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(c) Copyright 2017 Mac Developments Pty Ltd (MacDev). MacDev - Proudly Australian The Prime paintball marker is covered by the following granted patents as well as international pending patents: PRIME™ U.S. Patent Nos. 5,228,427; 5,755,213; 5,957,119; 6,260,821; 6,349,711; 6,494,195; 6,644,295; 6,644,296; 6,823,857;...
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The MacDev electro-pneumatic marker is warranted to be free from all manufacturing and All rights reserved production defects for a period of 12 months from the date of original purchase. If requested by MacDev, an original proof of purchase must be provided. Warranty exceptions include, but are not limited to,...
Basic cleaning Maintaining the drivetrain Know your Prime (Page 5) Maintaining the inline regulator All users should read this section to learn the parts of your Prime and their names. Troubleshooting (Page 19) Quick Setup (page 7) Solving common difficulties.
The latest features have been added around this powerful base core to bring you a marker with unrivalled usability, quality and reliability. Please take the time to learn the parts of your Prime, it will help you when reading this manual. Numbered basic parts as shown in the figure on the left: 1.
The venting ASA included with your marker uses a lever to turn the air from your MacDev logo and the marker will be set with the beam sensor system on and ready preset system on or off. Before installing your preset air system, you must move the to fire.
IOpen the clamp and Your marker can operate using any commercially available loader. The software To get the most out of your Prime, make sure that you follow the instructions in this section to ensure that the push in a loader and beam sensor will compensate for the speed of the hopper, ensuring that Prime is adjusted correctly.
). You can go back to the previous setting by tapping the power button ( Dwell - the amount of time your solenoid is given power - the Prime should be set to a maximum of 12ms. If the weather is very cold, or your marker requires it, you may set this a little higher.
FSDO dwell - this is the amount of extra dwell given to the solenoid to overcome FSDO - if directed to do so by the Never update your board with software unless it has been downloaded directly from the MacDev website above parameter.
To maintain your drive, ensure your marker is fully degassed and pull the drive cover up to release the drive. Slide the drive out of your Prime. Unscrew the drive parts to access the components shown in the diagram below.
Maintaining the inline regulator Piston Your inline regulator regulates the pressure from your air system down to the pressure used to fire your marker. It is very important that your inline regulator is working well, if not, you may experience problems with velocity fluctuation or shootdown.
Bolt is not moving Trying to cycle your Prime without air can listed. If at any time you are unsure about how to work on your marker, please contact a certified MacDev technician reading correctly lead to sensor fault signals, ignore them un- or service centre.
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PRIME SPECIFICATIONS Symptom Possible Cause Solution Your Prime fires high on Creeping regulator Clean and lubricate the reglulator, ensure that (Specs are a guide only and may change without notice) the first shot or the seat and piston are in good condition.
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