These markers don't fit into other categories, or are special enough to deserve their own category. I've also placed animations for other pieces of equipment further down on the page.
Dual-solenoid (electropneumatic):
Excalibur |
Shocker Sport |
These markers use one solenoid to fire the marker, and another to operate the bolt. Due to this function, the markers operate as closed bolt. The difference between these two markers is that the Excalibur is a hammer/valve electro, whereas the Shocker Sport is an increasing force poppet design. An electronic autococker would function like the Excal, except with springs to operate the valve instead of a piston. Click for a slower
Excalibur or
Shocker Sport animation.
Combustion/Propane:
C3 |
This uses a combustion chamber that is prefilled with oxygen (red) then mixed with propane (yellow) when the pump is racked to create the necessary flammable ratio (yellow/blue). To fire, a small ignition switch is sparked, and the gases expand out through the barrel to fire the ball. The rate of fire for this type of device is severely limited due to heat-buildup complications; this is the main reason for the pump design instead of semiauto. (this is also the reason for a C3's special barrel).
Valves:
Autococker 3-way (regular) |
Autococker 3-way (sealed) |
Parker K solenoid |
These valves are used to switch airflow in various markers. The Autococker valves are mechanically actuated by the trigger (an example of the sealed three-way valve would be the Shocktech Bomb). The solenoid pictured is a Parker K-series, however it also represents other pilot-actuated / indirect-acting solenoids as well. Description can be found in the solenoid tech section. Click for a slower version of the
solenoid animation.
Regulator:
Floating poppet reg |
Check the Excalibur animations for an example of a
moving base type reg; alternately another example of a floating poppet reg can be seen in the Nerve animations.
Loader:
Tippmann Cyclone |
This loading device uses a small burst of air pressure to advance the feeding sprocket, which pushes the next ball into the breech.
