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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:17 am
by WaterWolf
For the Past month, my Lightning has developed the common and unfortunate tendency to keep firing after you let go of the trigger. I opened it up, and found that the problem was not the spring to pull the valve shut as I had expected, but that the ball valve was sticking horribly. I've opened it as far as I can, but there is some kind of glue that is stopping me from getting directly to the ball inside the valve. I've tried lubricating using W-D40 from as many different directions as I can find, but with no effect.
Is there a tried and true method for fixing this problem? Any Ideas would be appreciated.
I really wish that Hasbro would go back to the old triggers. I've got a CPS 1000 and its still working perfectly after who knows how-many years of use.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:22 am
by HBWW
Yeah, the new triggers are quite annoying, the old ones were much easier to use, often moved well, and good to use and do tap shots with.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:48 pm
by sbell25
Spray silicon spray down the largest nozzle. I found that WD-40 just makes the problem worse, but silicon spray makes it like new again. Good luck!
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:00 pm
by WaterWolf
Some help you are, that made absolutly no difference. Thanks for nothing, now I've wasted five bucks.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:04 pm
by SilentGuy
WaterWolf wrote:Some help you are, that made absolutly no difference. Thanks for nothing, now I've wasted five bucks.
Woah--do I sense hostility here? None of the suggested methods are guaranteed to work, they're just comments that helpful people made. I agree that losing the money can be unpleasant, but you don't need to respond so negatively. I'm sure you can use the silicon lubricant spray for pumps or whatever in the future--it truly is amazing stuff.
Seriously, though--such comments really aren't appreciated.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:45 pm
by Rook
Jeez, dude! Relax! It's five bucks. We're trying to help. Besides, it's not like you can't just buy another. If not now, probably next year.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:47 pm
by WaterWolf
Ya, sorry. I was feeling in a bad mood after working with my guns for several hours with no results. Sorry again, I'm cool now.
Tomorrow I'm gonna try using a hypodermic needle to squirt it into the ball-valve more directly. Damn these cheap new triggers. And once again, sorry sbell.
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:53 am
by sbell25
Ya, sorry. I was feeling in a bad mood after working with my guns for several hours with no results. Sorry again, I'm cool now.
Tomorrow I'm gonna try using a hypodermic needle to squirt it into the ball-valve more directly. Damn these cheap new triggers. And once again, sorry sbell.
No worries. But I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work...I can't understand why though, as it worked perfectly for me. All I did was remove the nozzle selector, and with the valve closed, give a good spray down the main nozzle then open and close the trigger a few times.
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:44 am
by SilentGuy
@ sbell25: Wait, did you do yours on a Flash Flood? In your first post you mentioned spraying the silicone lubricant down the largest nozzle, but now you say to remove the selector and use the main nozzle. Not too big a problem, but this might be a point for confusion.
At any rate, this explanation is a bit more detailed. I think it implies that the trigger valve must be a ball valve of some sort...or maybe not.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:46 pm
by Some Guy
Put a rubberband over the spring that snaps the valve shut so it has more force to close it...
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:18 pm
by WaterWolf
The spring already seems very strong, but I'll try that.
I tried using that stuff on some of my other gun's pumps and trigger, It did help to lessen the stickiness on them. Maybe this gun has a different problem, or maybe its sticking problem is more severe.
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:33 pm
by sbell25
@ sbell25: Wait, did you do yours on a Flash Flood? In your first post you mentioned spraying the silicone lubricant down the largest nozzle, but now you say to remove the selector and use the main nozzle. Not too big a problem, but this might be a point for confusion.
I did it to an '05 Piranha. I did actually take off the nozzle selector and spray down the main nozzle, however since the Piranha's biggest nozzle on the selector is the same size as the main nozzle, I thought it wouldn't make any difference when I explained it. Looking back on it though, removing the selector is the best option, as it allows you to spray closer to the ball valve.
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:14 pm
by Rook
My FF riot blast nozzle has been jamming a little, I sprayed some Silicon lubricant down it, it helped a little, but not too much.