Proto Rail Solenoid

[401kill]

Hi

Played a tournament today and my 2011 Rail failed on me half way through - the bolt is travelling about half the distance that it should, resulting in paintballs dribbling out the end of the barrel or sticking.

I tried cleaning and re-lubing the bolt, replacing the O-rings, and eventually swapped the entire bolt assembly with a known good (and nearly new) Rail.

It was suggested that the solenoid is a weak point on the Rail and that it would be consistent with the symptoms. I bought my marker second hand last spring and have a Dye RMA form recording that the solenoid and board were replaced February 2013 to solve "solenoid port on board or solenoid harness issue + leak through bolt".

Is it likely that the solenoid has failed again already? If so, is there a Dye / Proto parts supplier in the UK that I could order a new solenoid from? Or should I go to Dye directly?

Thanks
Ben

 

[niloc65]

@Captain bitchslap - can you help ?

 

[401kill]

Found the solenoid on Dye's site - ~£50 for the part, plus ~£20 shipping!

I can't really justify spending £70 to maybe fix a marker that has never been that reliable. Is there any way to confirm whether it is the solenoid that is faulty without swapping it with another one?

 

[DYE Euro Tech]

Hi,
your problem can be caused by the solenoid, but befor you buy a new one try fresh batteries or to set up the dwell a bit higher.
If its not the batterie or the dwell i can offer you to send me your rail and i will check and repair it for you.
You can also contact me dirctly check@dyeprecision.com (everyone with dye or proto problems, contact me!)
Clemens

 

[401kill]

Thanks for getting in touch. I've bought an Ego 11 now, but I still have the Rail as a spare. A new battery did improve things for it, I don't think that the aftermarket O-rings are doing it many favours either as it seems to need a lot of lube to keep them from drying. I'll try turning the dwell up on it next time I use it too. How much higher would you recommend? (it's on factory settings at the moment).

 

[DYE Euro Tech]

the factory dwell setting is 40 you can go up to 45
you got dye aftermarket o-rings?

 

[401kill]

Ta. I bought a replacement O-ring kit (from BZ I think), but they're not Dye originals and seem quite dry and brittle.

 

[DYE Euro Tech]

maybe next time you try our o-rings, the colors makes it very easy to change and if our are dry or brittle you can ask me for replacement...

send me an email (check@dyeprecision.com) with your postal adress, i will sent you some o-rings, just to make sure there is no other problem

 

[401kill]

send me an email (check@dyeprecision.com) with your postal adress, i will sent you some o-rings, just to make sure there is no other problem

Emailed - many thanks!