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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ImpOrTANT SAFETy INSTruCTIONS ANd guIdELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 02
quICk rEFErENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 04
ON / OFF AIrpOrT-BASIC OpErATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 06
CLAmpINg FEEdNECk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 06
BOArd SETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 07
BOOST BOLT OpErATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 13
BOOST BOLT mAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 15
pErFOrmANCE ANd EFFICIENCy TuNINg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 20
HypEr3™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 21
STICky grIp rEmOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 23
uLTrALITE FrAmE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 25
TrIggEr AdJuSTmENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 27
ruBBEr CONTACTS / BuTTON COVEr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 29
ANTI-CHOp EyES/ BALL dETENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 31
ON/OFF AIrpOrT SErVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 33
TrOuBLE SHOOTINg guIdE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 35
WArrANTy INFOrmATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 39
EXpLOdEd VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pAgE 40
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N T O W N E r ’ S m A N u A L
INCLudEd WITH yOur NT
- nt marker
- marker case
- 1/4oz slick lube
- parts kit
- dye multi-tool set
- Shot chamber spacer kit
- bolt flow insert
- barrel sock
- owners manual
- warranty card
DYE Precision, Inc. U.S. AND INT’L PATENTS PENDING.Covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents, 5,613,483; 5,881,707; 5,967,133; 6,035,843 and 6,474,326. w w w . d y e p a i n t b a l l . c o m
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• NeverlookintothebarrelorbreechareaoftheNTwhenthemarker is switched on and able to fire.
• AlwaysfitabarrelblockingdevicetoyourNTwhennotinuseonthe field of play.
• Theowner’smanualshouldalwaysaccompanytheproductfor referenceorintheeventofresaleandnewownership.
• DonotpointtheNTmarkeratanythingthatyoudonotintendto shoot.
• Donotshootatpeople,animals,houses,carsoranythingnotrelated to the sport of paintball.
• DonotfiretheNTwithouttheBoost™boltscrewedincompletely.
• Ifyoureadtheseinstructionsanddonotfullyunderstandthemorare unsureofyourabilitytomakenecessaryadjustmentsproperly,call dye or your local pro shop for help.
• TheNTmarkerisnotatoy.Misusemaycauseseriousinjuryordeath.
• Pleaseread,understandandfollowthedirectionsintheNT Owner’smanual.
• Eyeprotectionthatisdesignedspecificallyforpaintballandmeets ASTM/CEstandardsmustbewornbyuserandpersonswithinrange.
• Recommend18yearsoroldertopurchase.Personunder18musthave adultsupervision.
• AlwaystreattheNTmarkerasifitwereloadedandabletofire.
• OnlyusecompressedairornitrogengasintheNTmarker. do not USe co2.
• Donotexceed850psiinputpressure.
• Ensureallairlinesandfittingsaretightenedandsecuredbefore gassinguptheNT.
• AlwayschronographtheNTmarkerbeforeplayingpaintball.
• NevershoottheNTmarkeratvelocitiesinexcessof300feetper second,oratvelocitiesgreaterthanlocalornationallawsallow.
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W A r N I N gImpOrTANT SAFETy INSTruCTIONS ANd guIdELINES
W A r N I N gImpOrTANT SAFETy INSTruCTIONS ANd guIdELINES
• AlowbatterywillnotbeabletopowerboththeACEeyeandthetrigger switch,causingACEeyefailure.
•Ifthebatteryislow,itmaynotbeabletopowerthesolenoidcorrectly. ThiswillaffecttheNT’svelocity,causingittobecomeinconsistentand/orlow.
AIr SuppLy
TheNTshouldbeoperatedusingair/nitrogengasonly.ThisairneedstobesuppliedtotheHyper3™in-lineregulatorataregulatedpressureofnomorethan850psi.TheHyper3™in-lineregulatorcomesfactorypresetat130psi.
gASSINg up yOur NT
ScrewinyourairsystemtotheON/OFFairportandrotatethesidelevercounterclockwiseuntil the internal stop is reached.
TurNINg ON yOur NT
TheNT’spoweriscontrolledbytwobuttons.Thetopbuttonturnsthemarkeronandoff,whilethebottombuttonturnstheeyesonandoff.Holdthepowerbuttonfor3secondstoturnthemarkeron.TheLEDinthegripwillilluminateduringthebootsequence.
NOTE: If the eye is not working properly, try replacing the battery . Blue:: - Bootsequence red: - Breechisclear,noball(eyeson) green: - Ballinbreech,readytofire(eyeson) Blinking red: - eyes are off Blinking green: - Eyefailure(seepage36) Blinking Blue: - Indicatesalowbattery,batteryshouldbechanged as soon as possibleHOppEr
TogetthebestperformanceoutofyourNT,itisrecommendedthatyouuseamotorizedloader,preferablytheRotor™loader.
AdJuSTINg VELOCITy
ThevelocityisadjustedthroughtheHyper3™in-lineregulator.TheHyper3™in-lineispresetfromthefactoryatapproximately130psi.Thispressuresettingshouldhavethemarkershootingatabout285fps.Yourpaint-to-barrelfitwillalsohaveanoticeableeffectonyourvelocity.Makesurethatthepaintballfitsintothebarrelanddoesnotdropthrough.
NOTE: For the Hyper3™, turning the adjustment screw clockwise, or in, will lower the output pressure, decreasing the velocity . Turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise, or out, will raise the output pressure, increasing the velocity .
CHANgINg THE BATTEry
Thebatteryishousedontherightsideofthegripframe.Toaccessthebattery,unhookthetool-lessgripsfromthegripframeandopentoexposethecircuitboardandbattery.Fordetailedinstructionsonhowtoopenthetool-lessgripspleaseseepage23.Carefullyliftthebatteryoutoftheframe.Wheninsertinganewbattery,noticethe+and–marksengravedonthegripframe.Thepositiveleadofthe9Vbatterygoestotheright.Thebatteryshouldbeinsertedleadsfirstand then the bottom of the battery pressed firmly into the frame.
quICk rEFErENCEuSINg yOur mArkEr
quICk rEFErENCEuSINg yOur mArkEr
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NOTE: Even with the air supply removed the marker may have gas inside . Be sure to vent this gas . make sure there are no paintballs in the breech and dry fire the marker in a safe direction .
NT BOArdSETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS
TurNINg THE NT ON ANd OFF
ToturnontheNT,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor3seconds(seefigure1)untiltheLED’sturnblue.Thebluelightindicatesboardbootup.Afterthebootupsequence,theLED’swillturneitherRED(noball)orGREEN(ballreadytofire).ToturntheNToff,pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntiltheLED’sturnoff.
NOTE: The NT automatically switches off after 10 minutes of non-use .
FIrINg THE NT
AssoonasthemarkeristurnedonandtheLED’sturnfrombluetoeitherredorgreen,theNTisreadytofire.IfthereisnoballandtheLED’sareRED,youneedtoholdthetriggerfor1secondtoforcetheNTtofireonce.IfthereisapaintballinsidethebreechandtheLEDisgreen,justpressthetriggertofirethemarker.
LEd LIgHT INdICATOr
TheNTusestwosuperbrightLED’smountedonthecircuitboardinsidethegripframe.ThesetwolightsareusedtoprovideinformationtotheuserabouttheNT.Theywillalways show the same information and it does not matter whichLEDyoulookat.OneismountedbehindtheNTlogoontheleftsideofthegrippanels.TheotheronecanbeseenbylookingatthetopleftsideofthegripframewhileholdingtheNTinthepositionyouwouldwhileplayingagame.
