whats the problem with my potato gun?

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Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:31 pm



You shot golf balls using combustion> dont you need an air tight seal?
That doesn't make any sense...
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Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:39 pm

Gun Freak wrote: That doesn't make any sense...
I wasn't going to say anything. I guess it isn't necessary but it helps. :lol:
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Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:53 pm

I wasn't either but it was bothering me so I had to get it out of my system :P
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:15 am

Gun Freak wrote:


You shot golf balls using combustion> dont you need an air tight seal?
That doesn't make any sense...
It makes perfect sense, in a combustion you wAnt you ammo to be air tight , when he said he was launching golfballs he didnt mention them being air tight
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:42 am

Still doesn't make sense :lol:
Ok well you sort of do have a point, ammo in a combustion needs to be airtight more so than in a pneumatic.
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Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:56 am

Gun Freak wrote:Still doesn't make sense :lol:
Ok well you sort of do have a point, ammo in a combustion needs to be airtight more so than in a pneumatic.
see it does me sense :D :shock:
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Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:27 pm

Troubleshoot-
1. Keep firing with end cap removed immediately after adding plenty of fuel. If it lights the fuel eventually, then its because you usually put in too much fuel, there may not be enough oxygen, or move on too the next troubleshoot. If it does not light, that means your spark is not strong enough to light other fuels or the fuel is simply not flammable.
2. With a tissue plug in the barrel, try to fire the spudgun in a position where the sparks are at the bottom of the chamber gravitationally. If it does fire this way, it means your fuel is too heavy to float around the chamber.
3. If it still doesn't fire, warm up the chamber and try the fuel again. Or leave the fuel inside for a while before firing. If either of these worked, it means your fuel is condensing in the chamber and it is not staying as a gas or aerosol.
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