Opening super soaker CPS 1700

For questions, articles and discussions regarding water blaster maintenance and repairs.
User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:58 pm

I've seen lots of prior posts on this but none of them describe the nozzle cap very well. When they do it's a vague answer by someone who hasn't posted in years. I would PM them but there is no way they would answer. I know how to do everything but the nozzle cap. I'm hoping someone knows from experience. Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Me_Soak_U on Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:52 pm

Here are some pictures of things that may help to open:
This shows a little hole that is not there for damage related issues in the space between gun and nozzle cap. This may come in handy for prying.
IMG_0297.jpg
IMG_0297.jpg (26.53 KiB) Viewed 4186 times
In the area where light is reflected off the nozzle cap there is a little seam.
IMG_0295.jpg
IMG_0295.jpg (32.78 KiB) Viewed 4186 times
Another picture of the seam. This seam wraps all the way around the little nozzle selector piece.
IMG_0294.jpg
IMG_0294.jpg (25.99 KiB) Viewed 4187 times
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

User avatar
atvan
Posts: 1226
Joined: Tue May 24, 2011 5:19 pm
Location: A place you've never heard of

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by atvan » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:54 pm

Have you triple checked for screws? Also, have you tried opening the casing? It may be easie than you think. More pictures would be very helpful.

Btw, I like the minor change in your sig. :cps1500:
DX wrote:In the neanderthal days of K-modding, people would lop off the whole PRV
Well, not that much soakage.
Beware the Purple

marauder
Posts: 3975
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm
Location: Charleston
WWN League Team: Havoc
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by marauder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:26 am

I love the 1700. Something about the shiny blue made it much more appealing to me than the 1500. When I opened mine up to make Tribulation I had to cut through the plastic cone on the end with a hacksaw. You may be able to put a few flathead screwdriverheads under the orange plastic and pry it off with that though. Cuz I am not sure if it is glued on or not. I would recommend trying the screwdrivers before using a hacksaw.
https://hydrowar.wordpress.com/
SEAL wrote:If you ain't bloody and muddy by the end of the day, you went to a Nerf war.

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:11 am

@marauder_4: The plastic cone you mention is the entire nozzle cap, correct? Also, there is some white substance that appears to have smeared out of the crack between gun and nozzle cap. I am pretty sure the cap is glued. Could you please explain how you hacksawed it?
@atvan: I have triple checked for screws. There are no screws on the nozzle cap unless they are beneath it. Thanks for the idea to open it and give it a pry, I'll think about that. Also what pictures would you think would be helpful because I can take more. I might have to change that signature back unless I can get this open to fix it because it came broken and I didn't want to pay to send it back :P . It's a pretty easy fix once I get it open. All I need is to rubber band and grease the trigger valve. I have seen another post where the exact same thing happened for his 1500 and he fixed it that way.
@all: I'm thinking about trying to blow dry it or freeze it to loosen the glue/plastic. Any more input would be great!
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

wetmonkey442
Posts: 596
Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2004 8:36 am
Location: Connecticut

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by wetmonkey442 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:17 am

Blowdrying/freezing may weaken the plastic along with the glue, so it might not be the best idea. If it's completely glue, you may need to just remove the nozzle cap completely, a process which will be most likely destructive. At this point, it would be a good idea to ask yourself if you want a potentially functional gun that is lacking a nozzle selector and is super ugly in the front, or a nice-looking gun that doesn't work (and maybe try your hand at reselling on eBay?). Keep in mind that you can always fashion your own nozzle selector. Also keep in mind that once you have the gun open, you may not be able to make a repair, despite how simple a problem the symptoms indicate.
Join the fight! Support water warfare in your area today!

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:25 am

Yeah I know. I think if you remove the nozzle cap but not the selector underneath it it will still operate. If it does die I could always make a frankenstein out of it as you said. Do you guys know of any one else who has opened this gun? Thanks!
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

marauder
Posts: 3975
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm
Location: Charleston
WWN League Team: Havoc
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by marauder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:23 pm

There are no screws in the cap. You just have to cut a really shallow line across the nozzle cap all the way across and through down to the blue plastic (don't worry, that's thick) and then make more of those cuts til you can pry it off.
https://hydrowar.wordpress.com/
SEAL wrote:If you ain't bloody and muddy by the end of the day, you went to a Nerf war.