FIgurE 1
NOTE: The eye is always activated when you turn the marker on .
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uLTrALITE AIrpOrT - FEEdNECk
ON/OFF uLTrALITE AIrpOrT
TheNTcomesequippedwithanON/OFFUltraliteAirportattachedtothebottomoftheframe.Toturnonthegassupply,rotatethesidelevercounterclockwiseuntiltheinternalstopisreached.Toturnoffthegassupply,rotatethesideleverclockwiseuntiltheotherstopisreached.Asyourotatethesideleverpastthemidpoint,theresidualgasbetweentheHyper3™andtheON/OFFairportwillvent.Seepage33forserviceinformation.ToremovetheULAirportfromtheULframeseepage26.
CAm LEVEr FEEd NECk
TheCamLeverFeedneckisadjustabletofitanystandardloader.Toadjustthecamlockingsystem,liftthecamleverawayfromthefeedcollar,androtatetheleverclockwisetotightenorcounterclockwisetoloosenthegripontheloader.Oncethecamleverisfacingintheforwarddirection,pressthecamleverdownagainstthefeedcollartosecuretheloaderinthefeedneck.Toloosenthelockingsystemandremovetheloader,liftthecamleverawayfromthefeedcollar.Takecarenottoover-tightenthecamlockingsystem.Thelevershouldnotbeoverlydifficulttolower into the locked position.
NT BOArdSETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS
BOArd SETTINgS ANd CONFIgurATION mOdE
TherearefoursettingsyoucanalterontheNTboardwiththeDIPswitchesinsidethegripframe(seefigure1):
Trigger Sensitivity -Thissettingadjuststhedelaybetweentwotriggerpulls.dwell - Thisisthetimethesolenoidisactivatedfor.rOF - rate Of Fire -Whentheeyeisdeactivated.Firing mode -ThisisthefiringmodetheNTuses.
there are two dip switches mounted on the board of the nt (Seefigure1).Thefirstoneisusedforthefactoryresetandthesecondoneisusedtoaccesstheconfigurationmode,wherechangestothefoursettingsaremade.
dIp switch 1 (factory settings reset) – When dIp switch 1 is down, settings will be reset to
factory values outlined on pages 10 and 11 once the NT is turned on .
NOTE: user defined settings can’t be saved if dIp switch 1 is in thedown position even if the values are changed in configuration mode .
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CUSTOMIZEDSETTINGS
RESETSETTINGS
• TheNTisnotwaterresistant.Excessmoisturecancausedamagetoelectronicparts.• Keeptheboardandallelectricalcomponentscleanofdirt,paintandmoisture. • Tocleantheboard,usecannedair. Ifamoreaggressivecleaningmethodisneeded, lightlyscrubthecomponentswithasoft,drybrush. Heavyscrubbingwilldamagetheboard.
NT BOArdSETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS
when you turn on the marker in normal operation mode with the power button,thelightcolorsmeanthefollowing:
Blue: Bootsequence red: Breechisclear,noballdetectedinsidetheNT(eyeison) green: Ballinbreech,readytofire(eyeon) Blinking red: eye is turned off Blinking green:Eyefailure,eyeisblockedordirty(seeNTEye,page36) Blinking Blue: Indicatesalowbattery,batteryshouldbe changedassoonaspossible
Toturntheeyesoff,pressandholdthelowerbuttonuntilthelightbeginsflashingred.Toturntheeyesbackon,holdthelowerbuttonuntiltheLEDturnseitherredorgreen.
Whenservicingyourmarker:• MakesureabarrelsockisfittedtotheNT.•MakesureyourhopperisremovedfromtheNT.•MakesuretherearenopaintballsinthebreechoftheNT.•Alwaysremovethefirststageregulatorandrelieveallresidualgaspressurefromthe nt before disassembly.•TheNTcanholdasmallresidualchargeofgas,typically2shots,withthefirststage regulatorremoved.Alwaysdischargethemarkerinasafedirectiontorelievethis residualgaspressure.
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BLUE
RED
GREEN
NT BOArdSETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS
Blue - rate Of Fire (rOF) Values1-45(factorydefault12.5bps) TheROFsettingisusedtosetthemaximumrateoffireoftheNT. ThevaluesdonotcorresponddirectlytoacertainBalls per Second. Thefactorysettingis20 (12.5 bps).
yellow - Firing mode Values1-4(default1) ThissettingchangesthefiringmodeoftheNT.Defaultis semiautomatic.Inthesemiautomaticmode,onetriggerpull shoots out one paintball. the pSp mode and the millennium mode follow the rules of the paintball tournament series. Value 1 - Semiautomatic mode
Value 2 - millennium mode Value 3 - pSp mode Value 4 - Full auto
1 9.80 BPS
2 9.90 BPS
3 10.0BPS
4 10.10BPS
5 10.20BPS
6 10.30BPS
7 10.41BPS
8 10.52BPS
9 10.63BPS
10 10.75BPS
11 10.86BPS
12 10.98BPS
13 11.11 bpS
14 11.62 BPS
15 11.76 BPS
16 11.90 BPS
17 12.04BPS
18 12.19 BPS
19 12.34BPS
20 12.50 BPS
2112.65BPS
2212.82BPS
2312.98BPS
24 13.15 BPS
25 13.33BPS
2613.51 BPS
2713.69BPS
2813.88BPS
2914.08BPS
30 14.28 bpS
31 14.49BPS
32 14.70 bpS
3314.92BPS
3415.15 BPS
3515.38BPS
3615.62BPS
3715.87BPS
3816.12 BPS
3916.39BPS
4016.66BPS
41 20.0BPS
42 22.22 bpS
4325.0 BPS
4428.57BPS
4533.33BPS
NT BOArdSETTINgS ANd FuNCTIONS
Configuration mode-ThefollowingsettingscanonlybemodifiedinconfigurationmodeandifdipswitchoneisintheON(up)position.Toactivateconfigurationmode,turnyourmarkeroffandsetDIPswitch2totheONposition.Next,turnyourmarkeron.TheLEDscyclethroughallcolorsforonesecondtoindicatethatyouhaveenteredtheconfigurationmode.
Tocyclethroughdifferentsettings,pullandreleasethetrigger.Configurationmodehas4set-tingsthatcanbechanged.
green - Trigger Sensitivity Values1-20(factorydefault3) Triggersensitivityistheamountoftimethatthetriggerhastobe releasedbeforethenexttriggerpullisallowed.Insomesituations withtoolowofavalue,theNTcanregistermoretriggerpullsthan whatwasactuallypulled.ThiscancausetheNTtoshootfullauto, eveninsemi-automaticmode.Tofixthis,adjusttriggersensitivity settinghigher.
red - dwell Values0-20(factorydefault6)
Dwellistheamountoftimethatthesolenoidwillbeactivatedduring each shot. • ItisnotrecommendedtoadjusttheDwell. • IfyouchoosetoadjusttheDwellandusetoolowofsettingtheNT will not cycle.
• IfyouchoosetoadjusttheDwellandusetoohighofsettingthe NTwillbegintodoublefire.
NORMal MODE
CONfIGURaTION MODE
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• AlowbatterywillnotbeabletopowerboththeACEeyeandthetriggerswitch, causingACEeyefailure.
•Ifthebatteryislow,itmaynotbeabletopowerthesolenoidcorrectly.Thiswill affecttheNT’svelocity,causingittobecomeinconsistentand/orlow.
