Air Leak

[SteveC004]

Hi,
I bought a used pmr 2010, and when i got it i also got a used air canister with a few shots worth of air left in it. Needless to say i shot it, but when the air ran out the air started leaking , with decreasing pitch- obviously signifying no air left. Is this normal? It's my first tournament gun, so need to know incase it needs fixing. I'm sure it's fine but it's worth knowing!

 

[glenn]

yeah it will do that

 

[MeDiC]

Just to elaborate somewhat on the above... It is normal.

It basically means that the air pressure left in the tank dropped below what is required to operate the marker.

The regulator (the part under the barrel) holds the air at the pressure needed to seal a valve inside the marker. If that pressure cannot be maintained (running low on air) the valve won't seal and the marker will leak.