Hi all,I played a full day on Saturday,all went well until the afternoon,I started having jams and misfeeds constantly,turned my cyclone into a blender.
when I got home I broke my marker down and documented everything,looking for the problem,I really thought it was due to the ratchet spring in the cyclone because it wouldn't cycle manually,I had to "snap" the manual feed to make it cycle.
after closely observing the action I noticed that there was an unusual amount of "play" on the lightning rod and ratchet,upon disassembly I saw exactly what the problem was..the hole for the lightning rod has worn out significantly,so much so that it causes misfeeds.
I took a few pics but my camera isn't that great for close ups so bear with me.
Todd,if you read this let me know if these rods are gauranteeed.Thanks.










I've install the original plastic rod and no problems.

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How long have you been using that thing? Its really worn out.

isn't there supposed to be a ring inside that hole on the lightning rod?

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how does the plastic lighting rod fair ?

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Tippmann A5
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Tippmangunner...I've used this rod for over a year.worked well until now.
Arkhams finest80....this is the first model that Todd released,I was one of the first to purchase it.the other models may have a bushing,though I couldn't say for certain,it's worked fine up to now.I am really surprised at how much wear there is,I didn't even think to check the other part for wear but I think I should.

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Looks like the bushing disappeared on you. Have you sent TechT an email yet?

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A-5, APE 2.0 board and E-grip, Rhythm Innovations Mag trigger, TechT Squishy Paddles, TechT Vortex Mod, TechT QEPH, TechT Lightening Rod, GTA LPK, PPS Fatty Stab, JCS Gold Power Tube, MadDog Spring Kit, PPS 12" Single Vent Brass Barrel, PPS Apex Adapter, BT Apex, Hogs Den Rubber Grip

so far so good,but i feel that with my high rof,it won't last too long.

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no not yet,I will.
No there was never any bushing,the hole was really small(for the pin to fit)that is the amount of wear that you see.amazing huh?

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I remember Todd saying this is the exact reason why they modified the Lightning Rod to include the bushing. Get that replaced with one that does have the bushing and you should be fine.

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wow! how many rounds have you put through that? Thanks for the heads up. I thought that there were issues with the first batch?

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A5 with lapco bigshot-jcs red hot tube,trinity springs,polished internals,full x7 cyclone,techt vortex mod,techt lightning rod,super rt. J&J 45 Grip ---loud and proud---

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