Air Supply Cylinder Removal; Repairing Air Supply Cylinder Leaks - Tippmann A-5TM E-GRIPTMKIT Owner's Manual

Air Supply Cylinder Removal

1. Read
Air Supply Cylinder Warnings
beginning the cylinder removal process.
2. Eye protection designed for paintball use must be worn by the user and any person
within range.
3. Follow the
Unloading Your Marker
4. Watch the marks on the cylinder and cylinder valve (as shown in Figure 3 on page 9)
as you turn the cylinder approximately 3/4 of a turn counterclockwise. This allows the
air supply pin valve to close so that no air will enter the marker.
5. Remove the barrel sleeve and push the trigger safey to the Fire mode. Point the
marker in a safe direction, and discharge the remaining gas in the marker by firing until
the marker stops firing (this may take 4-5 shots). If your marker continues to fire, the
cylinder pin valve has not closed yet (the cylinder pin valve could be too long. Because
of the variances in cylinder pin valve parts, each cylinder varies slightly on exactly how
far it should be turned). Turn the cylinder counterclockwise a little further and repeat
this step until the marker does not fire, then remove the cylinder.
NOTE: If during this step, you turned the cylinder and it began to leak before you
pulled the trigger, the cylinder o-ring should be checked for damage before reassembly
(see

Repairing Air Supply Cylinder Leaks

6. After the air supply cylinder is removed, again point and fire the marker in a safe
direction to verify the marker is completely discharged.
7. Put the trigger safety in Safe mode (see page 6) and install the barrel sleeve (see
page 4).
Repairing Air Supply Cylinder Leaks
The most common leak occurs from a bad air supply valve O-ring. To replace a valve O-ring
you must first remove the bad O-ring and then install a new one. This O-ring is located on the
tip of your air supply valve. The best valve o-rings are made of urethane. Urethane O-rings
are not affected by high air supply pressures. These may be purchased from Tippmann
your local paintball dealer.
NOTE: If a new air supply valve O-ring does not resolve an air supply leak, do not attempt
to repair the air supply cylinder. Contact Tippmann Sports, LLC, your local paintball dealer, or
a "C5" Certified Airsmith.
and
Air Supply Cylinder Safety Tips
instructions on page 9.
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