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Why do I need a Anti-Siphon Tank?
Because your gun starts burbing, multi cycling, and chopping balls,
especialy in colder weather.
Why does my gun do that?
Because your gun is too cold. More than just one thing
can lead to it, but, if it's cold weather and you're shooting
a lot, not letting your gun warm up, and your drawing cold
liquid CO2 into the gun, your cold gun will not let the CO2
expand enough to re-cock your gun, causing the above problems. Some
guns like Automags sometimes freeze an O-ring and just lock up.
The valve intake of your CO2 tank is usually under the liquid CO2
level in your tank, and is drawing liquid CO2 towards your gun's
firing chamber. The CO2 in your tank is in the liquid state because
it's under pressure. When it reaches the warmer air inside of your
gun, it expands creating the needed pressure to operate it. Liquid
CO2 is very cold, and the colder the gun is the less is is likly
to function correctly. Many players go to HP air to get away from
the Cold/CO2 problems.
Cold weather you can't do much about, shooting
a lot, not letting your gun warm up can be helped by modifing
your playing style somewhat, but drawing cold liquid CO2 into
the gun CAN be fixed with a Anti-Siphon Tank. The
idea is to draw the gas, instead of the liquid by having a tube
sticking up out of the liquid like a snorkel (see illustration at
right).
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