C-3 Myths Debunked!

this might be a dumb question, but can you use co2 or n2 on a c3?

Oh well

Stoz wrote: DeTrevni wrote: from what it sounds like, it might be ignition. the ignition is electric, and from this branch 2 possibilities. the first, your battery might be low, try changing it. second, there may be a bad connection in the wiring or there may not be a full connection when you pull the trigger. check the connections. also, you might be venting propane on the forward stroke, thus not charging the chamber. for this, you might need to get it repaired by a proshop or tippmann. see if these help. I am 100% certain that the battery is not the problem. If I pump it once and pull the trigger, I hear the shock in the chamber. If I pump it twice, same thing. Three times gets me enough propane to fire. If I let it sit for a few seconds, I have to go through this again. Once I get it to fire once, I can continuously fire (within about 3 seconds between each shot), but if I stop, I must three-pump it again. I do recall reading that the C3 had to be "primed" by pumping it several times before play, but I didn't realize that the propane all vented out within a matter of seconds. I'll try calling Tippmann on Thursday and see what they think.

im no c-3 or tippmann expert by any means but my job is to troubleshoot faults on military aircraft.  judging just on what he has said, it sounds to me like the wiring is perfectly fine.  if there was a faulty connection then it would just not fire all unles if something came lose at certain angles.  however being such a consistant problem it sounds to me like the problem could be some sort of leak.  if the gun neds to be re-pumped only after a period of not being fired then that must be long enough for the chambered propane to leak out.  when firing the gun fast it most liely does not give the gun enough time to leak the propae between firing. my guess would be some sort of sealing problem....anyway thats just the first thing that came to mind