NT BOArdBATTEry
NOTE: you cannot turn your marker off with the power button when the marker is in configuration mode . you must first set dIp switch 2 to the OFF position .
TO CHANgE A VALuE OF A SETTINg
1.WhileintheconfigurationmodeandDipswitchnumber1ison,choosethecoloryouwishtochangebypullingthetrigger.2.WhentheLEDindicatesthecoloryouwishtochange,pullandholdthetriggeruntiltheLEDstarts to flash. 3.TheLEDwillflashasmanytimesastheprevioussettingwasanditwillthenturnoff.Nowpullthetriggerasmanytimesasyouwishthenewsettingtobe.4.Whendone,theLEDwillcyclethroughallthecolorsagaintoindicatesettingwassavedand
turnbacktogreen.Youcannowchangeanothersettingorquittheconfigurationmode.5.Toexitconfigurationmode,setDIP2totheoFF position.
BATTEryStandard9Vbatterieswilllastforabout40,000shots.Pleasebeaware that there are substantial differences in performance between differentbrandsofbatteries.Useofhighqualityalkalineorlithiumionbatteriesisrecommendedformaximumbatterylife.Ifyouplannottouseyourmarkerforalongperiodoftime(amonth),itisrecommendedthatyouremovethebatteryfromthemarker.Anintermittentblinkingbluelightindicatesalowbattery.Alowbattery can cause the marker to malfunction.
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BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
BOOST™ BOLT COmpONENTS
TheNTbolthasfivebasiccomponents: 1 . cylinder 2 . Soft-tipped bolt assembly 3 . Plunger 4 . Spool 5 . backcap/ bleed assembly
BOOST™ BOLT OpErATIONToachievetopperformancefromyourNT,itisimportanttohavebasicunderstandingofthepatentedNTbolt operation.
Thedesignconsistsofthreehousingcomponentsthreadedtogetherandthreefloatingcomponents,twoofwhichmovewhen the bolt cycles.
air is supplied to the boost bolt Kit at two points. the primary air supply is introduced to the bolt kit at the front of the cylinder between the two 020 O-rings.Theprimaryairsupplyisresponsibleforthreemainoperations:holdingtheboltintherearposition,filltheshotchamber,andfillthespooldumpchamber.
Thesecondaryairsupplyiscontrolledbythesolenoid.Whenthetriggerisactivatedandthesolenoidisenergized,airissuppliedbetweenthetwo020 O-ringsonthePlunger.ThesecondaryairsupplyisresponsiblefordrivingthespoolforwardwhentheNTisfired.Whentheboltisintherearposition,theprimaryairsupplytravelsfromthefrontoftheboltkittotherearoftheboltkitfillingtheshotchamber.AtthesametimesmalltransferholesinthePlungerbehindthe014 O-ring allow the primary air supply to fill the spool dump chamber.
Forward Position
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Back Position
Whenservicingyourmarker:• MakesureabarrelsockisfittedtotheNT.•MakesureyourhopperisremovedfromtheNT.•MakesuretherearenopaintballsinthebreechoftheNT.•Alwaysremovethefirststageregulatorandrelieveallresidualgaspressurefromthe nt before disassembly.•TheNTcanholdasmallresidualchargeofgas,typically2shots,withthefirststage regulatorremoved.Alwaysdischargethemarkerinasafedirectiontorelieve thisresidualgaspressure.
BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
Withtheboltintherear“atrest”position,theprimaryairsupplyproducesanimbalancedrearwarddominantforce,holdingtheboltintherearposition.WhentheNTisfiredthesolenoidisenergizedandallowsthesecondaryairsupplytoenterthePlungerbetweenthetwo020 O-rings.Thesecondaryairsupplyappliesforceonthebackofthespool,drivingitforward.Asthespoolmovesforwardtheprimaryairsupplyiscutofftothespool,andtheairinthespooldump chamber is transferred between the 012 O-ring and 014 O-ring on the outside of the plunger.Thisinfluxofairisenoughtocreateaforwarddominateforceonthebolt,andbeginstodrivetheboltforward.
because the primary air supply to the spool dump chamber is closed before the spool dump chamberistransferredonlyasetvolumeofairisusedeachcyclewhichensuresnoairiswasted.Whentheboltbeginstomoveforwardthe 016 bolt sail O-ringsealsinsidethecylinder,cuttingofftheprimaryairsupplytotheshotchamber.Theboltcontinuesmovingforwardanddropsoffthe 014 O-ringonthePlunger,whichcreatesaboostinforwardforceandgreatlyincreasesthespeedonthebolt.Astheboltreachesit’smostforwardpositionitdropsoffthe012 O-ring on thePlunger,andreleasestheshotchamberdowntheboltandfiresthepaintball.Theself-closingvalveisactivatedbeforeallofthegasintheshotchamberisused, thusincreasingefficiency.
as the shot chamber is released behind the ball the forward force drops and the rearward force createdbytheprimaryairsupplyquicklybecomesthedominantforce,andtheboltbeginstoreturntotherear“atrest”position.Atthistime,withthespooldumpchamberemptyandthesolenoidnolongerdeliveringairtothebackofthespool,thespoolisreturnedtoitsrearpositionbythespoolreturnspring.WiththeboltandspoolintherearpositiontheBoostBoltKitisreadytobecycledagain.
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BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
BOLT mAINTENANCE
RegularBoostboltmaintenanceisvitaltotheperformanceoftheNT.DirtordebriscanreduceO-ringlifeandultimatelycausetheNTtomalfunctionorleak.TheNTwillcontinuetofunctionwithoutlubeforashortperiodoftime,howevertheNT’sefficiencyandperformancemaybeaffected,ando-ringlifewillbeshortened.
Boltmaintenanceshouldalwaysbeperformedwiththegunde-gassed.
STANdArd mAINTENANCE
Removetheboltwitha1/4”Allenwrench.Onlyoneandahalfcounterclockwiserotationsarerequiredsothattheboltkitcanbepulledout.Checkandremoveanyforeigndebris,suchasdirt.CheckthatthereisathinlayeroflubecoatingallvisibleO-rings.ApplyasmallamountofDYESlickLube™asnecessary,excessivelubewillnothelptheNT’sperformance.Itisalsorecommendedtoinspectthedetents,eyepipe,andeyeassembly.Makesuretheeyepipe is clean of any dirt or broken paint that may cause the eyes to function improperly. inspect theballdetents;lookforanyexcessivewearthatmaypreventthedetentsfromworkingasintended.Seepages18-19fordetailedinformation.
BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
BOLT mAINTENANCE TImELINE
Inadditiontoperformingregularmaintenance,itisagoodideatofollowthefollowingboltmaintenance timeline:
Shots Correspondingcasesofpaint action
10000 5 Onlystandardmaintenancerequired
20000 10 Onlystandardmaintenancerequired
30000 15 Onlystandardmaintenancerequired
40000 20 Onlystandardmaintenancerequired
50000 25 Replace111 BoltBumperO-Ring
60000 30 Onlystandardmaintenancerequired
70000 35 Replace 016 SailO-Ring,012 and 014PlungerO-rings
80000 40 Replace017 CylinderO-ring
90000 45 Replace010 SpoolO-rings
100000 50 Replace111BoltBumperO-Ring
TherearesevenstaticO-ringsintheBoostBoltKit(5x020,2x011)thatshouldbereplacediftheboltkitisremovedandinstalledfrequently.DuringstandardmaintenancechecktheseO-ringsfordamage,butforregularusetheseO-ringsrarelyneedtobereplaced.
