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#1 What is the normal operating
pressure?
Normally the Ion will operate at about 140-180
psi. With upgrades this number can be dropped.
#2 What kind of threads do
Ion Barrels
have?
The Ion uses Impulse threaded barrels, which
will also work on the Smart Parts Nerve.
#3 Do I need an Anti-siphon tube in my
CO2 Tank?
Yes. An Anti-siphon tube, if installed properly will keep
the liquid CO2 out of your regulator and marker. This will increase efficiency (more shots per
tank) and reduce venting of excess pressure as well as reduce the amount of wear on
o-rings.
#4 Are there any reviews of after
market upgrade parts for the Ion?
The links to the reviews have
been moved to the top of this page. If you are all the way down here, you missed them.
#5 What o-rings are used with the Ion?
The Ion manual and Supplemental Ion Parts List (A & B) contains o-ring information for all
of the o-rings in the Ion. The problem is the "part
number" they provide is confusing if you do not understand the type of
information they are providing.
In the manual, the part number for each o-ring is listed as
ORNsomething .
The something value is the Standard American "AS568A" number.
This is a number used to identify a specific o-ring size. Now the size of
an o-ring consists of three measurements, the Inner Diameter (ID), the Outer
diameter (OD) and the Cross Section (CS). In simple English, the Cross
Section is the width. The yy value is the hardness. A
Durometer is used to measure the hardness of various substances. Shore A
is the numerical scale for measuring the hardness of rubber. Any of you
skaters should be familiar with the durometer of skate wheels. This same
value applies to o-rings, the higher the value the harder the rubber. The
Shore A scale is from 35 (soft) to 90 (hard).
Now with all that said, the information in the manual should allow you to buy replacement o-rings wherever
available.
#6 What is the Dwell on an Ion?
The dwell setting is the amount of time that the solenoid remains
open, which due to the way the Ion functions is how long the bolt will stay
in a forward position. The dwell time determines the volume of air
that is used to propel each paintball. An increase in the dwell will
usually increase velocity. There is a "point of no
return" where raising the dwell will no longer increase velocity.
The Dwell is adjusted in .25 millisecond intervals. The lowest
dwell setting is 3ms. So when you lower the dwell all the way and
then add one (one flash) the dwell is at 3.25ms.
The stock dwell setting is 52 "flashes" from the bottom,
which is 16ms.
#7 What is the Recharge Rate?
Contrary to what the manual will lead you to believe,
the design of the Ion does not allow the user to set a rate of
fire. In actuality, you adjust the recharge rate to increase or
decrease the delay during each firing cycle. The Rate of Fire Down
setting increases the recharge rate and the Rate of Fire Up decreases
the recharge rate.
Its a combination of the Dwell and Recharge rate that
determine the actual max ROF for the Ion.
The recharge rate is the amount of time between each
shot, measured in milliseconds. When you increase the recharge time, you
are actually increasing the amount of time between shots, which in turn
decreases the rate of fire.
The recharge is measured in one-millisecond
intervals. The lowest recharge setting is 30ms So when you
lower the recharge all the way and then add one (one flash) the recharge
is at 31ms.
#8 Can I remove the magnet from the stock
trigger?
Yes, the instructions are provided here.
#9 Can I use an Ion without the plastic body?
It's your Ion, technically you can do whatever you
want. With that said, I personally would not do it for the
following reasons:
- The only thing holding the eye board for the Ion in
place is the outer body.
- The breach of the Ion is removable. Without
the outer body holding it in place the breach can unscrew and cause
some not so good things to happen.
- The outer body also provide clearance
(spacing) to cover the internals. Without the outer body you
could have a gap between the trigger frame and the body or if the
body is screwed to tight to the trigger frame you could damage the
body, solenoid, board or a banjo.
#10 How do I set the ROF on the Ion?
The Rate of Fire (ROF) is a combination of the Dwell
and the ROF setting. The ROF setting is actually the recharge
rate. The Recharge rate is the amount of time the electronics will
wait before acknowledging another trigger action. Think of this as
Smart Parts version of the Debounce feature found on Wicked Air Sports
Equalizer boards.
- The minimum Dwell is 3ms and each flash adds .25ms
- The minimum Recharge is 30ms and each flash adds 1ms.
- To zero out the Dwell, select Dwell down (solid
red) and hold the power button
until the yellow led no longer flashes.
- To zero out the Rate of Fire (technically the
recharge rate) select Rate of Fire Up (single blink red) and hold the power button
until the yellow led no longer flashes.
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