piloting a piston valve
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mattyzip77
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My piston valve will pilot with a q e v, however, will not pilot with a sprinkler valve, or a ball valve! Why???? Please note, the sprinkler valve works fine on all my other cannons and the piston in question is a 1 1/4 coupler, plugged at both ends, neoprene washer attached with a bolt going through the whole coupler. As I said, works great with the q e v!! Housed in a 2 inch Tee!
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Gippeto
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Without knowing the SIZES of the valves you're attempting to use to pilot, and accepting that it DOES pilot with the qev...I'm gonna say:
Your piston is too loose.
Your piston is too loose.
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jackssmirkingrevenge
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Given the available data, I venture to agree with you.Gippeto wrote:Your piston is too loose.
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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mattyzip77
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Oops!!! Sorry guys. It works and or will pilot with a 3/4 inch q e v, and will not work or pilot with a 1 inch modded sprinkler valve, a 1/2 ball valve,and a 1/4 inch ball valve. I know the 3/4 inch q e v is the better pilot of all, however I was just trying to run some tests of my own. Oh ya, the sprinkler valve is modded through the top directly with a 1/4 inch blow gun!! 
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mattyzip77 wrote:Oops!!! Sorry guys. It works and or will pilot with a 3/4 inch q e v, and will not work or pilot with a 1 inch modded sprinkler valve, a 1/2 ball valve,and a 1/4 inch ball valve. I know the 3/4 inch q e v is the better pilot of all, however I was just trying to run some tests of my own. Oh ya, the sprinkler valve is modded through the top directly with a 1/4 inch blow gun!!
Something is wrong with your piston, because alot of people use sprinkler valves for a pilot!!!
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mattyzip77
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Yes Jesse, but what???? Thats what I am trying to figure out!!! :evil5: :evil5:
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mattyzip77
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Thats what I thought, however it doesnt!! The sprinkler valve works fine on two other cannons and my supah valve!!jrrdw wrote:If a 3/4" QEV will pilot the piston theres no reason what so ever a properly working 1" sprinkler valve wont pilot the same piston.
EDIT wtf, I did it again, :banghead: sorry! Thought I hit the edit button!
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jackssmirkingrevenge
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Show us the piston? What sort of gap do you have between piston and chamber?
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life