AI - Tornado Grenade Review.

tim001ca · March 13th, 2009, 11:34

Well my very first impression of this product was not good, the filling valve leaked and I had to take out the valve and reinstall it, now seems to be not leaking. After I was finished with that problem I found out that the grenade had a timing problem that was very dangerous. When I pulled the pin and thrown the grenade it did not go off after 4 seconds, so I waited about 3 min and when I picked up the grenade it went off in my hands. After a few 15 or 20 hits I brought the grenade back into the house and figured that it needs a little more lube. After the Tornado lube job I then tested the product again with better but still slow results. I set the charge for 4 seconds again, and the grenade went off at around 10-15 seconds. I’m thinking that the problem might be the tempature outside (About -10c)? But I’m not 100% sure. The grenade itself is a very sturdy design and I believe in giving everything a second and fair chance. I will try it this weekend when it warms up to about 7c and see if the timing is a little better.

If you have similar problems or have suggestions please share.

Thanks for reading

Tim001ca.

Mantelope · March 13th, 2009, 11:50

See here: http://airsoft-innovations.com/nadeart5.html

ILLusion · March 13th, 2009, 11:53

The grenade needs time to get back to room temperature after each gas fill. That is why you are experiencing timing errors.

tim001ca · March 14th, 2009, 13:31

hmm, thats funny I did let the grenade warm up... But now that I have filled and lubed it a few times it seems to be working alot better.. thanks for the good link.

Tim001ca

Novawarrior1 · June 7th, 2009, 02:50

ya it may have been a faulty grenade (never heard of one before) but i doubt it. it probably took so long to go off because once gas is filled in room temperature and then suddenly borught to -7c (stupid canadian weather) the gas majorly gets to be a smaller amount which means that it wont have the push force it needs to go off at the proper time because not enough gas is pushing on it for the cylinder to move upwards. another problem i realized that u did was not lubricate it properly. this grenade comes dry (without any silicon oil already in it) it is recomended that you completely take down the grenade and lubricate every part demonstrated on this video YouTube - Reassembling the AI Tornado Grenade

hope this helps =)

arman · June 7th, 2009, 03:44

ive had problems with a FEW ai nades.... some with no tabs to hold bbs... timing issues on almost every nade.... the DD kit was a flop aswell....when it did go off i was not impressed... but ill probly buy another nade when the spoon kit comes out just because im a sucker for things that look cool..... ive had bout 6 nades go through my hands so its not like it was 1 bad nade

i put lots of lube in the proper place so thats was not the issue either

Outcast569 · June 7th, 2009, 03:58

Used a bunch at claybank, didnt have an issue with any of them.

Novawarrior1 · June 7th, 2009, 13:02

whats a spoon kit?

SockMonkey · June 7th, 2009, 13:25

Thus far the only failures I have experienced were user error. My own damn fault...

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March 13th, 2009, 11:34	#1
tim001ca Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, ON	AI - Tornado Grenade Review. Well my very first impression of this product was not good, the filling valve leaked and I had to take out the valve and reinstall it, now seems to be not leaking. After I was finished with that problem I found out that the grenade had a timing problem that was very dangerous. When I pulled the pin and thrown the grenade it did not go off after 4 seconds, so I waited about 3 min and when I picked up the grenade it went off in my hands. After a few 15 or 20 hits I brought the grenade back into the house and figured that it needs a little more lube. After the Tornado lube job I then tested the product again with better but still slow results. I set the charge for 4 seconds again, and the grenade went off at around 10-15 seconds. I’m thinking that the problem might be the tempature outside (About -10c)? But I’m not 100% sure. The grenade itself is a very sturdy design and I believe in giving everything a second and fair chance. I will try it this weekend when it warms up to about 7c and see if the timing is a little better. If you have similar problems or have suggestions please share. Thanks for reading Tim001ca. __________________ Old buy, sell, and trade rating... http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...light=tim001ca

March 13th, 2009, 11:50	#2
Mantelope Scotty aka harleyb Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario	See here: http://airsoft-innovations.com/nadeart5.html __________________

March 13th, 2009, 11:53	#3
ILLusion GBB Whisperer Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto	The grenade needs time to get back to room temperature after each gas fill. That is why you are experiencing timing errors. __________________ *Advanced Airsoft Armaments and Enhancements* Quick to the gun, sure of your grip. Quick to the threat, sure of your shot. Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas Accuracy, Power, Speed

March 14th, 2009, 13:31	#4
tim001ca Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, ON	hmm, thats funny I did let the grenade warm up... But now that I have filled and lubed it a few times it seems to be working alot better.. thanks for the good link. Tim001ca __________________ Old buy, sell, and trade rating... http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...light=tim001ca

June 7th, 2009, 02:50	#5
Novawarrior1 Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2009	ya it may have been a faulty grenade (never heard of one before) but i doubt it. it probably took so long to go off because once gas is filled in room temperature and then suddenly borught to -7c (stupid canadian weather) the gas majorly gets to be a smaller amount which means that it wont have the push force it needs to go off at the proper time because not enough gas is pushing on it for the cylinder to move upwards. another problem i realized that u did was not lubricate it properly. this grenade comes dry (without any silicon oil already in it) it is recomended that you completely take down the grenade and lubricate every part demonstrated on this video YouTube - Reassembling the AI Tornado Grenade hope this helps =)

June 7th, 2009, 03:44	#6
arman Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, Ont.	ive had problems with a FEW ai nades.... some with no tabs to hold bbs... timing issues on almost every nade.... the DD kit was a flop aswell....when it did go off i was not impressed... but ill probly buy another nade when the spoon kit comes out just because im a sucker for things that look cool..... ive had bout 6 nades go through my hands so its not like it was 1 bad nade i put lots of lube in the proper place so thats was not the issue either __________________ playing with my kid!

June 7th, 2009, 03:58	#7
Outcast569 Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta	Used a bunch at claybank, didnt have an issue with any of them. __________________

June 7th, 2009, 13:02	#8
Novawarrior1 Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2009	whats a spoon kit?

June 7th, 2009, 13:25	#9
SockMonkey Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Vancouver	Thus far the only failures I have experienced were user error. My own damn fault... __________________ You know, there's like a butt-load of gangs at this school. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bo staff.

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