My first 21K mod attempt- A blog - Some funny things inside...

[Broncostar]

In case you didn't know, A 21 K is simply a CPS 2100 with the K mod. I totally ruined my 21 K by hacking off the front nozzle, leaving mine with a range of around five feet.
Knowing only a K mod could ever get this into a worthy soaker, I decided to attempt it. After Seeing a nice article on the SSC, I boldly began the job armed with a hacksaw, screwdriver, and my intreprid spirit.

Things started out okay. It appeared that mine was either a mark 1 or 3, since getting the insides out of the casing wasn't much of a problem. That's when the fun started.

First, I was'nt exactly being too careful, so all the tiny little pieces of the blaster (trigger valve pole, triggle valve dowel, etc) flew out. I managed to get a hold of them, however.

Next, I was playing around with my pump... as I was happily pumping water into the CPS thing, get this... with nothing to hold it back, it flew off the pump/CPS pipe and landed about three feet away, flooding my face with water. Keep in mind I was also doing this indoors...
I also managed to pull my pump out of the grip. The only way I could get it back in was to cut a tiny snip off the rubber. It seems to fit snug, but I hope it still has enough pressure...
After such events, I was ready for the big prize- the CPS chamber myself. I removed the screws, popped it open, and there it was. If anyone knows what a turkey baster is, the rubber end of that thing reminded me a lot of this.

Thus, I'm about 2/5 of the way through. Hopefully I'll be able to get the baloons on okay, and then getting it back in its casing. Perhaps my blaster will one day shoot more than five feet! Hurrah!

[isoaker]

@ Bronostar - please try to put your posts in more appropriate forums. Mod/repair/creation type posts should be in the Workshop forum. Thanks!

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[hunter]

as i said earlier, you can do a nozzle selector mod to it, and give it a normal nozzle again.

[DX]

In case you didn't know, A 21 K is simply a CPS 2100 with the K mod.

Normally true, but you can tap further into the abilities of the 2100 by going beyond just the common k-mod. When I refer to 21Ks, it is implied that several mods have been used. The shotgun blast you get after k-modding is great for sting factor, but spreads out and isn't too effective at soaking at the 55ft. range. Nozzle modding one laminates the stream, perfectly, and allows you to send a large and compact stream past the 60ft. mark. In your case, nozzle modding your 21K will get back the original range, plus possibly more, and allow you to choose nozzles. You could use a small nozzle for high range, a riot blast nozzle for soaking close range, etc. I would advise a multi-nozzle mod, as a k-mod will not do much alone to help if the nozzle is damaged.

[Broncostar]

Ah, that's a shame.
I'm going to look into nozzle modifications.
By the way, have you ever considered doing a K-mod with rubber bands? I got the idea today when I ran short of baloons... I was thinking it may help a little.

[NiborDude]

I had that idea a while back. I was thinking about industrial rubber bands. It may work, I never tried it.

[SSCBen]

Ah, that's a shame.
I'm going to look into nozzle modifications.
By the way, have you ever considered doing a K-mod with rubber bands? I got the idea today when I ran short of baloons... I was thinking it may help a little.

Rubber bands, like bike tubes on spherical PCs, don't work. Until we actually find something better than your average balloon, use only the correctly sized balloons. Balloons are the only known things to work well.

[hunter]

hmm....would it be possible to use a spherical PC from a broken CPS?

[LtDan64]

would it be possible to use a spherical PC from a broken CPS?

As in removing the cylindrical one and putting a spherical one where the old one used to be? I don't quite see why not, but there's other parts one would have to make fit. A ball one wouldn't work too well in a containment chamber designed for a long one, etc...

[Drewsky92]

Where was this "rubber slip"? if it was around your pump shaft, then you will not be able to get a good seal and the soaker will be useless.

[hunter]

would it be possible to use a spherical PC from a broken CPS?

As in removing the cylindrical one and putting a spherical one where the old one used to be? I don't quite see why not, but there's other parts one would have to make fit. A ball one wouldn't work too well in a containment chamber designed for a long one, etc...

Uhm...no, i meant use the spherical pc from a broken gun to kmod a working gun.