Appendix 1
Maintenance Hints
Cup
Unscrew the cup from the shaft. If the cup will not turn,
breakdown the adhesion of the
Loc-Tite by applying
a flame, such as from a cigarette lighter to the rear of the cup.
Do this until
it begins to smoke. Remove the cup. Clean and apply a small
amount of Loc- Tite retaining compound 680 to the threads
of the shaft and screw on another cup and seal using firm torque. Wipe
away any excess compound, particularly on the surface of the
seal. Allow to set
for three hours before exposing the Loc-Tite to CO2 temperatures.
Seal alone
can be replaced but must be press fitted into the cup. A vice
with smooth wall inserts placed within the jaws may suffice
for a press.
*NOTE*
Be very
careful and only do this if you are REALLY sure you need to do
it.
Trouble
Shooting Under Power
The Vector can be operated while the side cover and the fore grip
are removed. The action of the hammer can be observed by the
motion of the hammer sear. Of course, the pieces of the trigger assembly
can be easily viewed along with the motion of the four-way valve
pin. To isolate the
trigger assembly from any test, remove the two four-way valve
screws and
allow to hang loosely by its plastic hoses. The valve can be
operated by hand by pressing the valve pin in and allowing its
spring to push it out.
External Regulator Use
(use of which will lessen velocity deviation) The Vector's ideal input pressure is normally between 450-600 psi. For initial setting, place regulator adjuster screw to lowest pressure setting. If an external gauge is present (prefered method) pressure indicated should be below 400 psi. In 1/4 to 1/2 turn increments (allowing gauge to settle after each adjustment) increase pressure. Once 450 psi is reached, begin taking 4 shot patterns over an approved chronograph. Disregard first shot and use the other 3 for velocity comparison. Continue adjusting in prescribed increments and test firing until desired velocity is reached.
Necessary
parts to replace for internal/external regulator use
Part:
Internal / External
Main Valve return
spring
5.5 coils / 8.5 coils
Main Hammer
Spring
47mm / 52mm
Internal
Velocity Adjustment
The following componants are required to use the Vector for
internal velocity adjustment.
1) Velocity Piston
2) screw 13 (velocity adjustment)
3) spring 08 (main)
4) spring 12a (cup seal return)
5) 5/64 hex (allen) head wrench
Follow steps 1-13 of "General Maintenance and Cleaning
Disassembly"
Follow steps 1-3 of " Adapter Body Disassembly"
The rear of the velocity piston has a flat (closed) surface with two cut-outs at the rim. The "open" end of the piston faces towards the front of the Vector. Insert the piston into the adapter body. Align the two piston cut-outs with the two holes drilled into the back of the AB. Insert screw 13 into the threaded hole (of the two holes you aligned piston to)in the back of the AB. The screw is to make contact with the piston inside either of the piston cut-outs. Replace the cup-seal return spring with spring 12a and reverse steps 1-3 of the "Adapter Body Disassemly." Replace the main spring (picture 13 on page 6) with spring 08 and reverse steps 1-13 of "General Maintenance and Cleaning Disassembly." For velocity adjustment follow the instructions found on pg.16 of your manual.
Push
Button Safety Installation
Material required: pin, spring, and push-button safety switch
(PBS)
Follow steps: DS1(barrel remove), DS5 (foregrip remove), DS8
(side cover remove)
DS9 (4-way mount screws remove), DS10 (4-way remove).
After the above steps are completed, remove set screw found inside the 4-way's mounting area on receiver. Remove the spring and ball bearing. DO NOT LOSE. Remove the safety from the receiver. Insert the PBS into it's recepticle noting groove. Insert the pin into the hole from which you removed the screw, spring, and bearing. Align the pin & PBS so that the pin engage with the groove noted earlier. Install the 4-way noting that in future maintenance to loose the safety's retention pin which is now being held in by the 4-way itself. On the interior end of the PBS is a hole. Place the spring that accompanied the PBS into it. The Vector's side cover will act as it's retention plate. Reassemble Vector noting not to loose the PBS's spring next time you remove the side-cover.
Appendix 2
Charge Up Procedure
Bolt is in it's
rear position?
If yes then
Charging Procedure is:
1)
Safety: Cylcle *
2) Charge
3) Be prepared to pull trigger if there is a gas rush.
If no then check
if hammer is latched by sliding the bolt to the rear.
If yes then
Hammer is not latched. Charging Procedure is:
1) Safety:
Fire position.
2) Trigger:
Pull once.
3) Charge.
If no then
hammer is latched. Move bolt to full rear position.
Charge
Procedure:
1) Safety:
Cycle*.
2) Charge.
3) Be
prepared to pull trigger if there is a gas rush.
*
Cycle Safety: If switch is in Safe, place in Fire.
If switch is
in Fire, operate it to Safe and back to Fire.
