CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

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Post by SSCBen » Wed May 31, 2006 8:47 pm

I'd believe that. Their shipping for the LRT is actually quite fast. Obviously, it depends on the location of the warehouse they ship from and where you live. I received my more recent order about a day afterwards and typically packages take over a week for me (for example, a recent order placed last Monday just arrived yesterday).
Ichabodv wrote:At what point do you get so much resistance that the pump will no longer inflate the tube?
The pump is not the limit, rather, your arm strength is. I doubt you'll run into a problem if you did not have trouble with the CPS 2000's pump previously.

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Post by Ichabodv » Wed May 31, 2006 11:36 pm

SUCCESS!! I'm uploading pictures and will put together a new thread in repair.

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Post by Silence » Wed May 31, 2006 11:47 pm

Congratulations! Good job on being one of the few to successfully repair/upgrade a CPS 2000 or any other CPS bladder. A new thread might not be neccessary, but it would definitely be easier for others to access. Once again, congratulations.

EDIT: I forgot about joannaardway's thread entitled "CPS Bladder repair." I suggest you post the process in that thread, seeing as it's already stickied.

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Post by SSCBen » Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:39 am

Excellent - this is a good day in the world of water gun repairs. I'll rush to get this article on the website because I get emails about this with some regularity and no one seems to have performed my suggestions until now!

Good job! I can't wait for the pictures and a report on the performance. I'm mainly interested in a before-after comparison of performance because this might turn into a modification if the performance is still at the level of a CPS 2000.

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Post by CROC » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:33 pm

YAY! Now, if only I could get soem LRT, I could fix my CPS 2000 mk1! Due to Ichabody's success, many people with broken cylindrical PCs can fix them! :)
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Baycamjo » Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:05 pm

Hi there..... Please can anyone help!ll My 2000 mk1 bladder burst, and Mcmaster-Carr wont ship to UK. Does anyone know where to buy equivalent PVC hose from in the UK? Thanks Baycamjo

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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by zeda.beta » Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:30 pm

LRT is the stuff you want, and most hardware stores will carry it. Try searching through their online catalogs, and see if they have it in stock or will ship to you.

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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Fredcompany » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:02 pm

UK hardware stores don't seem to stock it...
If anyone finds one that does, please let me know.
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by zeda.beta » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:11 am

Not a hardware store as such, but delivery and it is located withing the uk. The prices are reasonable considering you get 25' of tubing.
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Fredcompany » Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:30 pm

Which dimensions should I get?
3/8" ID and 1/2" OD?
Or 1/4" ID and 1/2" OD
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Silence » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:05 pm

3/8". Anything below that will really restrict water flow, and the extra pressure will be for naught. I don't have data to support this, but consider that the optimal nozzle size for a powerful water gun is usually about 3/8" itself. ;)

It's probable that the CPS 2000 came with a bladder with a 1/2" ID; I wouldn't know, but it did have an extremely large nozzle diameter. So you could go for even larger tubing and layer more rubber on top if necessary.

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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Fredcompany » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:09 pm

The largest that place sells has an OD if 1/2"
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by zeda.beta » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:48 pm

3/8 inner, and 1/2 outer, because that should be the closest to the CPS 2000's bladder that you can find.
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Fredcompany » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:21 pm

ok thanks.
To get to CPS 2000 power roughly how many layers of bike tubes should I put on?
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Re: CPS 2000 Bladder split, help please!

Post by Baycamjo » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:09 pm

S.O.S....Have just done the CPS 2000 mk1 bladder repair, with the part from McMaster, recommended from the Wayne Schmidt's link (excellent by the way). Everything went ok i think, but it wouldn't pump all the way to the end, and when pulling the trigger, it struggled to release the pressure. Now it wont release the pressure by pulling the trigger, unless a manually pull the trigger by the pin my self, by having the inside exposed. Had everything apart trying to figure this out. Has anyone a clue, or had a similiar problem?. Regards Baycamjo

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