qev valve piston valve same thing?

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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:06 pm

what is the differences between a qev and a piston valve? Sory if this is a stupid question
ps what's a easy test qev?
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:11 pm

Not a stupid question, but they are basically the same...
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:18 pm

Thanks jeepkahn people kept talking about qev guns and din't know a qev was.
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:29 pm

Mach 10...There is a button n the top of your screen called wiki.

You will find all the answers you ever need in there.
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A Quick Exhaust Valve is a factory made, superfast piston valve, but with less flow than most homemade piston valves.
It's really easy to use.


I understand you are new here, but we can;t have all the new guys ask the same questions over and over. :roll:


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Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:52 pm

but with less flow than most homemade piston valves.
he meant that the biggest QEVs are 1" while while the size of a homemade piston valve is limited only by your imagination (and access to tools and materails to build it) :wink:

...uhmm I just thought you might get it wrong.. sorry if it's obvious
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:24 pm

No that's not what I meant.
A piston valve generally has the out-port further forward, so the air doesn't have to travel around a corner to get out.

Plus the piston travel of a QEV is minimal.
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:40 pm

well what ever...
QEVs that have all that much dead space than a piston valve to be take this factor into consideration.. plus they are simply better made
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:12 pm

They are the same, a qev is just a manufactured piston valve.
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:38 pm

well not quite... they are of much higher quality than an average piston valve
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Wait wait wait now. There are a lot of models designed with a diaphragm instead of a piston, which work less effectively. These are normally the smaller models and about any QEV made by Asco.
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