Status of the E-TaCREG and other musings.
Hello everyone,
I want to thank you all for your support on my E-TaC venture. But first, the important stuff…
I have begun testing the E-TaCREG..this is the model that will use a paintball (JDS or xpert air) reg built into the E-TaC. It will use a HPA bottle only. Having good success, but won’t release it for sale until I can attest to its durability.
The E-TaC-T-REG is behind schedule.(This is the regulated model that will be made for the Talon/Condor bottle) My quest for a high quality regulator has taken me high and low; and finally, I MAY have a solution that will blow you mind….remember, I said MAY. The current situation is that I have to wait until mid March to begin negotiations with the well-known maker of high quality regs. The entity is interested, but has another obligation that has put me on hold.
This is great news for all of us and I hope it comes to fruition. We’ll all have to wait and see.
Regarding the E-TaC in general, I am humbled by the kind words, and numerous orders I’ve received. I dont’ think it’s polite to say exactly how many are sold, but suffice to say I am half-way to my goal of world domination…LOL. I have sent E-TaCs all over the world. South America, Canada, England, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands all have users.
The current E-TaC is removable, and about a half-inch longer than the original E-TaC. This presented a problem with the check-valve in the Foster fitting to fall into the E-TaC upon filling because there was no valve behind it to hold it in. I rectified that with a short piece of aluminum tubing located under the valve. That problem is solved.
I also found that the Talon and Condor frames are not all the same. Some have commented that the fill nipple might just contact the frame. Even though they clear my frame at the shop. I am working to see if I can lower the fill nipple even further, or find a shorter fill nipple. I may end up grinding off about .010 of the nipple to give it more clearance.
Anyway, just thought I’d give you all an update and let you know I haven’t forgotten about all of you and things are going very well at E-TaC central.
I appreciate all your support and look forward to bringing the newest regulated versions to market.
Regards,
Jim
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The major problem is finding a good gauge in this size. I’m working on that too.
Thanks for the ideas, keep them coming.
Jim
The paintball gauges are more than adequate for the intended purpose.
They may not be the most accurate but are more than good enuf wrt repeatability. That is all that is required to know when the gun is off reg and time to refill.
The only gauge you really need is the outut gauge. The fill whip will tell you how much is in the tank.
Walter….
When you’re talking about high-end reg, I was thinking of the theoben Rapid Reg, this Reg is small enought to fit in the HBA bottle, but does require some machine works.
There is going to be two gauges for sure.
The major problem is finding a good gauge in this size. I’m working on that too.
Thanks for the ideas, keep them coming.
Jim
Jim
Another thought just to complicate things. We know we want a guage to regester bottle pressure, but also a guage that regestered regulated pressure would be useful when everyone started tinkering with the reg pressure, trying to find the perfect spot.
I hear ya.
The honest answer is ‘I don’t know’. Suffice to say I am working on it.
WRT the regs that are out there, mine will be the only one I know of that fits a Talon/Condor tank. You can get regs for the HPA bottles, but have yet to find one for the Airforce.
Of course, I don’t claim to know it all, please feel free to chime in with what you know.
I will tell you that I have contacted several of the major players and none are interested in supplying me with regulators.
Jim
Edit to add: I’m pretty sure the first version will not be the highest output possible, gotta learn to walk before you run.
SS&S is Shoot Shovel & ShutUp… 😉
Took me a while to put it together, Pack may be old but he ain’t senile… 😆
you lost? wrong thread perhaps?
SS & S..I hear ya my brutha…you see what it says in my sig line right?? It may just be a central Texas thang..( born and raised in Fort Worth).
Bingo!
Is this reg going to have the air capacity to do what we want? Been 2500psi output regs for a good while. Thats about the pressure I want to put .25 stuff out at a good lick… BUT, no good having the right pressure if its only the smallest sip of air…..
Voltar,
Yes, I have. However it will be cost prohibitive and the testing/tweeking will not be easy or quick. I’d rather rely on the work of well known makers.
Although regulators are not that complex, there is (hopefully) a solution for a proven reg already available.
“the waiting is the hardest part” -Tom Petty
Jim
Jim, have you considered making your own reg bits? Do you have the prototype working?
Good luck on the venture!:)
Walter….
Glad to see the update Jim. Sounds like you may be on to something great! It’s hard to be patient when your old! Hell, I dont even buy green bananas, afraid I might die before their ripe. Keep us up to date on the progress, it helps ease the pain of waiting.
All sounding good Jim 😀 😀
Thanks for keeping us updated. I’m sure I speak for many of us when I say the E-TaCREG is very much being waited on with eager anticipation.
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Theoben is not interested in letting me use their reg…:-(
Jim