After150,000shots(or75casesofpaint)itisagoodideatoremovealloftheO-ringsintheBoostBoltKit,andrinseboltpartsinwarmwater.Oncethepartsaredry,assembletheBoost
BoltKitusingallnewO-rings.ApplyasmallamountofdyE Slick Lube™ to all parts. at thistime,itisimportanttocheckthespoolbumpersaswellastheBoltFlowInsertforexcessivewear.
BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
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COmpLETE BOLT dISASSEmBLy
ToseparateallBoostboltpartsbeginbyremovingtheBoostBoltKitwitha1/4”Allenwrench.Onlyoneandahalfcounterclockwiserotationsarerequiredsothattheboltkitcanbepulledout.•Removethe014 Bolt tip O-ring with a pick supplied on the dye multi-tool•UnscrewtheCylinderfromthePlungerbyrotatingitcounter-clockwiseandsetaside•Pulltheboltofftheplunger•RemovetheBoltFlowInsert,usea1/4”AllenwrenchordoweltopushtheBoltFlowInsertthroughtheBoltSoftTiptowardsthebackofthebolt•OncetheBoltFlowInsertisremoved,pullthesoftbolttipoutthefrontofthebolt•SeparatethePlungerandSpacerRodbyusinga7/16”wrenchOneisincludedintheDYEMulti-Tool.SecuretheSpacerRodwiththewrench,andunscrewthePlungerbyhand,rotatinghePlungercounter-clockwise.Ifthethreadsarelockedtogether,a5/64”AllenwrenchcanbeinsertedintotheSolenoidairtransferholesonthePlunger,togetabettergrip•TheSpoolcanberemovedbypullingitfromthePlungerwithapairofneedle-nosepliers,orbyinsertingalongAllenwrenchordowelintothefrontofthePlunger.SimplyshakeorgentlyknockthePlungeragainstthetabletoremovetheSpoolSpring•RemovetheBackcapfromtheSpacerrod,usea7/16”wrenchtoholdtheSpacerRodandinserta1/4”AllenwrenchintotheBackcap.RotatetheSpacerRodcounter-clockwiseuntil released from the backcap •TheBleedButtoncanberemovedfromtheSpacerRodwithapairofneedle-nosepliers•ToseparatetheBackcapandBackcapCoverusea3/32”Allenwrench,andunscrewthethreeretainingscrews.Thislevelofdisassemblyisnotneededforanymaintenance
BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
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BOOST BOLTASSEmBLy ANd mAINTENANCE
ASSEmBLy•InserttheBleedButtonintotheSpacerRodandscrewtheSpacerRodintotheBackcapusinga1/4”Allenwrenchand7/16”wrenchtotightensnugly.Takecarenottoover-tightenthetwopiecestogether.Excessiveforcemaytwist,warp,andultimatelybreaktheSpacerRod.•InserttheSpoolSpringandSpoolintothePlunger.MakesurethattheSpoolisfacingthecorrectdirection(seepage19).•ScrewtheSpacerRodintothePlunger.ItisonlynecessarytohandtightentheSpacerRodandPlunger.•InserttheBoltSoftTipintothefrontoftheBolt.•InserttheBoltFlowInsertfromthebackofthebolt,withthelargerdiameteroftheinsertfacingrearward.•PushtheboltontothePlungerandscrewontheCylinderonlyhandtight.Replacethe014 Bolt tip O-ring,andscrewtheBoostBoltKitbackintothebodyusinga1/4”Allenwrench.
BACkCAp/ BLEEd ASSEmBLyTheBleedassemblyconsistsoftheSpacerRod,theBackcap,BackcapCover,andBleedButton.Thepurposeofthebleedassemblyistoofferawaytode-gasyourNTwithouthavingtofireashot. it also acts as safety mechanism so that a tool cannot be used to unscrew the bolt kit while thereisgasintheNT.
Tocompletelyde-gastheNT,simplydeactivatetheON/OFFULAirportlocatedonthebottomofthegripframeandthenpresstheBleedButtonuntilallgasisreleased.
NOTE: LOW Or ErrATIC VELOCITy mAy BE duE TO A LOW BATTEry NOT SuppLyINg AmpLE ELECTrICAL CurrENT TO THE SOLENOId . IN THIS CASE, CHANgE THE BATTEry .
Component:
1 cylinder 4bSpoolSpring
2a bolt 5aSpacerRod
2b Soft bolt tip 5bBleedButton
2c bolt Flow insert 5cBackcap
3Plunger 5dBackcapCover
4a Spool
O-rings:
a. 005 F. 014
b. 010 G. 016
c. 011 H. 017
d. 111 i. 020
e. 012
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pErFOrmANCE & EFFICIENCy TuNINg
FromthefactorytheDYENTistunedtogiveyouabalanceofefficiency,consistency,andshootingcomfort.TheNTcomeswithashotchamberspacerkitandtwoboltflowinsertstohelpyoutuneyourNTtoyourspecificrequirements.TheNTwithastockshotchamberof2.23cubicincheshasastandardoperatingpressureofabout130psi@285fps.AfactorytunedNTwillyieldapproximately1500shotsoffa68ci/4500psicompressedairtank.Yourairefficiencycaneasilybeincreasedifyourplayingneedsrequireit.Toincreaseairefficiency:1-Removetheboltkit2 -Startwithmountingthespacerbodyontothespacerrod3 -Addasmanyspacersasyouwishtoachieveyourdesiredperformancelevel.4 -IfyouchoosetousemorethanthespacerbodyandonevolumeringitisrecommendedtousetheBluebolt flowinsert.(Seepages17-19fordetails)5 -Makesuretheboltkitisassembledproperlybeforeinstallingitintothebody(Seepages17-19fordetails)
AsyoureducetheairvolumeintheshotchambertheHyper3regulatorpressurewillneedtoberaisedtomaintainvelocity.Bydoingsotherewillbeachangeinshootingcomfort,theNT’srecoilwillincrease,andit’ssoundsignaturewillbecomemodified.Asyoutuneyourgunforincreasedairefficiencyyoumaynoticeasmalldecreaseinyourvelocityconsistency.Thelessairthatisused,themoreballtobarrelfit,andpaintballqualitywillaffectyourvelocity.Atthispointthedifferenceinbarrelfrictionfromballtoballwillresultinamorenoticeablefluctuationinvelocity.Generallyatighterfittingballtobarrelmatchwillgiveyouamoreconsistentamountoffrictionandvelocity.Changingtheflowinsertwillaidinincreasedefficiencyandhelpmaintainshootingcomfort.
Note: If you intend on using the NT at velocities lower than 250fps it is recommended to use all four shot chamber spacer rings, and the blue Flow Insert in order to maintain sufficient forces in the bolt for proper function .
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HypEr3™ IN-LINE rEguLATOr AdJuSTmENTS ANd mAINTENANCE
uSAgE
carefully connect the 1/4”macrolinefromtheairportfittingintotheHyper3™elbowfitting.Themacrolineshouldbecutstraightwithasharpknifetopreventleaks.