It's final
position in both cases is in the *Fire* position.
Appendix 3
Operating Description
The Vector can be operated with the side cover and fore grip
removed. This will assist in
an understanding of
the operation of the system.
Primed Conditions
Gas pressure in the adapter body forces the front of the cup against the seat to create a seal. This pressure is also directed forward by the high pressure line to the regulator and reduced to 100 psi. Exiting the regulator from the bottom rear, the pressure is passed on to the center lead of the manifold. Its two outer outlet leads presents either negative or positive pressure at either ends of the pneumatic cylinder.
When pressure is present the gun is ready to cycle. A paintball is in the breech and held in place by the detention spring. This ensures that the next ball stacked above does not have a presence within the core of the breech. The cylinder piston is fully extended out to the rear, placing the bolt and bolt carrier at their most rearward position. The hammer sear is latched to the carrier. The main spring is compressed between the carrier and the hammer. The main trigger sear is latched to the trigger valve arm preventing it from moving CCW.
Firing Actions
When the trigger is pulled it rotates CCW causing the disconnector to push against the bottom of the trigger sear. As the trigger sear rotates CW it presents a different posture to the disconnector. The disconnector then slips past the sear and comes to a stop against the disconnector guide pin. The CW motion of the sear causes it to pull away from the top of the valve arm. The arm will rotate CCW because the four way valve pin spring within the valve is pushing the pin to the rear against the arm. This rearward position (extended) of the four-way valve pin causes a reversal of pressure at each outlet of the manifold and in turn at each end of the pneumatic cylinder. The cylinder piston moves forward pulling the bolt carrier, slider pin, compressed main spring, hammer and hammer sear. The drive pin pulls the slider bolt forward which chambers the ball into the bore. As the rear of the hammer sear drags over the hammer sear roller, the sear rotates CCW. This releases its hold on the carrier allowing the main spring to thrust the freed hammer to the rear where it strikes the valve shaft.
When the valve shaft is struck it moves to the rear pushing the cup away from its contact with the seat. This action opens the valve. Gas flows into the rear of the seat and passes upwards into the barrel mount. From there it flows through the mount's extension tube and through the hollowed bolt to impact against the chambered paintball.
Reset Actions
The pressure within the adapter body again forces the cup against the seat shutting off the flow of gas used to propel the ball.
At the forward end of the bolt carrier's stroke, it makes contact with the top of the valve arm and causes it rotate CW. This motion moves the latching tab of the arm in line with the latching recess of the trigger sear. The sear, no longer blocked by the arm, is pushed CCW by the sear spring causing it to latch to the arm. The trigger spring resets the disconnector and trigger.
The valve arm also pushes forward the valve pin causing a reversal of pressure at each of the manifolds outputs. This causes the cylinder piston to reverse direction to the rear pushing the bolt carrier, slider pin, slider, bolt and main spring. The main spring pushes against the hammer against the valve shaft. The pressure within the adapter body prevents the shaft from being pushed rearward thus stopping the hammer. Motion of the bolt carrier continues to the rear now causing the main spring to compress. The extension tube on the rear of the carrier acts as a guide for the spring compression to prevent buckling which would be unwanted resistance. The hollow within the hammer allows it to accommodate the tube and be positioned closely to the carrier. The hammer sear, at its full CW by the pushing of the sear spring, makes contact with the inclined face of the carrier's latching shoulder. This contact and continued motion of the carrier imparts CCW motion on the sear until it reaches the peak of the shoulder. Here the shoulder drops away allowing the sear spring to move the sear CW and become latched to the carrier.
The next ball to be chambered is sitting on top of the bolt. When
the bolt moves to the
rear it passes clear
of the ball which drops into the breech. The detention spring
prevents
the ball from
rolling forward which would allow another ball to enter either
partially or
fully into the
breech.
Appendix 4
Glossary
Action Power Unit - Consists of the bolt carrier, cylinder piston, extension tube, pneumatic cylinder, pneumatic cylinder piston arm, and regulator. Performs all cocking and most of the firing movements.
Adapter (body) - PartsBkdn #16. The portion of the Vector which the bottle attatches to that houses the valve and velocity adjustment assemblies.
Adapter O-ring - Adapter Body Assembly Step 6.
Barrel Feed Port - The extension from the barrel providing the paintball passage-way from the feeder elbow to the breech.
Barrel Lug - Positioned on the bottom center of the barrel and connects to the front of the Action Power Unit
Barrel Mount Extension Tube - PartsBkdn #4 (left part of the barrel mount).
Barrel Mount - PartsBkdn #4.
Bolt - PartsBkdn #8.
Bolt Carrier - See Assy Step 9a. Portion of the Action Power unit that is connected to the bolt via the bolt slider pin. Provides the means by which the bolt will move.
Cup - PartsBkdn #13. Cup is attached to the right end of the shaft and is used to hold the seal that closes off the valve.
