Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

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Medievall_madness
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Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by Medievall_madness » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:38 am

For only $14,-.
Bad luck also: I broke the connector that connects the gun to the hose. Anyone know how to fix this? The part from the gun broke.

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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by Hyper » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:56 pm

Medievall_madness wrote:For only $14,-.
Bad luck also: I broke the connector that connects the gun to the hose. Anyone know how to fix this? The part from the gun broke.
Gratz on the purchase!

About the repair: A picture may help. If it is only broken plastic, the best method is usually epoxy glue. It is very strong and can make the connection watertight again.
Resistance is futile. You will be soakinated.

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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by strato_2r5 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:08 am

You mean the Quick Fill Device? I guess if it's beyond repair you can just open it up and replace it with a PVC check valve of the same size. Sorry if my advice is stupid, I've never worked with internals before.
Sorry if I'm not active much, busy on another forum and another project non-soaker related.

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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by -G-JiV- » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:50 am

@ strato_2r5 a CPS 3000 does not have a QFD-nozzle... :)

WHat he means is the adapter at the end of the backpack's hose, the grey, round piece you put into the gun and twist to lock.
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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by -G-JiV- » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:51 am

If I am right, superglue or similar things should be enough to repair it for years :)

Also happened to me but it was fixed quite easily :)
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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by C-A_99 » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:12 pm

I wouldn't trust much of anything on water guns (short of cosmetic repairs like stickers) to superglue. Epoxy or Gorilla Glue (epoxy is better; try to find one specialized for plastics and metal) are always the best options.

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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by -G-JiV- » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:27 pm

I do not know which Super-glue you use and also not my Super-glue in detail but from experiences the super-glue I do use fixed everything yet without problems. Much pressure and tension or not, does not matter, the glue is strong, stable and seal :)

May I do use a special kind of Super-glue, it uses a "activator spray in addition" thought. I use it for years and never thought much about it itself :D

But it is a great choice from what I have fixed yet :D
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Re: Lucky find: bought a CPS 3000

Post by Medievall_madness » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:16 pm

Sorry for the late reply. I used a 2 component glue and it worked perfect. It is some kind of epoxy.

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