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[cerealkiller]

I'm planning to do some sort of shotgun type thing on my hornet, and its mechanism has been bothering me because I don't have an idea of how it works.(how it lets out air and stores it).

This is the part I am talking about:

It would also be helpful to me if I knew how this thing worked, the mechanism that releases all the shots at once:

Can someone would please explain this to me, or if this has been posted, please tell me where it is. thanks.

[cxwq]

As the plunger goes past each of the air tubes, the air in said tube is allowed to escape through the 'trigger valve'. The sudden drop in pressure causes the tank at the end of the tube to fire. The blast button valve allows all the air in the 'trigger valve' to escape, causing each of the tanks to fire simultaneously.

[cerealkiller]

I'm sorry but I still don't understand. Why would the sudden drop in pressure make the tank at the end to fire? Wouldn't it just escape through those holes? How does the tank at the end work, because it not like a regular valve in most air guns that a triggle pulls back to release the valve to let the air out.

Edited by cerealkiller, 27 June 2005 - 11:19 PM.

[cxwq]

It's a diaphragm valve. The concept is explained reasonably well here. Click on the link for the drawing they provide. I had a huge explanation of this back on NO but that's obviously gone so I won't hold it against you.

This is actually the same way solenoid sprinkler valves function. The solenoid doesn't open fast enough to provide for adequate air flow so it merely triggers the release of a diaphragm valve.

Also seen in SF and BF.

[southpaw]

Also seen in SF and BF.

as well as SSPBs and SS2s.

[flashflint]

And triple strike.


I just got one at a garage sale.