Propane Adaptor gone wild

[LizzJ]

Hey, when I gas up my gbbs with my version 4 propane adaptor, when the mag is full and i pull the propane tank away from the mag, the gold center piece of the adaptor goes fucking -FLYING-

fuckin dangerous... is mine broken or wtf?

thanks

[tentacle]

Yours isn't the only one that does that. I don't know whats up with it.

[MadMax]

flying? I can only guess that the oring in your propane tank is damaged. Look down the opening and see if it's there and not nicked. If gas leaks out the oring, I guess it could pressurize behind the probe and blow it forward.

[yanhchan]

you broke it....J/K i think you loosend the goldne adaptor part somehow. Tighten it more or maybe you're turning the mag when you didn't mean to so each time you loosen a little more...make sure its on tight before proceeding to fill

[LizzJ]

The golden piece actually just falls out of the adaptor when its not attatched to the propane tank. And no, there are not any nicks in my propane tanks oring.

Is there supposed to be an oring in the adaptor? All I have is a spring which looks to be attatched to the silver piece, and the gold piece.

Seriously, when this thing launches, it could easily take out an eye or something...

[P11 Deuce]

lol, time to wear goggles when putting propane in your mag..hahaha :lol:

[softairaction]

my dear lord were not suposed to be shooting propane adapters were sposed to be shooting 6mm plastic projectiles:kill:

[Syn]

I saw this happen to a group of us trying GBB pistols for target range practice. The center piece kept falling out. Luckily someone in our class had an extra adaptor and we put it on and it never popped out for the rest of the night.

my V1 does the same
Stalker had put a nice little string on it so I dont loose it.

[MadMax]

I can only guess that the probe is not being retained by the 4 "bite" marks in the face of the bottle fitting.

Versions 1 through 3 had removable probes (no retention feature). I had complaints of dropped fittings so I developed the retention feature in V4 (4 bite marks).

The large gap between the bottle fitting and the probe is intentional. It prevents binding if there is slight misalignment between the probe and bottle fitting. An oring is not included in the design of V4 as it is not intended to entirely seal to the tank. The probe is supposed to seal to the oring in the tank.

How is the probe flinging out in a dangerous manner? Isn't your mag pushed up aganst the probe tip? I can see how it can pop out and fall, but I can't see how it can become a projectile with the mag valve placed against the tip.

[[Avtomat]]

Does it matter what type of propane bottle is being used?

[Gryphon]

I've found that the staking on the adapter body is insufficient to keep the probe captive for very long. At best the stakes will hold for a month of use and then wear down enough to allow the probe to push out with minimal force. I find that while mine are captive enough to stay in one piece during transport, the probe is pushed out of the body when screwing it onto the tank and needs to be pushed back in before filling.

[D_oo_S]

My version 3 does that only when its a hot day out.

[Brian McIlmoyle]

Ihave found that the probe will pop out if the spring is not properly seated right up snug to the underside of the probe.... sometimes when removing it the spring will get separated... and the probe will pop out...

but so what.... that little doohicky has saved me $100s already

[CrazyChoda]

Originally Posted by Brian McIlmoyle

Ihave found that the probe will pop out if the spring is not properly seated right up snug to the underside of the probe.... sometimes when removing it the spring will get separated... and the probe will pop out...

but so what.... that little doohicky has saved me $100s already

tru dat, its saved us all 100's already