How to adjust the firing pin screw on a Stingray X clone?

[Traijan]

Hi,

So I bought a Stingray X clone today and other than an incident I had trying to use an AeroTank mega with the hybrid adapter it's been working okay thus far.

However, this evening something suggested in my ear that I should unscrew the firing pin screw so that's what i did. I didn't lose the little pin or anything like that and I put it back together and screwed down the firing pin screw just so that it's snug (didn't overtighten it) but now when I press the firing button it doesn't actuate the tank.

So I pulled the firing button out again and loosened up the screw in the center (what I'm calling the firing screw) just a bit to where when I press the firing button (without it being installed) I can see the firing screw just raise above the black insulator. But I just read a topic about making sure the firing screw is snugged down all the way to prevent it firing unintentionally. But when i do that, it prevents it from firing at all as when pressing the firing button the center firing screw doesn't lift high enough to touch the battery.

So, I'm left wondering if I still somehow put this back together wrong OR the center firing screw is meant to be adjusted in or out so that it can push out farther than the insulator when I press the firing button. It seems to me that the firing screw should be snugged down since it's so loose if it's left even slightly less than being snugged down against the copper that it screws into.

Thanks for the help

 

[p7willm]

Do you know who make he clone? There are many clones and there is no guarantee that they are all the same.

 

[imsoenthused]

Firing screw should be tight. The problem is in the delrin ring, either it isn't seated correctly or it's too thick and needs some sanding to get it working correctly. I'd bet on just not seated, or it wouldn't have fired from the moment you got it.

 

[Traijan]

Okay, I'll check the delrin ring. I did take it apart again last night to see if maybe I somehow put it back together wrong and just pulled it apart, reset the pin *again* and put it back together and it's still an issue that I can't snug down the screw and still make contact when using it.

However, I went looking to see if I could find out who makes this clone and since it looks absolutely identical to all the stingray x clone videos that I've seen on youtube I had to go looking for the box on google images instead and found that (I believe based on the box and marking on the box) that it's made by a company in China named Foxgar. Unless of course some other clone makers are outsourcing their boxes to somebody that simply makes boxes for them.

 

[Traijan]

Well, I can't push down on the delrin ring so I don't think that's the issue. I'm starting to wonder if perhaps there used to be a washer of some sort between the silver plated firing screw and the firing button itself so as to space it just enough to make proper contact with the battery. But I've looked all over my desk (where I originally took it apart) and around on the floor and no washer is to be found, but if I can find the right sized washer in our junk drawer that might do the trick anyway, it only needs to be backed out (the screw that is) about a half turn to where it makes proper contact.

I don't want to leave it loose and have it make accidental contact somehow by loosening itself even more one day in my pocket or cup holder.

 

[trypsky]

I had this same exact problem with the hcigar stingray x. I had left the button slightly loosened and it never accidentally fired, but what would happen is over time it would loosen further and the switch would become wobbly and start to lengthen the throw. What I eventually did was sand down the delrin ring slightly so it was almost level with the metal part. I placed a piece of fine grit sandpaper on a flat surface and rubbed the switch piece that holds delrin ring in a circular motion until it was where I wanted it to be. Now the throw is extremely short and it no longer feels wobbly or sticks.

 

[Ace64]

Stingray X, Stingray, and Nemisis all have the same stupid firing thing. Amazing the one thing in a mech mod that should work perfectly does not.

So I have the stingray and got the button to work perfect! Had to buy new magnets and pins from Fat Daddy.

So, the screw should NOT be in all the way. It will not fire. The screw should be positioned so when you push the button it goes up slightly over the o ring.

ALSO because the screw threads are so fat the screw becomes loose. I purchased so blue stick from the hardware store so the screw would not come loose. I put an ever so small drop on the thread and it works like a champ. Two weeks it took me fooling with it because I love the size!

OH yea I could not get the stock magnets out so I only used one replacement. All I wanted was for it to stand up without firing.
Hope this helps

 

[crxess]

1) The Delrin should Screw down. Did it back out when you were fiddling? You cannot PUSH it down.
2) Is the Firing Pin cupped? if so and your pin was loose to start with, it may be the typical - Battery Wrap riding the pin issue.
Wrap is plastic and will not conduct.

If your pin is able to make contact without wrap interference and your Delrin will not go lower you can file or sand the delrin a bit.
Remove the pin while working it down.

 

[Ace64]

Maybe i'm wrong.

This screw cannot be in all the way, If it is there is no "throw" and it won't fire:


The pin on my hcigar clone is too small. (length and width) larger pin makes for more stable switch:


yea?

 

[Mrez]

Its interesting to see the diff experiences people are having with thier stingray x's. For what its worth my hcigar version, the delrin circle was sitting flush with the top of the firing switch. It had less then a mm throw. Ibstuck a rubber o ring underneath it and that gave me the two mm throw I was looking for. Some sanding and graphite smoothed out the throw and I keep the pin tightened down. It sounds like the OP delrin is to thick and needs to be sanded down so its closer to the top of the switch. When you press the button the pin should raise up slightly past the delrin.

 

[crxess]

Maybe i'm wrong.

This screw cannot be in all the way, If it is there is no "throw" and it won't fire:
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The pin on my hcigar clone is too small. (length and width) larger pin makes for more stable switch:
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yea?

No. The pin tightens to the post. That is a pre-defined height. The Delrin then adjust the available free travel.

 

[Ace64]

Good news... I finally "fixed" mine so it fires properly. I really like the way it looks. I got the black one. I have the M16 also which looks like parts from a hot water heater.

I saw the rip trippers mech mod. It is perfect except it uses a spring on the fire pin. I would think he would know to use a strong magnet.

Did you upgrade your magnet on the one from hcigar?