The Rocker
06.10.2009, 20:27
Hi zusammen,
im Zusammenhang mit der Rev-I hier eine kleine Warnung an Owner (wie ich es einer bin)
Ich musste unlängst auf dem Spielfeld eine ziemlich unschöne Erfahrung machen: Urplötzlich schoss mir die Druckanzeige meiner neu erworbenen DP Rev-I gegen die Maske...
So wie es aussieht war die (ziemlich dünne) Verbindung zwischen Boltcap und Anzeige schlicht gerissen. Bleibt eine Frage und eine kleine Warnung:
Was wäre gewesen, wenn dies beim dryfire bzw. einstellen ausserhalb des Spielfeldes, zwar ohne Balls aber auch ohne Maske passiert wäre? Das hätte im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ins Auge gehen können.
Daraufhin habe ich an DP geschrieben und folgendes (weiter unten) als etwas alarmierende Antwort bekommen. Also schön aufpassen, wenn Ihr ohne Maske eine Rev-I trockenfeuert...
Ganz unten auch ein paar Bilder
Beste Grüße,
Rocker
Dear Markus Spiller,
Our company is currently retesting our Rev-I gauge and we will update you shortly regarding the results of our testing. We are aware of the stability issues affecting several customer service this past week and are actively working toward addressing these matters as quickly as possible. Additional updates will be provided as they are made available. In the meantime, your patience during this process is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
DP Engineering Team
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Dangerous Power Engineering
15350 E. Valley Blvd.
City of Industry, CA 91746
Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM PST
Telephone: 626-369-7800
Fax: 626-369-7843
From: me
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:42 AM
To: DP
Subject: REV-I // Ser.Nr. DP SPREVOB-036 // Rear gauge turns into bullet
Dear Team at DP,
today was my first day with a 2 months old REV-i on the field (...) Sadly i had to make the unpleasant experience, that the rear mounted pressure gauge broke loose from the dump valve plug and, given the direction it's facing and forced by air pressure, hammered into my mask...
It turned out that the gauges connection just broke without any explainable reason
(...)
a) how come that something like this happens with a 2 months old marker in this price segment?
b) imagine i would have dryfired or adjusted the marker outside the field without paintballs and without a mask. Can you imagine what a gauge suddenly turning into a backwards firing bullet can do to an eye? I didn't knew the more important of the two words "Dangerous Power" was the first one...
Forgive me if this sounds harsh, but i just thought i'd let you know and ask for your opinion. (...) I thought it might be interesting for you to check the production series that this specific marker came from if others of the same series could suffer same weaknesses with the pressure gauge/dump valve plug. If so you might want to call upon the buyers to avoid them getting into a situation i described before.
Looking forward to receive your feedback.
Best regards,
Markus Spiller
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27018-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27019-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27020-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg
im Zusammenhang mit der Rev-I hier eine kleine Warnung an Owner (wie ich es einer bin)
Ich musste unlängst auf dem Spielfeld eine ziemlich unschöne Erfahrung machen: Urplötzlich schoss mir die Druckanzeige meiner neu erworbenen DP Rev-I gegen die Maske...
So wie es aussieht war die (ziemlich dünne) Verbindung zwischen Boltcap und Anzeige schlicht gerissen. Bleibt eine Frage und eine kleine Warnung:
Was wäre gewesen, wenn dies beim dryfire bzw. einstellen ausserhalb des Spielfeldes, zwar ohne Balls aber auch ohne Maske passiert wäre? Das hätte im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ins Auge gehen können.
Daraufhin habe ich an DP geschrieben und folgendes (weiter unten) als etwas alarmierende Antwort bekommen. Also schön aufpassen, wenn Ihr ohne Maske eine Rev-I trockenfeuert...
Ganz unten auch ein paar Bilder
Beste Grüße,
Rocker
Dear Markus Spiller,
Our company is currently retesting our Rev-I gauge and we will update you shortly regarding the results of our testing. We are aware of the stability issues affecting several customer service this past week and are actively working toward addressing these matters as quickly as possible. Additional updates will be provided as they are made available. In the meantime, your patience during this process is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
DP Engineering Team
---
Dangerous Power Engineering
15350 E. Valley Blvd.
City of Industry, CA 91746
Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM PST
Telephone: 626-369-7800
Fax: 626-369-7843
From: me
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:42 AM
To: DP
Subject: REV-I // Ser.Nr. DP SPREVOB-036 // Rear gauge turns into bullet
Dear Team at DP,
today was my first day with a 2 months old REV-i on the field (...) Sadly i had to make the unpleasant experience, that the rear mounted pressure gauge broke loose from the dump valve plug and, given the direction it's facing and forced by air pressure, hammered into my mask...
It turned out that the gauges connection just broke without any explainable reason
(...)
a) how come that something like this happens with a 2 months old marker in this price segment?
b) imagine i would have dryfired or adjusted the marker outside the field without paintballs and without a mask. Can you imagine what a gauge suddenly turning into a backwards firing bullet can do to an eye? I didn't knew the more important of the two words "Dangerous Power" was the first one...
Forgive me if this sounds harsh, but i just thought i'd let you know and ask for your opinion. (...) I thought it might be interesting for you to check the production series that this specific marker came from if others of the same series could suffer same weaknesses with the pressure gauge/dump valve plug. If so you might want to call upon the buyers to avoid them getting into a situation i described before.
Looking forward to receive your feedback.
Best regards,
Markus Spiller
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27018-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27019-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg
http://www.pbportal.de/attachments/5/0/3/3/8/www.pbportal.de-paintball-2489275-27020-REV-I--Rear-Gauge-als-Geschoss.jpg