Cup Seal - Plastic inlay within the cup that seals the valve until the hammer strikes the valve stem causing the cup to open.
Cylinder Piston - Not pictured. Located between pneumatic cylinder and bolt carrier. Moves in and out of cylinder and has carrier attached to its end.
Detention Spring - Locate barrel on page 10. Spring is located at rear of barrel just after the feed tube used to keep the paintballs from rolling out the barrel when the gun is tipped.
Disconnector - Disassembly Step 12. Pictured at the upper left of the trigger.
Disconnector Guide Pin - Disassembly Step 12. Pictured at the lower left of the disconnector.
Disconnector Plunger Pin - Disassembly Step12. Located between the disconnector and the trigger. It retracts into the trigger.
Disconnector Plunger Pin Spring - Located underneath the pin within the trigger.
Extension Tube - bolt carrier - Connected to the rear of the bolt carrier. See Assy Step 9a. Tube is within the left end of the spring.
Feed Port - See Barrel Feed Port.
Fore grip - PartsBkdn #22.
Four-Way Valve - PartsBkdn #17. Serves as the pneumatic "brain" of the Vector that controls firing.
Four-Way Valve End Plate - Black plastic cover on the front of the valve.
Four-Way Valve Pin - Located on the rear of the valve.
Hammer - PartsBkdn #10. Is used to strike valve stem and open valve allowing gun to fire.
Hammer Sear - Attached to the bottom of the hammer. See PartsBkdn #10.
Hammer Sear Pin - A roll pin attaching the hammer sear to the hammer.
High Pressure Block - PartsBkdn #3. Located at the right end of the line.
High Pressure Line - The brass tube of PartsBkdn #3. Provides continuous supply of CO2 to regulator and 4-way to control Action Power Unit's operating pressure and firing sequence.
High Pressure Line Fitting - Disassembly Step 14. Located at the rear center of the regulator. The front end of the high pressure line is connected to it.
Line Fitting - See High Pressure Line Fitting.
Low Pressure Line - Plastic line that interconnects the regulator, 4-way valve, and pneumatic piston.
Main Spring - Located between the bolt carrier and the hammer. See spring, left of PartsBkdn #10.
Manifold - PartsBkdn #17. Located on top of the 4-way valve. Provides a connection point for the operating lines from/to the 4-way.
Pneumatic Cylinder - Underneath PartsBkdn #6 and to the left. It is what the serial number label is attached. Connected to the 4-Way via two low pressure lines.
Pneumatic Cylinder Piston Arm - The narrow rod which cycles back and forth from the rear of the pneumatic cylinder. The bolt carrier is attached to it.
Receiver -PartsBkdn #11. The bulk of aluminum that all components such as Adapter, Action Power Unit, grip, and foregrip attatch.
Receiver Bore - The round cavity passing through the length of the Receiver that the hammer and bolt-carrier reside in.
Regulator - PartsBkdn #9. Located under the figure nine. Regulates incoming high pressure CO2 to low pressure operating levels.
Regulator Bonnet - The front half of the regulator.
Regulator Exhaust Lead - Disassembly Step 11. The brass lead at the rear bottom of the regulator. It is connected to the 4-way valve by a plastic line.
Regulator Low Pressure Outlet Lead - Assembly Step 9c. At the bottom of the regulator a brass tube is attached. In this picture it is positioned over the small picture.
Regulator Mount - Positioned on top of the regulator and at the front of the cylinder. Two screws passing through it from the top to bottom allows the regulator to be mounted. Also serves as the mounting point for the barrel lug.
Return Spring - PartsBkdn #14.
Screw, Upper Fore grip - See PartsBkdn #20. The screw would be the one just below the lower tip of the trigger.
Sear Pin - Attaches the hammer sear to the hammer. See PartsBkdn #10.
Sear Roller - Disassembly Step 15. PartsBkdn #20 (located immediately above the trigger).
Seat Lip, Valve - Located at the rear of the seat. The raised area encircling the shaft/gas passage orifice. The portion of the seat which makes contact with the cup seal.
Seat - See Valve Seat.
Side Cover - PartsBkdn #21. Serves as the cover for the trigger components.
Slider - PartsBkdn #8. Attatched to the bolt itself.
Slider Pin - PartsBkdn #7. connects the Bolt/Slider to the Bolt carrier.
Trigger - PartsBkdn #20.
Trigger Sear - PartsBkdn #19.
Trigger Sear Spring - PartsBkdn #19. Located left of the sear.
Trigger Spring- PartsBkdn #20. Located at the upper right of the trigger.
Trigger Valve Arm - PartsBkdn # 18.
Valve Seat - PartsBkdn #12.
Valve Shaft - PartsBkdn #13. On the left under the figure "1" of the number 13. That is the cup attached to the right.