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How can I keep my goggles from
fogging?
Goggle lenses come in single pane and thermal pane. Single pane
lenses are inductive to fogging in in climate conditions; humid,
cold, rain, etc. Thermal goggles actually have two lenses to prevent
fogging. There are many options for owners of single pane goggles to
counter fogging.
- Anti-fog spray - works but, of all
the options, it works the least.
- Combat vision inserts - Great for
turning single pane lenses into thermal lenses and comes in a
variety of colors.
- Thermal Lens -
Replacing your single pane with a thermal pane
is a given to prevent fogging and, again, you have a choice of
colors to choose from.
- Fans -
for players that wear glasses the fan is the
best invention since sliced bread. The fan un-fogs everything,
lenses and glasses, and it's also quiet. Dye, Proto, (a subsidiary
of Dye), and JT make fans for their Goggles.
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What does an expansion chamber
do?
The main function of an expansion chamber is to keep the pressure up
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you marker so the hammer, (or striker), will blow back behind the
sear. A CO2 tank normally provides approximately 850 pounds of
pressure to propel the paintball as well as re-cock the marker.
When the pressure in your tank drops, due to
factors such as cold weather, shooting your marker fast or getting
your tank freshly filled up then the hammer will not blow completely
back behind the sear causing your marker to "burp" or go "fully
automatic" and generally you'll have to re-cock the marker.
When an expansion chamber is installed on you
marker, the CO2 has to work its way thru the chambers which
increases the pressure to the level needed to re-cock the marker.
Note the picture of an expansion chamber broken down. The flat
dividers separate the chambers and generally have small holes in
them which the CO2 has to "fight" thru, forcing it to expand as it
goes thru each chamber. So when you hear the term "4 chamber" or " 6
chamber", this means the number of chambers an expansion chamber
has. If you play in colder weather or shoot really fast, you need a
larger expansion chamber.
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What is the difference between
Nitrogen, Compressed Air and CO2?
CO2 is a liquid that expands into gas.
When it's cold outside, or you shoot really fast, the liquid doesn't
have a chance to expand into the gas form your marker needs to
operate, normally causing your marker to malfunction. Nitrogen and
Compressed Air, (referred to as high pressure or HP hereon), is
inert gas, or already gas to begin with. No expansion is necessary.
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What is the advantages to HP?
- Players can play in cold weather without
problems normally experienced with CO2.
- Velocity is more consistent.
- Accuracy is generally better due to more
consistent velocity.
- Less gun problems than CO2. When liquid CO2
comes in contact with O-rings, the O-ring usually has to be
replaced.
- HP tanks normally have gauges on them so
you can tell how much gas you have left.
- HP can be topped off, as opposed to CO2,
which has to be drained to be filled.
- Tanks can be filled up without having to
remove them from your marker.
- You get an accurate chronograph reading
without having to wait for your tank to warm up after getting it
filled like you do with CO2.
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What are the disadvantages of HP?
- Cost, but HP systems are becoming more cost
efficient with the latest innovation of screw in regulators. The
cost is due to the fact that HP is normally at 3000 psi and has to
be regulated down to 850, so the regulators on HP systems are
where the cost is incurred.
- Availability - some fields still don't have
the ability to fill HP tanks.
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