AdJuSTmENTS
TheHyper3™regulatorisadjustedbyusinga3/16”Allenwrench.Withtheseatretainerscrewedcompletelyclockwise,theHyper3™willbesetto20psi.Each180degreeturncounterclockwisewillincreasethepressurebetween15-20psi.Thestocksettingis130psi(about3complete360degreeturnsout),whichshouldresultintheNTshootingvelocitiesofabout285fps.
mAINTENANCE
TheHyper3™regulatorrequireslittlemaintenancefromregularuse.Theseatshouldbereplacedevery6monthsor60,000shots.ShootingtheNTafewtimesbetweeneachsmalladjustmenttotheregulator,willlengthenthelifeoftheseat.Also,O-ringsandtheseatmaywearrapidlyifexcessivedirtorsandisallowedintotheregulator,sotheHyper3™shouldbekeptclean.
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SEAT rETAINErSWIVELBOTTOm CAp TOp CApBOdy
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HypEr3™ IN-LINE rEguLATOr AdJuSTmENTS ANd mAINTENANCE
NOTE: For the Hyper3™, turning the adjustment screw clockwise, or in, will lower the output pressure, decreasing the velocity . Turning the adjustment screw counterclockwise, or out, will raise the output pressure, increasing the velocity .
HypEr3™ rEguLATOr dIS-ASSEmBLy INSTruCTIONS
TherubbersleeveontheoutsideoftheHyper3™doesnotneedtoberemovedtodisassembletheseatassembly,butmaymaketheprocesseasier.Beginbyinsertinga3⁄16” allen wrench into the topcap and a 5⁄16” allen wrench into the bottom cap. Unscrew the bottom cap from theHyper3™.Ifthetopcapbeginstounscrew,trytighteningtheregulatorbacktogetherandunscrewingagain.SometimesitisnecessarytouseavicetoholdtheHyper3™bodytoremovethebottomcap.Thebrassseatretainerandswivelcannowberemovedfromtheregulator.Iftheswivelisstuck,theelbowfittingmayneedtoberemoved.
Tochangetheseat,removetheseatretainerfromtheregulatorbody.Useadentalpickorsharpobjecttoremovetheoldseatfromtheretainerandreplaceitwithanewone.Useaflatobjecttopress it into place.
Anyfurtherdisassemblyshouldbeperformedbyatrainedtech.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecall the dye tech line.
rEASSEmBLyGreasethe010 O-ring on the seat retainer and the two 013 O-ringsontheHyper3™body.Inserttheseatretainerbeingcarefultonotscrewitintootightly.Slidetheswivelgentlybackontothebodyandscrewonthebottomcap.Iftheelbowfittingwasremoved,usethreadsealantandsnuglyscrewitbackintotheswivelmakingsurethattheswivelcanrotatefreely.
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STICky grIpgrIp rEmOVAL
1.Pulltheupperbackcornerofthegripsawayfromthegripframewithyourthumb.Allowingthereartabsto clear the frame.
3.Thetopportionofthegripsshouldbefreefromthegripframe.
4.Grabaholdoftheinsideofthegripswithyourfingers,usingyourpalmontheoutsidesurfaceofthegrip.
2.Whilepullingwithyourthumb,usingyourindexfinger,topushthegripstowardyou.
•TheHyper3™ canholdasmallresidualchargeofgas,typically1shot.Alwaysdischargethemarkerinasafedirectiontorelievethisresidualgaspressure.•Improperstackingofshimswillcausefailureoftheregulatorandpossibledamage to the nt.
•ExcessivedirtanddebriscanaffecttheHyper3™’sperformanceandincreasetheneedforservice.
STICky grIpgrIp rEmOVAL
5.Pushthegripstowardthebarreltip. 6.Indoingso,youwillhavereleasedthelastthreelockingtabsthatareunderthemoldedfingergrooves.
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7.Repeatinstructionsforreversesideandslidethegripsofftheframe.
INSTALL NT STICky TOOL-LESS grIpS•InsertthebottomrearlockinghookintotheretainingholeatthebottomrearoftheUL frame. •Lockthehookintoplacebyslidingthegrip panel forward. •Pressthethreelockingtabsunderthemoldedfingergrovesintothecorrespondingslotsontheframe’sfrontstrap.•Pullthetopofthegrippanelbackinordertoallowthefronttoplockinghooktodrop into the frame. •Pushthetopofthegrippanelforwardto lock the top front hook into place. •Pressdownontheupperrearcornertoseattheupperretainingpostintoposition.
rEmOVINg uLTrALITE FrAmE FrOm THE NT
IfthereiseveraneedtoremovetheUltraliteframefromtheNTmakesuretofollowthesesteps.•Unhookandopentherightsideofthetool-lessgriptoexposethecircuitboard.•DisconnectthesolenoidwireandtheeyewirefromtheirsocketsbyGentlypullingthemout.•Usinga3/32”Allenwrench,turnthefrontframescrewcounterclockwise2fullturns.•Finally,usinga3/32”Allenwrenchturntherearframescrewcompletelyout,byturningit counterclockwise.TheframecannowberemovedfromtheNT.
INSTALLINg THE uLTrALITE FrAmE ON THE NTToreinstalltheUltralitegripframeontheNTmakesuretofollowthesesteps.•make sure the solenoid and eye wires are secured to the under side of the body by the two orangeretainingclips.Routetheeyewiresunderbothclips.Routethesolenoidwireoverthe topofthesolenoidandunderonlytherear-retainingclip.Thiswillhelpensurethewiresdonot getpinchedbetweenthebodyandframe,andfeedsmoothlyintotheframe.•Feedtheeyeandsolenoidwiresthroughthegripframe,andslidethegripframeintoplace.It maybenecessarytoslidethefrontframescrewintotheframeifithasfallenoutduringframe removal.•Pushthebackoftheframeontothebodytakingcarenottopincheithertheeyeorsolenoid wiresbetweenthegripframeandthebody.•Usea3/32”Allenwrenchtoscrewintherearframescrewbyturningitclockwise.•Usea3/32”Allenwrenchtightenthefromframescrewbyturningitclockwise.
NOTE: For exploded view of uL Frame and parts list see page 40
uLTrALITE FrAmE
INTEgrATEd LOCkINg dOVETAIL FEATurE
TheUltraliteframecomesequippedwithanintegratedlockingdovetail.ThereisahorizontallockingscrewlocatedonthebottomrightsideoftheUltraliteframe.Itcanbeaccessedwitha1⁄8”Allenwrenchthroughaholeinthegrippanel.TounlocktheULAirportattachedtothedovetailoftheframe,turnthelockingscrewcounterclockwiseonefullturnandslidethepartofftherail.Toattachaparttotherail,slidethepartonandturnthelockingscrewclockwiseuntilthepartisfirmlylockedinplace.Ifyouchoosetouseadropforwardorotherkindofairportmountingsystemtherearestandard10-32mountingscrewholeslocatedonthebottomoftheULframe.Thereisnoreasontodisassemblethedovetaillockingsystemifyouchoosenottouseit.
NOTE: Be sure that the frame and trigger assembly are kept clean . If there is excess dirt or paint build up around the trigger, the trigger will no longer move freely . In addition, paint and dirt can cause the microswitch to not function properly or fail .
NOTE: Be sure you do not pinch the wires between the frame and the body when reattaching the frame and body .
NOTE: The frame screws should not be overly difficult to screw into the body . If strong resistance is felt, stop, back the screw all the way out, and try again to avoid stripping either the threads or the head of the screw .
uLTrALITE FrAmE TrIggEr AdJuSTmENT
AdJuSTINg yOur TrIggEr
Thetrigger’sforwardandovertravel,springtension,andreach are fully adjustable so that you can fine-tune the triggertoyourexactliking.Youdonotneedtoremovetheframeorgripfromtheguninordertoadjustthetriggerpull.there are two adjustment screws located on the left side of the Ultralite frame and one adjustment screw behind thetrigger.Thetwoscrewsonthesideoftheframeadjustthetravelofthetrigger.Theonelocatedbehindthetriggerisusedtochangethetensionofthetriggerspring.
