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bad cake mix · 03-24-2008, 02:01 PM

I'm making my first homemade today and it is going to have 3 PCs each charging up one at a times so i can spray switch PC spray switch PC and spray.
each PC will be 2 liters

to go with my 1-2 gallon water supply that is going to be held in a modified backpack and the construction is going well. i expect to have the water gun ready by the end of the month.
any suggestions concerning the water gun and also . DO YOU THINK THAT THE IDEA IS A LITTLE OVERKILL????!!!!!

Ben · 03-24-2008, 03:47 PM

Welcome to SSC!

Some people have done that idea before. It should work given that you first close all valves and then open the one you want to use. However, some problems I can think of with this design is that it's difficult to know which PC has pressure and the pressure will drop faster with all the PC separate. Of course, you've designed your gun to have a lot of water so the pressure drop will be less apparent. You might want to have a switch or some marker on the PCs to mark which are empty.

Other than that it sounds like a good homemade. If you can take some pictures, please do. I don't think anyone's posted pictures of this variation before.

Edit: Another problem is the price. You'll need 4 ball valves to have 3 pressure chambers. That's too expensive for my tastes unless you go for smaller 1/2 inch valves, which would reduce your performance.

Silence · 03-24-2008, 04:28 PM

Welcome to the forums, bad cake mix!

Unfortunately, I'm guessing it would be just as effective to use one large PC. Because of its size, you're really losing air and water at the same rate (most of the time), you have the same capacity, etc. And you don't have to worry about flipping valves back and forth.

Then again, assuming the enemy doesn't know much about your weapon, you could pretend your tank is low, then switch. The enemy will find out pretty quickly though!

bad cake mix · 03-26-2008, 10:56 PM

Ok im changing the design a little bit now ok thanks for the info.

03-24-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
bad cake mix Junior member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8 UserID: 1477	im making my first homemade I'm making my first homemade today and it is going to have 3 PCs each charging up one at a times so i can spray switch PC spray switch PC and spray. each PC will be 2 liters to go with my 1-2 gallon water supply that is going to be held in a modified backpack and the construction is going well. i expect to have the water gun ready by the end of the month. any suggestions concerning the water gun and also . DO YOU THINK THAT THE IDEA IS A LITTLE OVERKILL????!!!!!

03-24-2008, 03:47 PM	#2
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,016 UserID: 1	Re: im making my first homemade Welcome to SSC! Some people have done that idea before. It should work given that you first close all valves and then open the one you want to use. However, some problems I can think of with this design is that it's difficult to know which PC has pressure and the pressure will drop faster with all the PC separate. Of course, you've designed your gun to have a lot of water so the pressure drop will be less apparent. You might want to have a switch or some marker on the PCs to mark which are empty. Other than that it sounds like a good homemade. If you can take some pictures, please do. I don't think anyone's posted pictures of this variation before. Edit: Another problem is the price. You'll need 4 ball valves to have 3 pressure chambers. That's too expensive for my tastes unless you go for smaller 1/2 inch valves, which would reduce your performance. __________________ Note: I am busy so if I am slow to respond, be patient. email: ben at sscentral dot org / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas. Do not send me a PM or email about reading a certain post unless it's been a few days since you've posted. I try to read every post but do miss some. Last edited by Ben : 03-25-2008 at 12:10 PM.

03-24-2008, 04:28 PM	#3
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,264 UserID: 576	Re: im making my first homemade Welcome to the forums, bad cake mix! Unfortunately, I'm guessing it would be just as effective to use one large PC. Because of its size, you're really losing air and water at the same rate (most of the time), you have the same capacity, etc. And you don't have to worry about flipping valves back and forth. Then again, assuming the enemy doesn't know much about your weapon, you could pretend your tank is low, then switch. The enemy will find out pretty quickly though! __________________ Forum Rules

03-26-2008, 10:56 PM	#4
bad cake mix Junior member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8 UserID: 1477	Re: im making my first homemade Ok im changing the design a little bit now ok thanks for the info.

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