I have an FX Dreamline Lite that won't hold air.
- This is a .177 caliber with the reg set at 95bar. The bottle is a 480cc FX carbon fiber bottle.
- The gun has a leak that is fairly quick---it lost 125 bar in about an hour (225 to about 100)
I have noticed the following things:
1. - When I screw on the bottle I hear a faint hiss sound that seems to come from inside the bottle. On unscrewing the bottle the regulator air also drops to zero—after I pull the bottle off, AND there is a hiss that lasts a few seconds—coming from the valve piece that screws into the bottle. (In the past I have taken off the bottle and do not see the regulator pressure drop. I must turn the reg screw CCW for the pressure to drop)
2 - With the regulator at zero, and the regulator adjustment screw tightened fully, I screw on the bottle. When I then screw the regulator adjustment screw CCW to let air into the regulator, air goes in, but I hear the hissing noise again.
3. - I have applied soapy water around the valves and where the valve screws into the gun and don't see any bubble forming.
Have I damaged the regulator or its seals?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
- This is a .177 caliber with the reg set at 95bar. The bottle is a 480cc FX carbon fiber bottle.
- The gun has a leak that is fairly quick---it lost 125 bar in about an hour (225 to about 100)
I have noticed the following things:
1. - When I screw on the bottle I hear a faint hiss sound that seems to come from inside the bottle. On unscrewing the bottle the regulator air also drops to zero—after I pull the bottle off, AND there is a hiss that lasts a few seconds—coming from the valve piece that screws into the bottle. (In the past I have taken off the bottle and do not see the regulator pressure drop. I must turn the reg screw CCW for the pressure to drop)
2 - With the regulator at zero, and the regulator adjustment screw tightened fully, I screw on the bottle. When I then screw the regulator adjustment screw CCW to let air into the regulator, air goes in, but I hear the hissing noise again.
3. - I have applied soapy water around the valves and where the valve screws into the gun and don't see any bubble forming.
Have I damaged the regulator or its seals?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks