how to install dye mini gauge into a-5

i just bought a dye mini gauge from paintballonline.com, and it reads up to 1,500 psi, and i just got it today. i was looking at it and noticed that i cant find anywhere to put it.. the mini gauge some how screws onto the a-5, but i cant find where.. i took the whole gun apart and couldnt figure it out.. i hope there is someone out there that can help me on the issue at hand.... Thanks

 

Edited by pntbllr 95 - 05 November 2009 at 10:25pm

First, please use the "edit post" feature under the "post options" menu at the upper left corner of your post.  That way all your questions will be in one place and no one will get annoyed at you for double-posting.

There is no place on a stock A5 to attach another gauge.  If you want to do that, you will probably need some additional parts.  Can you link to a picture that shows what you are trying to do?

There is no rocking trigger for the A5.

I almost forgot.  If you are using CO2 and playing in hot weather you can reach delivery pressures of up to 1800 psi before the rupture disk on the tank blows.  I have no idea what the excessive pressure would do to the gauge (if anything at all) but it is something to think about.

Okay, now that there's pictures, here's my recommendation:

Don't put it on there; if you're running HPA you won't need it anyway.  If you're using CO2 you will have the potential for pressure related issues that I mentioned and you will find that the gauge will not be that useful.  (CO2 delivery pressure can fluctuate significantly based on ambient temperature, how full the tank is, rate of fire, phase of the moon*, etc.  A gauge will only show delivery pressure and will have no relation to what is left in your tank until it is so empty that the CO2 is incapable of further expansion.  When this happens you will start losing delivery pressure rapidly and notice a marked decrease in performance before the marker quits working.)

When I want to know how much CO2 is in a tank (before I put it on one of my markers) I weigh the tank with a fish scale.  Of course, I do have all my CO2 tanks prominently marked with their empty weights for comparison.

If you really have to have the gauge on your marker, I can think of two ways to do it:

• Lapco makes (used to make?) a bottom-line adapter for the A5 that would allow the use of after-market air source adapters (ASA).  With this adapter you could use a duckbill ASA with two openings and run the air to one (90* fitting required-possibly a longer airline as well) and put the gauge in the other.
• The other option would be to utilize 1/8" NPT brass pluming fittings to add an opening for the gauge at the tombstone adapter.
  

*Just kidding on that one.