TO AdJuST TrIggEr TrAVEL (SEE FIgurE 1)
Use a 5⁄64” allen wrench to make the desired adjustments.•Thelowerscrew controlstheforwardtravel.Screwingitinwillshortenthetrigger’slength of pull.NOTE: If this screw is adjusted too far, the switch will be held down at all times and the marker will not fire .•Theupperscrew controlstheovertravel.Byturningthisscrewyoucanadjusthowfarthe triggerwilltravelafteritreachesthefiringpoint.NOTE: If this screw is adjusted too far, the trigger will not be allowed to travel far enough to depress the switch and fire the marker .
TO AdJuST SprINg TENSION (SEE FIgurE 1)
•Usea5⁄64”Allenwrenchtomakethedesiredadjustment.Theadjustmentismadebypushing theAllenwrenchthroughaholeinthetrigger .•Tomakethetriggerpullstiffer,turntheAllenwrenchclockwise,orin.•Tomakethetriggerpulllighter,turntheAllenwrenchcounterclockwise,orout.
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uLTrALITE rEACH TrIggEr
TheNThasanewexternalreachadjustmentfortheUltralitetrigger.ThisadjustmentchangestheanglethatthetriggersitswithouttheneedtotakeoffthegripframeorStickyGrip.
TO AdJuST TrIggEr rEACH (SEE FIgurES 1 ANd 2)
Toadjust,simplyloosenthetwo6-32screws usinga1/16”Allenwrench.Youdonothavetoremovethescrewsfromthetrigger.Nowthefrontofthetrigger(showningreen)shouldrotatefreelywhilethebackofthetrigger(showninblue)remainsrelativelystationary.Whenthedesiredreachanglehasbeenachieved,tightenthetwo6-32screwssnugly.BecarefulnottoovertightenandstriptheAllenwrenchorscrews.
NOTE: The spring tension adjustment (outlined on page 27) should be set while the trigger’s reach is situated in either the rear position or the loose position so the spring tension adjust screw can be externally accessed .
TrIggEr AdJuSTmENT
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CONTACT pAd, CONTACT grIp ANd BuTTON COVEr
ThefrontrubberContactPadandContactGriparemountedtotheUltraliteframe.Itisnotnecessarytoremovethetwocontactpadswhenremovingtheframefromthebody.Theonlyreasontoremovethecontactpointsisforgeneralcleaningofbuiltupdirtorpaint.
rEmOVAL OF CONTACT pAdS
•Removeframefrombody.Followframeremovalinstructionsonpage25•Usea3/32Allenwrenchtoremovethefrontcontactpad•Usea1/16Allenwrenchtoremovethecontactgrip
•Besurethetriggerisnotadjustedtothepointwhereitistoosensitiveandmaycauseaccidentaldischargeofthemarker•Removingthetriggerspringmaycauseprematurewearonthemicroswitch,resultinginfailure.
CONTACT pAdS & BuTTON COVEr
CONTACT pAdS & BuTTON COVEr
BuTTON COVEr rEmOVAL
Itmaybecomenecessarytoremovethebuttoncoverifthebuttonsgetstuckduetobuiltuppaint or dirt. •Unhookandopenbothsidesofthetool-lessstickygrips.•RemoveHyper3™regulator.•Removebattery;useasmallPhillipsscrewdriver.OnecanbefoundintheDYEMulti-Tool that is included with the nt.•Unscrewthemountingscrewfoundontheinsideoftheframe;useaPhillipsscrewdriver.•Toaccessthescrewinsertthescrewdriverthroughthemiddleslotontheframe’sfrontstrap.•Oncethescrewisremoveditmaybenecessarytopushthebuttoncoveroutfromtheback.Applyforcetothelowerbutton.Thiswillpushthecoveroutfromthecenterandhelppreventbinding.•Takecarenottolosethebuttonsasyouremovethecover.•Onceremoved,cleanthebuttoncover,buttons,andframe.•Whenassemblingthebuttonretainingcovermakesuretheroundedendsofthe buttons face outward.
ANTI CHOp EyES/BALL dETENTS mAINTENANCE ANd CHANgINg
ANTI CHOp EyES
TheAntiChopEye(ACE)systemwillpreventtheNTfromchoppingpaintbynotallowingthemarkertofireuntilaballisfullyseatedinfrontofthebolt.Theeyesusealightbeamacrossthebreech.Ononesidethereisatransmitter,andontheoppositesideareceiver.Inorderforthemarkertofirewiththeeyesturnedon,thesignalbetweenthetwoeyesmustbebroken.Aftereveryshot,beforethenextballdropsinthebreech,theeyetransmitterandreceivermustseeeachother.Ifthereisamalfunction,theLED’sontheboardwillstartblinkinggreen.Thismeansthatthereceiverandtheemitterdonotseeeachother.Ifthisisthecase,therearenormallytworeasons.Eitherthereisdirt,paintorgreaseblockingthebeam,orthebatteryissolowthereisnotenoughpowertocreateastrongenoughlightbeam.
NOTE: IF THE BATTEry IS LOW, THE mArkEr mAy ACT AS IF THE EyES ArE dIrTy Or NOT FIrE AT ALL . IN THIS CASE, rEpLACE THE BATTEry .
SELF CLEANINg EyE FEATurE
TheNTisequippedwithaselfcleaningeyefeature.Thereisaclearpoly-carbonatesleevemountedinsidethebreechoftheguncoveringtheeyes.WhenthebolttipO-ringpassesthroughtheeyepipe,itsweepsoffanydirt,greaseorpaintthatcouldbeblockingtheeyes.Normally,itisenoughtojustfiretheNTtocleananythingblockingtheeyes.Ifthisdoesnotcleartheblockage,useaswabto clean the inside of the breech.
Foramorethoroughcleaning,pulltheeyepipewiththeballdetentsoutthefrontofthebreech.Withtheeyepipeout,useaswabtocleanthebreech.Thisshouldbeenoughtocleantheeyesystem.Ifthesystemneedsfurthercleaning,pullouttheeyecarrierandeyewiresthroughthefeedneck.Topreventdamagingtheeyewires,itisbesttoremovetheframeanddisconnecttheeyewiresfromtheboard.Useasoftragandq-tipstocleanoffanybuiltuppaintorgrease.
Whenre-assemblingtheeyepipeassembly,workbackwardsfromdisassembly.Theeyepipeiskeyedintothebreechandcanonlygoinoneway.
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ANTI CHOp EyES/BALL dETENTS mAINTENANCE ANd CHANgINg
CHANgINg BALL dETENTS
the ball detent system is clipped to the outside of the eye pipe. the ball detent system needs little ornomaintenance.Thedetentsshouldeasilyflexoutofthewaywithlittleforce,suchasapaintballmovingpast.Ifyouareexperiencingdoublefeedingorchopping,checkthe condition of your ball detents withyourfingertomakesuretheyarenotbrokenandthattheymovein and out of the breech freely. if excessivebrokenpaintordirthasjammedyourballdetents,removethe eye pipe/detent system from the front of the nt and unclip the detentsforathoroughcleaning.Reinstallthedetentsandeyepipeafteryouhavesufficientlycleanedthe detents and breech.
