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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:37 am
by frankrede
carlbelcher wrote:Short Answer: NO!

Explanation:

Question: Modding a sprinkler valve
Aww thats sweet, he linked my topic:Djkjk
But ya it doesnt work, I tryed it.

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:17 am
by Benny
spudtech.com unmodified valve $17.00 plus shipping
.....And a bloody long wait.

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:36 pm
by zeigs spud
can u p.m. me or post the exact page to buy the orbit master water thing lol? i have really searched everywhere and i found a page kinda like it but kicked my power cord and lost it...

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:24 pm
by badkitty
http://www.orbitonline.com/products/pro ... ubcat=1892

i cant find this on home depot's website..although their site really does SUCK!! they dont list some of the more common items on their site.

anyway i just bought one yesterday...modded it in 5mins (give or take epoxy set time) and VOILA!! works like a charm.

Posting my 90% finished gun

my 5hp 20gallon craftsman compressor only fills it to 75psi....but MAN...its WAY quieter and more powerfull than my combustion. my combustion has a 18''x4'' chamber. :O

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:18 am
by Tyro
nice tutorial, so is the drill method equal to the non-drill method, or is one better?

On the orbit site they have an option as "flow control" does it matter weather you buy a model with it or without it?

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:39 am
by dogbite
i know this isnt a help section, but i have this same vavle, ive done everything as said, and it should work but for some reason it isnt opening the are from my chamber goes straight out the blowgun not letting any air into the barel its like it not opening but stuffed if i can figure out y, any sugestions or should i chuck it and go by a ball valve :P

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:45 pm
by tarmann_90
awsome post very helpfull and so simple

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:06 pm
by uncivilbanks
dogbite wrote:i know this isnt a help section, but i have this same vavle, ive done everything as said, and it should work but for some reason it isnt opening the are from my chamber goes straight out the blowgun not letting any air into the barel its like it not opening but stuffed if i can figure out y, any sugestions or should i chuck it and go by a ball valve :P
i'm having the same problem..all the air is going through the blow off valve instead of into the barrel :?

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:04 pm
by carlbelcher
If you are having problems with the air escaping though the blow gun you need to reduce the size of the hole in the diaphragm.

Try taking the old control rod and bending it into a "U" shape thought the hole in the diaphragm.

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:17 pm
by noname
Hey man, where've you been all these months?

Uncivilbanks, read the troubleshooting guide.

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:39 pm
by carlbelcher
I guess I just kind of got burnt out there for a while. I've been getting back into spudding here lately and I thought I would stop by and see how every one here was doing.

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:43 pm
by bigotry2
How did you get your JB Weld to pool so nicely into the port where the Solenoid used to be? Whenever I mix up some JB Weld its really thick. lol

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:53 pm
by MrCrowley
How cold is it where you live? If its hot it pools, if its cold its a bit thick. That or your mixing it wrong e.g too much of the black stuff.

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:58 pm
by bigotry2
I dunno I usually mix it 50/50.

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:09 am
by MrCrowley
What about weather? Is it cold or hot? Snowing?