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Like spool valve markers, there is a large array of ways to design a regulator. Although there are two main types of regs out there (moving base or floating pooppet), there are still a lot of ways to arrange their parts. I've taken the time to come up with a few of my own designs, which I plan on trying to produce when I have available time.

Unfortunately, one of the constraints for a regulator is how large it ends up being when installed on a marker. Many of the smaller regulators out there require custom tools and/or fixtures to be made which allows them to be as small as they are. I don't want to make anything new for just one item (regulator) so it limits some of what I can do.

Shade Regulator: (formally called the BAR reg)
One of my favorite reg designs is this one below, which I call the Shade reg. It's a balanced regulator with an external adjustment. The features of this reg include the macroline input mounted right at the top of the regulator (right under the vertical ASA threads) and consists of two housing sections that screw onto each other and lock using a set screw for easy disassembly (no junky "everything screws onto everything else and is impossible to remove" designs). The other visual feature is that the entire bottom housing section is screwed in or out to adjust the reg pressure, instead of just a small allen wrench or nut. This is just a cosmeticcs issue but it's how I modeled it from the start so there it is.

It's also extremely small. Not that being small really matters, since most regs out there are actually made larger so they make a better foregrip, but it's still unique.

Serzone Regulator:
Another concept of mine is to integrate two regulators into one. This essentially eliminates the use of an LPR since it becomes physically part of the main reg. There's two ways to do this, either have both regs feed off the same input presure, or have the LPR feed off the output of the main reg. The latter is more traditional to how an LPR is arranged, but there's no real practical advantage to either type (it just depends on how the reg's internals are laid out). Seen below is one of the former types.

I had planned on fabricating one of these for use with a project of mine (Gnucleus) but decided against it since it would simple be easier to use a traditional LPR. I also wished to have this prototyped on my Axon concept marker, however I sided against it since the purpose of the reg become obsolete. Removing the LPR from the marker was possible, but didn't do anything worthy.

Beehive Regulator:
This is a special series of regulators that I created for use with my hoseless markers (Shadowmachine, Sapient). I thought this was very inventive, however DLX used a similar itme on their Luxe marker.
Details coming soon.

Umbrella Regulator:
Details coming soon. Every regulator on the market (paintball or otherwise) can be categorized into one of two groups: floating poppet or moving base. The umbrella reg is COMPLETELY different from anything ever used, in the paintball industry or otherwise. A unified version of this will be used on a different concept gun of mine (as a tank reg actually) which will preceed it getting patented.

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