Becarefulnottoover-flexthedetentswhenhandlingthem.Excessiveflexingcouldbreakordamagethedetents.
NOTE: TAkE CArE WHEN rEpLACINg THE EyE pIpE . BE CArEFuL THAT THE dETENT CLIp IS FuLLy SEATEd ONTO THE EyE pIpE .
ON/OFF AIrpOrT dETAIL
ON/OFF AIrpOrT dISASSEmBLy ANd ASSEmBLy
remove pin housing assemblyto disassemble the nt airport use the airport tool included on the dye multi-tool included with the nt. • InserttheairporttoolintothePinHousingandturncounterclockwise3-4revolutions.Note thattheairportlevermustbeintheOFFpositionforthetooltograbthehousing.Remove housingoutoftheairportbody.• Thepinand005 O-ringmayormaynotcomeoutwiththehousing,ifnecessaryuseapairof needle-nosedplierstopullthepinoutandadentalpicktoremovethe005 O-ring.
Install pin housing assembly• Coatthe005 O-ring in lube and drop it into the airport body. Use a 1/4” allen wrench to fully seattheO-ringinplacebypushinggentlyonit.• InsertthePinintothePinHousingfromthebackside.• Placethehousingontotheairporttoolandinsertthehousingintotheairportbody.• TurnclockwiseuntilthePinHousingfitssnuglyintotheairportbody.
*Iftheairporttoolisnotavailable,apairofneedle-noseplierscanbeusedtounscrewthePinHousing.JusttakecaretonotscratchordamagethethreadsorPinHousing.
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ON/OFF AIrpOrT dETAIL
remove the airport lever and internal cam•RemovetheDYEspherejewellocatedinthemiddleoftheairportlever.•Usea1/16”Allenwrenchtounscrewtheretainingscrewandremovethescrewandlever.•Insertadentalpickintothesmallslottopulloutthe010 retaining O-ring. if the pin and pin housinghavebeenremoved,thecamshouldcomeoutwithnoresistance.IfthePinandPinHousingareinstalledintheairportbody,thecammustbeintheONpositionsoitcanberemoved.
Install airport lever and cam•MakesurethatthePinisnotprotrudingintotheareawheretheCamsits.•UseadentalpickorsmallAllenwrenchtopushthepinoutoftheboreifnecessary.•DroptheCamintotheairportbodysuchthattheslotfaceupwardsandrotateitclockwiseuntil it drops in place and hits the internal stop. •Insertthe010 retaining O-ringintothegrooveandgentlyworkitinplacewithadentalpickorsmallscrewdriver.•PushtheLeverintotheCamslotsothattheLeverisfacingdown,orintheOFFposition.•Installtheretainingscrewwitha1/16”Allenwrenchandtightenfirmly.TurntheLevercounter-clockwiseuntilithitstheinternalstop.ReplacethejewelontheRetainingScrewsothatthe dye sphere is correctly oriented.
NOTE: For exploded view of airport and parts list see page 41
TrOuBLE SHOOTINg guIdEAIr LEAkS
AIr LEAkINg FrOm THE BACk OF AIrpOrT•ChecktheO-ringontheAirsystem.Ifneeded
changetheO-ringandtryagain.TheO-ring
normally used is 015 O-ring but some
manufacturersmightuseadifferentsize.Consult
themanualoftheairsystemyouareusing.
AIr LEAkINg FrOm THE FrONT OF AIrpOrT•Checkthatthehoseconnectoristight.Remove
thehosefromtheconnectorbypushingtowards
the connector and pull out hose.
Useacrescentwrenchtotightenthefitting.
Ifneeded,removeandapplythreadsealanttothe
threadandre-tighten.Ifunsure,consultexpert
advice.
•check that the end of the hose is cut
straightandisnotwornout.Ifneededcutasmall
piece off the hose with a razor blade and re-insert
thehoseintothefitting.Makesurethehosegoes
all the way to the end.
AIr LEAkINg FrOm ON/OFF kNOB Or BLEEd HOLE•make sure airport is in full on or off position.
•check 005 O-ringbehindpinhousing.
•Seepage33forservicedetails.
AIr LEAkINg FrOm THE HypEr3™ rEguLATOr•Locatethepositionoftheleak.
•Iftheleakiscomingfromthebottomofthe
regulatoryouwillneedtodis-assemblethe
regulatorandchangethe010 O-ring and the seat
on the brass seat retainer mounted inside the
Hyper3™regulator.
•Iftheleakiscomingfromtheswivelpiecewhere
the hose connector mounts you will need to
changethetwo 013 O-ringsundertheswivel
pieceortightenthehoseconnector.
•Iftheleakcomesfromthesmallholeinthemiddle
oftheregulatortherearetwopossibleO-rings
causingtheproblem,the015 O-ring on the piston
andthe007urethaneO-ringinsidethebodyof
theregulator.TheseO-ringsshouldbereplaced
by a trained tech.
•Seepage21forservicedetails.
AIr LEAkINg FrOm THE ASA
•Changethe011 O-ring on the top cap of the
Hyper3™andapplyasmallamountoflubetothe
O-ring.
AIr LEAkINg BETWEEN BOdy ANd FrAmE•Inspectthetwo020 O-ringsontheplunger,and
the 011 O-ring at the front of the spacer rod. in
additiontotheleakthegunmayfireupon
degassing.
•IftheleakbeginsaftertheNTisfiredoncechange
the rear most 010 O-ringonthespool.Inaddition,
inspectthespoolplungersforexcessivewear.
•Checkthetwoairtransferholeplugscrews.
•Seepage25-26fordetails.
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AIr LEAkINg FrOm BACk OF THE NTIftheleakiscomingfromaroundtheboltbackcap:
•Checkthattheboltkitistightenedallthewayinto
theNT.Iftheboltkitisloose,itwillstarttoleak.
•Removetheboltkitandchangethe020 O-ring
on the rear cap. lube well and re-insert the bolt
kitintotheNT.Checkboltkitdetailonpages
13-19forO-ringlocations.
Iftheleakiscomingfromthebleedbutton:
•Makesurethegunisnotoutofair.
•Servicethe005 O-rings on the bleed button.
•Check011 O-ring on rear of spacer rod.
•Seepages13-19fordetails.
AIr LEAkINg FrOm FrONT OF THE NTDetermineifairisleakingfrominsideofboltor
aroundbolt.Putyourfingerinbreechandpress
againstboltfacetofeelifairpressurebuildsup
behindyourfinger.
•Ifleakiscomingfrominsideofboltcheckthe014
O-ringonplunger,andthefront010 O-ring on the
spool.
•Iftheleakiscomingfromaroundtheboltcheckthe
front 020 O-ring and 017 O-ring on the cylinder.
•Seepage13-19fordetails.
LOW EFFICIENCy •Inspecttherear 020 O-ring on the cylinder.
•Inspecttheboltsail016 O-ring on the bolt.
•Inspectthe 012 O-ringontheplunger.
•Seepage13-19fordetails.
NT dOES NOT CyCLE•The012 O-ringontheplungermaybedamaged.
•Thespoolmaybeinstalledbackwards.
•Front 010 O-ringmaybedamaged.
•Thedwellmaybesettoolow.
NT dOuBLE FIrES•Rear020 O-ringoncylindermaybedamaged.
•The 014 O-ringonplungermaybedamaged.
•Thedwellmaybesettoohigh.
prOBLEmS WITH ELECTrONICS
NT WON’T TurN ON•Makesurebatteryisnewandwellcharged.