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:36 pm

So you mean to cut it all the way across the front of the cap? So that's as if the seam in the gun goes all the way around the nozzle cap? This way you'll be able to open the gun with half of the nozzle cap on each side, right? Tell me if I misinturpritated it. Thanks!
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

marauder
Posts: 3975
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm
Location: Charleston
WWN League Team: Havoc
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by marauder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:14 pm

Nope. Cut it the same direction that the nozzle selector is going. Lengthwise of the gun. The actual nozzle selector isat least an inch under all of this, so unless you go crazy with the saw there is no chance of messing up your ability to switch from 5x to 10x. There is little chance that you are going to be able to put the cone back on, especially since it's glued. You are probably going to destroy it in the process, but if you have to open it up you have to open it up.
https://hydrowar.wordpress.com/
SEAL wrote:If you ain't bloody and muddy by the end of the day, you went to a Nerf war.

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:29 pm

sorry i'm really having trouble following this. So I cut a whole bunch of circles all the way down to the blue plastic around the outside of the nozzle cap? By outside I mean the area that's glued. once I have done this it should be weak enough to be pried off, right? Sorry this is just a little confuzzling :P .
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

marauder
Posts: 3975
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm
Location: Charleston
WWN League Team: Havoc
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by marauder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:26 pm

Image

Cut along the black. Do not cut the blue gray at first. I don't remember if you have to cut that or not, but just cut across the outer layer along the black and do it again the same direction if you have to, until you can open up your 1700.
https://hydrowar.wordpress.com/
SEAL wrote:If you ain't bloody and muddy by the end of the day, you went to a Nerf war.

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:29 pm

ok thanks for all your help I think I get it now. So I just make a bunch of those cuts around the nozzle cap? Also would a dremel work better or should I stick with a hacksaw?
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

wetmonkey442
Posts: 596
Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2004 8:36 am
Location: Connecticut

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by wetmonkey442 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:46 pm

A dremel is, in almost every situation, preferable to a hacksaw.

The only time I use a hacksaw is for cutting metal, large sections of pipe, or in areas where a dremel is awkward to hold.
Join the fight! Support water warfare in your area today!

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:26 pm

ok. Do you think is it would be possible to dremel away a new seam that goes across the cap connecting the top gun seam to the bottom gun seam? In other words continuing the seam so that it makes a full circle around the gun? This would allow you to open it so that half of the nozzle cap is on either side.
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

marauder
Posts: 3975
Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:29 pm
Location: Charleston
WWN League Team: Havoc
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by marauder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:11 pm

I need to get a Dremel. Christmas present maybe? I'm not sure if you could do that. You might be able to, but it also depends on how much glue was used and where it was placed.
https://hydrowar.wordpress.com/
SEAL wrote:If you ain't bloody and muddy by the end of the day, you went to a Nerf war.

DX
Posts: 3495
Joined: Mon Jul 05, 2004 8:35 am
Contact:

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by DX » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:46 pm

iSoaker should have sent dremels to the community war instead of goblins lol. Anything is better than what I've got for tools. I'm pretty sure that 1500/1700 caps being glued or not is mark-related. I've opened two 1500s and the nozzle cover just popped off in one piece after a bunch of prying. If you are desperate, do the halfway seam thing so the cap is in half and the gun will open. I think that functional and ugly beats mint and broken, but it's totally your call. It is possible to retrofit the gun with a new cover, but obviously that process would take a lot of time and a lot of patience.
marauder wrote:You have to explain things in terms that kids will understand, like videogames^ That's how I got Sam to stop using piston pumpers

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:52 pm

Dx but how did you get the cap over the nozzle selector?
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

User avatar
atvan
Posts: 1226
Joined: Tue May 24, 2011 5:19 pm
Location: A place you've never heard of

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by atvan » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:56 pm

DX Its not mint if it's broken. :goofy: MeSoakYou, are you asking how did he put it back on? He probably either left it off or glued it somehow.
DX wrote:In the neanderthal days of K-modding, people would lop off the whole PRV
Well, not that much soakage.
Beware the Purple

User avatar
Me_Soak_U
Posts: 96
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:19 pm
Location: in a small cave on pluto

Re: Opening super soaker CPS 1700

Post by Me_Soak_U » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:01 pm

No I'm asking how he removed the nozzle cap without damaging it or the nozzle selector tab.
Keep Soaking!
Me_Soak_U
If you like water guns check out my youtube channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/XxRnMproductionsxX
I'm That Guy With The 1700. Yeah the guy who drenched you? That's Me!

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 21 guests