Max-D 5000 problems
- NiborDude
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I don't recommend that mod. It literally takes forever to fill the pc. I wound up drilling the nozzle in an effort to make it fill faster but then have the epoxy and redrill smaller because range was destroyed. It is so much faster to fill and pump manually. Anyway drill it if you're really set on the mod though.
- Monsoon
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Yeah, I was wondering which mod I should do, and I think I'm going to do a check valve freeze, since it's pretty easy on a MD5000 (pressurized reservoir). I'll try drilling a larger nozzle as well.
EDIT-Scratch all that. This one screw is pissing me off, I'm going to annihilate it with a power drill. It isn't an important screw, so killing it won't do damage to the soaker.
EDIT-Scratch all that. This one screw is pissing me off, I'm going to annihilate it with a power drill. It isn't an important screw, so killing it won't do damage to the soaker.
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- Crashdummy
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- Monsoon
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Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I just scored a second Max-D 5000, (silver and red colouring--the best stock soaker colours ever! so now I don't really care about what happens to my "mod" one (blue and bright orange). Today I'm going to try to open it again with drastic measures.
EDIT: YEAH! I finally got it open! I'll have to seal the area with the broken screw with something later on. I'll take a pic of it.
EDIT: YEAH! I finally got it open! I'll have to seal the area with the broken screw with something later on. I'll take a pic of it.
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- SSCBen
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- Monsoon
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Yeah, I'll give that a shot. Anyway, back to the MD5000, I opened it using my serrated edged pocket knife to hack away at the plastic that cases the stuck screw to expose the metal of the screw. Then I twisted it off using my bare hands.
EDIT-While it's open, I'm also going to use the Epoxy to reinforce the internals since I'm freezing the check valve. By the way, what does sanding the plastic do? Does rigid edges make Epoxy stick better?
EDIT-While it's open, I'm also going to use the Epoxy to reinforce the internals since I'm freezing the check valve. By the way, what does sanding the plastic do? Does rigid edges make Epoxy stick better?
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