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Poblem with KJW 1911 A1 CO2 Magazine

  • 25-07-2011 1:19pm
    #1
    air assault
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭


    My KJW 1911 A1 CO2 Magazine started to leak severly yesterday. When i put a new CO2 capusle into it as normal the C02 came out off the top of the magazine straight away. It basically looked like smoke grenade with the amount of gas coming out from it.

    Can someone tell me what i need to do to fix this problem.


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  • #2
    Inari
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭Inari


    air assault wrote: »
    My KJW 1911 A1 CO2 Magazine started to leak severly yesterday. When i put a new CO2 capusle into it as normal the C02 came out off the top of the magazine straight away. It basically looked like smoke grenade with the amount of gas coming out from it.

    Can someone tell me what i need to do to fix this problem.
    Take out the valve (you need a valve key to do this properly), and have a look at the O-Rings. If there's any signs of wear, or perishing, you can replace them, or rescue them by engorging them.

    The stock O-rings are made of tough orange material, closer in resemblance and feel to plastic, rather than rubber. This makes them more durable, but less effective at creating a seal.

    Cheapest way is to source replacement O-rings from a motor-factors. Alternatively you can replace the whole valve, but this is not normally necessary. Replacement O-rings will usually fix all the problems. You can source the valves direct from KJW themselves on http://www.kjworks.com.tw


  • #3
    air assault
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭air assault


    Inari wrote: »
    Take out the valve (you need a valve key to do this properly), and have a look at the O-Rings. If there's any signs of wear, or perishing, you can replace them, or rescue them by engorging them.

    The stock O-rings are made of tough orange material, closer in resemblance and feel to plastic, rather than rubber. This makes them more durable, but less effective at creating a seal.

    Cheapest way is to source replacement O-rings from a motor-factors. Alternatively you can replace the whole valve, but this is not normally necessary. Replacement O-rings will usually fix all the problems. You can source the valves direct from KJW themselves on http://www.kjworks.com.tw

    do you think this is the cause of the problem. i have taken out the valve and the o-rings look o.k


  • #4
    Inari
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭Inari


    Put it this way, if the gas is escaping from the top, then the valve is not doing it's job. Safest bet is to replace the entire valve.


  • #5
    air assault
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭air assault


    Inari wrote: »
    Put it this way, if the gas is escaping from the top, then the valve is not doing it's job. Safest bet is to replace the entire valve.

    cool


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