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krazy_Q
06-26-2001, 07:34 PM
Sup yall. See, I got a new gun (the spyder xtra) and with it I got tons of upgrades for it. I am having some problems with adding on the expansion chamber. Well, not exactly a problem but I dunno what to do. Here is exactly what I have and I'll tell you what I plan on doing, or tried and failed.

Spyder Xtra (with all of its stock parts like micro line hose, mini expansion chamber, etc...),
32 Degrees 6 stage expansion chamber,
Hose bent elbow(in case when I screw in the e.chamber the line hole isn't sraight ahead from the thing you screw in your tank into...),
a 5inch long stainless steel hose(i like the fact that it is steel but when I tried attaching it to the expansion chamber and the gun, found it hard to do. A Spyder stock micro line hose is made so that the line can rotate 360 degrees... ez to screw in),
... and i think that is it... if I need to get anything let me know.

So, this is what I did... I unscrewed the stock mini chber off the gun along with the hose,
I attached the steel hose to my hose elbow and screwed that onto the 6 stage chamber ( which didn't screw in all the way in for some reason).
Then I connected everything and tested it. As you know and as I predicted, it leaked in all the jointed places... Wut do I need to do? Buy Telfon tape or something? I was thinking of getting since all the parts don't screw in all the way.. But I don't like th fact that I'm going to have to use some TAPE for my all metal gun.... Is it better if I used a micro line? What do I do? I tried using my stock micro but that doesn't screw all the way into the expansion chaber either. Is my expansion chamber defective? or is this a common problem everyone deals with? If so, can someone please give me a 411 on what to do? I will appreciate it very much.
Damn, I f*ckin wrote a whole damn page...

SH4YD33
06-26-2001, 08:23 PM
check all your o rings and make sure that everything screwed in if this dosent work goto your local field and ask a pro.. heh

krazy_Q
06-26-2001, 09:23 PM
um... o rings? I would use em but like I said, the hose doesnt even screw in all the way... so a o ring would make much difference. Does anyone here have a 6 stage expansion chamber from the company 32 Degrees? How was the connction hole? Did the hose fit in or was hole too small?

dalimus-thaden
06-26-2001, 09:25 PM
Use some teflon tape on the threads and you should be alright.

lemonhead
06-27-2001, 08:02 PM
use white tape not the crap you buy at staples but real white tape go to a paintball store they will give you some
on the part you screw it in put tape all around it but not on the hole on the bottom here is a diagram
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jfoust
06-27-2001, 10:10 PM
ur suppose to use wrench and teflon tape, did u? or did u try screwing in by hand?

Sharc
06-28-2001, 01:28 PM
try using locktite, only after you know how to put it together though. that is what my local paintball store uses, and it never leaks, but its damn hard to get out.

krazy_Q
06-28-2001, 09:14 PM
no i did not use my hand...who am i? robocop? Anyways, I bought some teflon tape.... now what?