•Makesurebatteryisinsertedinthecorrectpolarity.
•Makesurethereisnodirtordebrisblockingthe
buttonfrombeingpressed.
•Makesurethebuttonsareabletoactivatethe
switches on the board.
NT WILL TurN ON / OFF By ITSELF Or THE EyES WILL TurN ON / OFF By THEmSELVES•Bothoftheseproblemsarecausedbecausethe
button(s)arebeingheldinthedownposition.
•Removethebuttoncoverandcleanthearea.
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mArkEr SHOOTINg SLOW WHEN EyE IS ON ANd BLINkINg grEEN•Theeyesarenotworkingcorrectly.Cleantheeyes.
You’llknowthattheyarecleaniftheLEDturnsred
TrOuBLE SHOOTINg guIdE whenthereisnothinginsidethebreechoftheNT.
•Makesuretheeyewiresarenotbrokenorpinched.
•Thebatterymaybelow.Inthiscase,thebattery
shouldbechangedassoonaspossible.
•IfnothingabovehelpscontactastoreorDYE
precision for eye replacement.
SOLENOId WILL NOT ACTIVATE / TrIggEr NOT WOrkINg•Checkthatthetriggeradjustmentisnotsetsothat
themicroswitchcannotactivate.Youshouldheara
smallclickwhenpullingthetrigger.
•IftheNTfiresoncewhenturnedonbutnotafter
that,yourtriggerissetsothatthemicroswitchis
alwaysactivated.Re-adjustthetrigger.
•Changethebatteryifnotpositiveaboutit’scharge.
•Checkthatthesolenoidcableisattachedtothe
boardandtothecorrectconnector(solenoid
shouldbeattachedtothetwoprongconnector).
TrIggEr BOuNCE / NT SHOOTINg mOrE THAN ONE BALL pEr puLL IN SEmI- AuTOmATIC mOdE•Raisethetriggersensitivitylevelinthe
configurationmode.
•Checkthatthetriggerisnotadjustedtooshort.
•Makesurethereisatriggerspringinsidetheframe.
ErrATIC VELOCITy / NT WON’T FIrE
NT FIrES BuT BALLS ArE drOppINg OFF Or NOT EVEN COmINg OuT OF THE BArrEL
•Makesurethebatteryisgood.
•Raisethedwelltofactorylevel(6).
•Makesureboltiswelllubedandmoveswell.
if there is too much friction in the bolt it will cause
theNTtoshootdown.ReplaceO-ringscausing
thisexcessfriction.
•Makesureairsystemisscrewedinalltheway.
FIrST SHOT IS TOO HIgH•ChangetheseatinsidetheHyper3™Regulator
•Seepage21forserviceDetails.
VELOCITy IS NOT CONSISTENT•Makesurethepaintballsyouareusingfitthebarrel
goodandareconsistentinsize.Thestockbarrel
withtheNTis.688size.Youshouldbeableto
blowthepaintballthroughthebarrelbutthey
shouldnotrollthroughthebarrelontheirown.
•Removetheboltkitandre-lubeit.Changeany
O-ringscausingalotoffriction.Makesure014
O-ringinbolttipisinplaceandingoodcondition.
•Raisethedwell.
•Changethebattery.
•CheckthattheHyper3™regulatorisworking
correctly and that the pressure is consistent. a
separateregulatortestingtoolisavailableforthis.
Ifneeded,dis-assembleandchangewornout
O-ringsandtheregulatorseatintheHyper3™
regulator.
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OTHEr CATEgOrIES
dOuBLE FEEdINg •Ifmorethanoneballisfeedingatatimeinto
thebreechofyourNT,checktoseeiftheball
detents are stuck behind the eye pipe. to make
sure your ball detents and eye pipe are properly
assembledseepages31and32.
•Makesuretheballdetentsarenotexcessively
worn.
BrEAkINg pAINT •Makesureyouusehighqualitypaintballsand
thattheyarestoredaccordingtothe
manufacturers instructions.
•Checkthatthe014 O-ring on bolt tip is in place
andingoodcondition.
•Makesureyourloaderisworkinggoodandthat
therateoffireisnotsethigherthanthemaximum
feed rate of the loader.
•Makesuretheballdetentsystemisworking
properly.Seepage32.
NOTES:WArrANTy
DYEPrecision,Inc.warrantsforoneyeartotheinitialretailpurchaser,fromtheinitialdateofpurchase,thatthepaintballmarkerand
regulatorarefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship,subjecttotherequirements,disclaimersandlimitationsofthiswarranty.
Disposableparts,normalmaintenanceandstandardwearandtearpartssuchasbatteries,O-ringsandsealsarenotwarrantied.The
solenoidandelectroniccomponentsonthemarkerarewarrantiedforsixmonths.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverscratches,nicks,
improperdisassembly,improperre-assembly,misuse,neglectorimproperstorage.Modificationtotheproductwillvoidthewarranty.
TheonlyauthorizedlubricantforthemarkerisSlickLube™.Useofanyotherlubricantwillvoidyourwarranty.Thiswarrantyislimited
torepairorreplacementofdefectivepartswiththecustomertopayshippingcosts.Warrantycardandproofofpurchasemustbe
submittedtoDYEPrecisionforwarrantytobeineffect.Thiswarrantyisnottransferable.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverperformance.
paintball markers are non-refundable.
TECHNICAL SuppOrT
OurTechnicalSupportDepartmentsareopenMondaythroughFriday.
DYEPrecision,Inc.canbereachedat858-536-5183from9amto5pmPST.
DYEEuropecanbereachedat+44(0)20-8649-6330from9amto5pmGMT.
DYEAsiacanbereachedat886(0)4-2407-9135from9amto5pmGMT+8hours.
Additionalsupportandinternationalcontactsareavailablethroughourwebsite,www.dyepaintball.com.
dISCLAImEr
Thespecifications&photographsinthismaterialareforinformationandgeneralguidancepurposesonly.Ourproductsarecontinually
updatedandchangesmaybemadetospecification,designorappearancefromtimetotime.Thesearesubjecttochangewithout
notice.Contentsofboxmaythereforevaryfromowner’smanual.Fordetailsofchangesindesign,specificationorappearanceconsult
your local distributor or dealer. the booSt™ BOLT,Hyper3™andSlickLube™areregisteredtrademarks.Designrights,copyrights
andallotherrightsreserved.Allpatterns,drawings,photographs,instructionsormanualsremaintheintellectualpropertyofthe
manufacturer.
DYEPrecision,Inc.U.S.Patent#5,613,483.OTHERU.S.ANDINT’LPATENTSPENDING.CoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingU.S.
Patents,5,613,483;5,881,707;5,967,133;6,035,843and6,474,326.
Allrightswillbestrictlyenforced.
NT WArrANTy INFOrmATION WArrANTy ANd LEgAL INFOrmATION
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DYEPrecision,Inc.
10637ScrippsSummitCt.
SanDiego,CA.92131
dye europe
DyeHouse,
7-8CommerceWay
Croydon,Surrey
UnitedKingdomCR04XA
dye asia
No.253,GuojhongRd.
DaliCity,TaichungCounty412
Taiwan(R.O.C.)
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4 eye pipe
5 NTBody
6 BoostBolt
7 Solenoid
8 EyeWire
9 Hyper3™
10 FrontFrameMountingScrew
11 RearFrameMountingScrew
12 StickyGrip
13UltraliteFrame
14 on/off airport
15 MacrolineFitting
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