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Another leaking Bug :(

So now i´m a member of the not quite so exclusive Cricket Leakage Club, The CLC. I was just shooting the Bugger to cronograph it since i had no glue about the pellet speed and the Combro handheld-thread got me all excited so i dusted off my Combro and went for it only to discover two things:
One – after some modifications to Imppu HST adjuster (20mm Delrin inner guide and Top Hat, by Dr. Evil) the `Roach shot HOT. The first reading was 298 mp/s with JSB King´s and so the second but the third and fourth shots were down at 254 mp/s and 244 mp/s respectively. BTW – you can definitely hear/see the power difference in pellet impact between +- 300 mp/s and 245-255 mp/s. That´s for sure.
Anyway , i was wondering what the Hell was going on and checked the pressure gauge : 60 Bar. O.K , i filled it upto 200 Bar, shot some shots and winded the speed downto 285 mp/s and kept shooting it down to 150 Bar and was satisfied with it at that time.

Now, just a while ago, after ca. 4 hrs from the shooting session, i took a look at the gun and the gauge now showed 110 Bar and, i quess, sinking. Like a skilled detective i ´ve now come to a conclusion that my Cricket leakes, that Bastard…
Well – i have another reg on the way (with markings from 110B-150B) so i´ll soon dive into things anyway but i think it´s quite irritating nevertheless-especially since there seems to be quite a number of owners with bad original o-rings. It´s no biggie though and once changed to proper rubber there shouldn´t be more problems with leaking seals. Dr. Evil has already changed atleast one o-ring on his Bugger too and, in his words,”” those damned original o-rings are nothing more than small Doughnuts rolled from Play Dough = sub-par POS “”.
I guess i´ll change every single one for quality o-rings made of proper material when i get the gun stripped down. So Ernest – now would be good time to send this humble Finn that o-ring kit of yours… 😀

Anyone with an idea which o-ring it could be ? Or, which one is known to give up the ghost and lead to a dropping pressure in the air tube ?? I know that i need to take the gun into bits to be on the sure side of things but i just may have a o-ring that fits. There was a little spare set delivered with the gun but those are most likely of the same brilliant quality as the ring/the rings that has blown.

I need to say this once more : A .25 cal 25+ gr. pellet travelling at 1000 fps creates quite an impact .. 😯 . I shot one of my 1″ diam ,3/8″ thick spinners at 25 meters and now i don´t have that spinner anymore. It got ripped off the massive wooden do-hickey i had it bolted on with a 4″ wood screw. I probably hit the screw though since the scope was zeroed at a lot lower speed. Not seen the spinner since nevertheless …

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Wow – I am knocking on wood hoping my Crickets don’t fail after 2000+ shots so far…. Between an extra valve and Ernest’s oring kit I am all set for trouble.

quote Dr.KrillE:

Russian “o-rings” seems to be all but round and made out of bakelite. None of the ones I’ve seen has been OK and subsequently replaced with real nitrile shore 70 rings.

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Russian “o-rings” seems to be all but round and made out of bakelite. None of the ones I’ve seen has been OK and subsequently replaced with real nitrile shore 70 rings.

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It all depends on those Swimmers 😀

I don´t know – it can take a week or longer since there´s a lot of Post zigzaging around the Globe due Xmas …

Yes, it took same when BEST FITTING resend the replacement of white tube of my hill pump that broken during the shipping …

that is great that he sends already … how it will take?

quote Sir Ville:

40-50 days ??? WTF ? 😯
Do they use swimmers over the Atlantic and runners from the beaches of Cadiz, Spain to Iraq ??

Ernest has already send my package and all. Now THAT is customer service ! Thanks Ernest !! :mrgreen:

40-50 days ??? WTF ? 😯
Do they use swimmers over the Atlantic and runners from the beaches of Cadiz, Spain to Iraq ??

Ernest has already send my package and all. Now THAT is customer service ! Thanks Ernest !! :mrgreen:

Great man and helpful, i do like you Ernest,,,,thanks for helping our brothers abroad,,, this is very nice that we have a great brothers like you & others here…. after some m noted and ready to send needed items to our friend ……

my o-rings that Oldgoat has sent, still not arrived, i checked with post office, they said it will take around 40 – 50 days… now i am close …

quote sniperlabyo:

Noted, will ship your orings Tomorrow.

Also check for pitting under the oring of the unregulated air side of the regulator 3mm X 24mm oring. I did change a lot of the original orings when I have a leak/reseal repair, they look why out of round already, Don’t try Vton duro 70 in low temp shooting they have poor Low temperature flexibility.

Ernest

No sweat! I can live with the MS while i wait.

Just let me know when in HAND, then we talk! your single shot mag has to wait. have to finish 3 BP so they can have it before XMAS.

Ernest

Thanks Ernest ! How much and your PP info thru PM, please. Or E-mail. Or as a message in a Bottle.

Noted, will ship your orings Tomorrow.

Also check for pitting under the oring of the unregulated air side of the regulator 3mm X 24mm oring. I did change a lot of the original orings when I have a leak/reseal repair, they look why out of round already, Don’t try Vton duro 70 in low temp shooting they have poor Low temperature flexibility.

Ernest

Sometimes I have to clean what’s left of the sparrow off of the feeder with a stick. :15:

You might get away with relubing the oring until you get a new one unless it is cut or torn. The Moly lube Ernest uses bulges them a bit.

quote Sir Ville:

O.K. I need to check what sizes of those proper o-rings i have at hand. I have a lifetime supply (for Crocodile) supply of EdGun o-rings but i suspect most or all are not interchangeable. I think one of those rings you mentioned is in the kit that follows but as said i don´t see the point in changing shit to shit just so i need to do it again – for proper one – after a while. 🙄

I can imagine the Sparrow impact though. I´ve seen how a Crow behaves when shot at 65-70 yards so a little Sparrow …

O.K. I need to check what sizes of those proper o-rings i have at hand. I have a lifetime supply (for Crocodile) supply of EdGun o-rings but i suspect most or all are not interchangeable. I think one of those rings you mentioned is in the kit that follows but as said i don´t see the point in changing shit to shit just so i need to do it again – for proper one – after a while. 🙄

I can imagine the Sparrow impact though. I´ve seen how a Crow behaves when shot at 65-70 yards so a little Sparrow …

😆 on the spinner. You should see what a .25 Predator pellet does to a sparrow.

Use some soapy water and see which weep hole is leaking to point out the leak. Ernest talks about finding where the leaks are in his videos.

BTW – It seemed quite a few of those early leaks were the o-ring near the fill tube end where the probe goes.

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