Unloading Your Marker; Air Supply Cylinder Removal / Air Or Co 2 Cylinder Safety Tips - Tippmann A-5 MARKER LINE Owner's Manual

Unloading Your Marker

designed for paintball use must be worn by the userandany person within range.
1) ❏ Put the trigger safety in Safe Mode (see instructions on page 4) and ❏
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install the barrel blocking device (see page 2).
2) ❏ Empty and remove the hopper (turn hopper clockwise
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3) ❏ Go to a designated firing area, remove the barrel blocking device (see
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page 2) and turn off the trigger safety (see page 4).
4) ❏ Point your marker in a safe direction and fire several times to be sure
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there are no balls lodged in the chamber or barrel. IMPORTANT: Do not
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uncock your marker as uncocking your marker may push a ball into the
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chamber or down into the barrel in which case the ball will be hidden from view.
5) ❏ Put the trigger safety in Safe Mode (see page 4) and ❏ install the
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barrel blocking device (see page 2).
6) ❏ Visually inspect the Cyclone
Air Supply Cylinder Removal
following Air Supply Cylinder WARNINGS and SAFETY TIPS ( before
beginning the cylinder removal in Step 2 on page 19).
NEVER UNSCREW THE CYLINDER
THE BRASS OR NICKEL PLATED VALVE
INTENDED TO BE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO
THE AIR OR CO2 CYLINDER
CYLINDER CAN FLY OFF WITH ENOUGH FORCE
TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF THE
CYLINDER UNSCREWS
There have been reported incidents that were caused by players
unknowingly unscrewing the cylinder
This occurs when the player thinks the entire valve-cylinder assembly is
being unscrewed from the air adaptor of the paintball marker
fact they are unscrewing the cylinder
cylinder valve . To Avoid This Danger: It is
recommended, if your cylinder is not already marked,
that you use paint or nail polish to ❏ place a mark
on the cylinder valve and ❏ place a mark
cylinder as shown.
Whenever you turn the cylinder
❏ watch the mark
on the cylinder and the mark
on the cylinder valve to be sure that they rotate
together. If at any time these marks start to
separate as shown , the cylinder
to unscrew from the cylinder valve
should STOP and take the entire unit to a "C5"
certified airsmith for safe removal and/or repair.
NOTE: The cylinder valve should unscrew from the paintball marker in about
3 or 4 full turns. If you finish the 4th full turn and the cylinder valve is not
To unload your marker: ❏ Eye protection
TM Feeder and chamber for paintballs.
Step1) ❏ You must first read the
WARNING
FROM THE CYLINDER VALVE
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. AN AIR OR CO2
FROM A CYLINDER VALVE .
from the cylinder valve
from the
on the
during removal,
is starting
and you
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Air Supply Cylinder Removal (continued from page 18)
unscrewed from the paintball marker, STOP! Take the entire unit to a "C5"
certified airsmith for safe removal and/or repair. ❏ Locate a "C5" Certified
Airsmith at www.paintball-pti.com/search.asp
Whether you have a new or used refillable Air or CO
and lift out).
risk if any of the following has occurred: ❏ The valve unit was replaced or
altered after purchase. ❏ An anti-siphon device was installed. ❏ The valve
unit was removed from the cylinder for any reason. ❏ Any modification was
done to the refillable Air or CO
occurred take your air or CO
inspection or contact the cylinder manufacturer.
SAFETY TIPS to ensure that your Air or CO
• Improper use, filling, storage or disposal of Air or CO
in property damage, serious personal injury or death.
• Make sure that any maintenance or modification to any Air or CO
is done by a qualified professional, such as a "C5" certified airsmith.
• The use of anti-siphon devices is not recommended. However, if one is
already installed on your Air or CO
cylinder be checked by, or the device installed by, a qualified professional.
• All Air or CO
. • Cylinder valves must be installed only by properly trained personnel.
• Do not overfill!! Never exceed the Air or CO
• Do not expose pressurized Air or CO
130 degrees Fahrenheit ( 55 degrees Celsius ).
• Do not use caustic cleaners or strippers on the Air or CO
valve and do not expose to corrosive materials.
• Do not modify the Air or CO
the tank valve from the Air or CO
.
• Any Air or CO
temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit ( 121 degrees Celsius ) or more
when in
must be destroyed by properly trained personnel.
• Use appropriate gas for your cylinder. Only use CO
only use compressed air in a compressed air cylinder.
• Keep all cylinders out of the reach of children.
• The Air or CO
least every 5 years by a DOT licensed agency.
❏ Locate a "C5" Certified Airsmith at www.paintball-pti.com/search.asp
STOP!
KEEP EXPOSED SKIN AWAY FROM ESCAPING GAS WHEN INSTALLING
OR REMOVING AIR SUPPLY OR IF THE MARKER OR AIR SUPPLY IS
LEAKING. COMPRESSED AIR, CO2, AND NITROGEN GASSES ARE VERY
COLD AND CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Step 2: To remove a charged air supply cylinder: ❏ Eye protection
designed for paintball use must be worn by the user and any person
within range. ❏ Unload Your Marker (follow the instructions on page 18).
Step 3: Watch the marks on the cylinder
cylinder. If any of these conditions has
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cylinder to a "C5" Certified Airsmith for
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cylinder or is desired, it is critical that your
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cylinders must be filled only by properly trained personnel.
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cylinder to temperatures exceeding
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cylinder in any way. Never try to disassemble
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cylinder.
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cylinder that has been exposed to fire or heated to a
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cylinder should be inspected and hydrostatically retested at
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WARNING
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cylinder, you are at
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cylinder is safe for play:
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cylinder may result
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cylinder
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cylinder's capacity.
cylinder or tank
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in a CO cylinder and
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and cylinder valve as
Air Supply Cylinder Removal
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