LOl, so that's why the email notification when in my spam folder. Nice work though, Doug. I picked up an E1 for my locust. The space savings is astronomical. I will actually be able to fit a 40 rnd magazine "*inside*' the turret now.
On Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 10:25:09 PM UTC-5, RocketMan wrote: > > LOL, sorry. Don’t know how I accidentally set ‘high importance’. > > > > *From:* rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Doug Conn > *Sent:* Sunday, February 12, 2017 10:03 PM > *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* [TANKS] Dangerous Power E1 > *Importance:* High > > > > Hello – > > > > A couple of years ago, Steve introduced me to the Dangerous Power E1 > marker. It’s a small, spool-valve electronic marker. There’s only a single > tube and two moving parts. They go new for about $125 and you can sometimes > find a used one on E-Bay. They’re made for HPA, but Steve tells me you can > change the o-rings for CO2 use. I’ve been using it stock with CO2 without > any issues. I suspect it will be fine as long as the rate of fire is kept > low. That’s not an issue for our tanks. > > > > > > > > I’ve been working on a way to integrate it into a tank, and I’ve found a > way to make the assembly even smaller that I wanted to share. The entire > handle (the black part in the photo above) can be removed. If you careful > drill out and tap the hole where the regulator connects, you can replace it > with a 1/8 NPT elbow for macroline or whatever you want. The small > electronics board can be moved to a remote location. The E1 regulator > reduces the tank pressure to 150-200 psi. You can reuse the E1 regulator > from a remote location, but I found a smaller regulator that attaches to > the tank. > > > > The photo below shows results. The marker body is mounted to a piece of > angle aluminum that will attach to the vehicle. I’ll probably print a small > cover to protect the solenoid valve. > > > > > > - Doug > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
