tank or nipple will normally go?

-Reg up your marker. Open the FVA all the way. FVA?
Remind me where this is again.

-Dial down the reg until you're consistent at 320 FPS. –
How do I dial it down?

-Tighten your FVA in until you're consistent at the desired speed (285, generally) -Again

-If you're using a spring kit/RVA instead of an FVA, I'd do much the same thing. When you get down to 320 FPS using the reg, start swapping springs to get as close to 285 as possible. If you can't get it bang on, use either an RVA, or you'll have to do a little FVA/Reg tweaking.

So I need to know the difference between FVA & RVA. I bought a new spring kit and I put the hard one in.
I also need to know how to set the velocity at the reg. I only see one dial at the bottom that can be turned.


I'm said to say that if this fails I am just going to give in and send it to the shop. $25 is a small price to pay for my sanity.

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Upgrades Needed: New Paint job, 4500 HPA.

Yes.

FVA - Front Velocity Adjuster - the grub screw on the right-hand side of the powertube. Back it out until the front of the screw is flush with the inside of the powertube.

The set screw on the end of the regulator. You'll notice it's marked "+" and "-". Adjust as needed to shoot 320 FPS. Note: It will take several shots to re-equalize the pressure as you adjust. So, turn, shoot a few times, then bother to re-chrono. Repeat as needed.

Once you're steady around 320, dial that FVA back in to bring your velocity down to field-range (generally around 280).

Make sense?

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YES! Thanks.

I will attempt this by the weekend.

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Upgrades Needed: New Paint job, 4500 HPA.