Whats the difference anyway...!?

[Mirot87]

Whats the FUNDAMENTAL difference between "Electro guns" and semi guns? Is it the construction? Does it fire paintballs some special way? Do they use compressed air the same? Are they "stolen alien technology"? IS IT JUST THE SILLY ANNODIZING???? Id really like to know why these kinds of guns run $1000's while a good semi, even one with an auto modification runs so much cheaper.
thanks!

[ds613]

yes, yes, not really, ummm no, and no but it's cool

You should check out infosheets on different guns to find out how they operate. There are a lot of differences.

[Edited by ds613 on 05-09-2001 at 06:35 PM]

[Richy_C]

Originally posted by ds613
yes, yes, not really, ummm no, and no but it's cool


LOL! stragight to the point, wow

[98]

electro guns arew alot faster and sometimes have select rates of fire.

[method84]

listen to ds613 he knows what hes talking about....haha

[FLoorED]

Well here are a few advantages:

- Very little recoil
- Very light and short trigger pulls
- Most are low pressure (quieter, easier on paint etc..)
- As compared to say an Autococker, electro markers in most cases have a simpler design

They have their downsides too, but the good things out weigh the bad things IMO.

[elTwitcho]

Think about it this way. When you pull the trigger on ANY mechanical marker, it will 'cause parts inside the gun to move. That part may be a sear, trigger rod, timing rod or whatever. To move a mechanical, you need to use some force. This force is applied through your trigger by you. When you pull the trigger on an electro, it closes a microswitch. This takes very very very little effort. That microswitch signals the circuit board (unless you happen to be the weirdo PGI mayhem) to signal an electronically powered moving part. So what it does, is instead of a sear being moved by your force applied through a trigger, the sear is moved by force applied by electricity. Though, very few electros use sears, it's a simpified version. Another big big big advantage is timing. A mechanical gun has no count down clock, essentailly it cant "wait a few seconds before doing something" it must go through a sequence of events happening one after another. IE, you cannot stop a force, then restart it without applying more force. Therefore, you cannot have your mechanical gun fire a ball, wait two seconds and move the bolt afterwards, unless you apply a force to fire the ball, wait a bit then apply another force to the trigger to move the bolt. An electronic gun can use a timing circuit. It can generate it's own force (using the 9 volt) after another one has been stopped. Therefore, you can pull your trigger once, have the gun say... open the valve, wait for 12 thousanths of a second, then close the valve. This is very tough to do with mechanical guns (hence why it is said to be difficult to time a cocker). This isnt EXACTLY how things work, but it's the easiest way to explain the benefits of electros. just remember that is is as follows

Shorter lighter trigger
More precise timing of your gun, done easier