WE Hicapa 5.1 Cycling Problem

Jyce · February 1st, 2007, 01:51

I game with a WE Hicapa 5.1 Dragon Model (the black half-slide one with chrome barrel) and when the gun fires it only blows back half-way so that it still shoots the chambered bb, but doesn't go far enough back to Chamber the next bb.

My suspicion is that in the cylinder attached to the feeding nossle either
a) the o-ring doesn't have a proper seal so the gas does not get the resistance needed for the blowback

or

b) the inside of the cylinder has worn away making a gap for gas to freely ignore teh seal.

any help would be much appreciated.

Jyce · February 1st, 2007, 09:57

Well after some tinkering my suspicion has been proven wrong,

I took the WORKING cylinder and piston head from a working WE hicapa type-R and got the same result.

I could Really use the help people, im outta ideas.

EDIT: After more tinkering i've found that the problem lies within the grip/body it'self, the silde/barrel system works perfectly on the Type-R grip/body.

The Saint · February 1st, 2007, 13:00

Are we talking about a lame half-way blowback or an abrupt half-way stop? Former could be a bad seal between the mag's rubber gas exit thing and the slide's nozzle assemble, latter could be a physical impediment somewhere.

Jyce · February 1st, 2007, 19:09

I think it's the stopping problem because the bb's still get some good power out of it.

also considering the silde/barrel set work fine on the second hicapa's frame.

Jyce · February 3rd, 2007, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Saint

Former could be a bad seal between the mag's rubber gas exit thing and the slide's nozzle assemble

after tinkering with it for a while, and then re-reading your post, i belive this is the problem, because all of the monkey-metal warping has been filed down, and i've oiled it to make sure it has the lubrication nessisary, but it SEEMS like it doesnt have enough power to blowback past the hammer.

anyone know the fix for this?

EDIT: Btw, the slide/gas chamber setup/mag is used on both frames, it just refuses to work on the dragon frame.
(it works on the type-r frame)

Jyce · February 4th, 2007, 03:40

After talking to a local airsofter, i've pinned the problem,

It was that the magazine is being off-set too low because of wear on the magazine catch.

the magazine catch had gotten worn down over a year of gaming (and chairsofting :P)

so just a headsup to any WE hi-capa users, the mag-catch is an eventual problem, it's already happening on my type-r aswell.

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February 1st, 2007, 01:51	#1
Jyce Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winnipeg MB	WE Hicapa 5.1 Cycling Problem I game with a WE Hicapa 5.1 Dragon Model (the black half-slide one with chrome barrel) and when the gun fires it only blows back half-way so that it still shoots the chambered bb, but doesn't go far enough back to Chamber the next bb. My suspicion is that in the cylinder attached to the feeding nossle either a) the o-ring doesn't have a proper seal so the gas does not get the resistance needed for the blowback or b) the inside of the cylinder has worn away making a gap for gas to freely ignore teh seal. any help would be much appreciated.

February 1st, 2007, 09:57	#2
Jyce Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winnipeg MB	Well after some tinkering my suspicion has been proven wrong, I took the WORKING cylinder and piston head from a working WE hicapa type-R and got the same result. I could Really use the help people, im outta ideas. EDIT: After more tinkering i've found that the problem lies within the grip/body it'self, the silde/barrel system works perfectly on the Type-R grip/body. Last edited by Jyce; February 1st, 2007 at 10:08.. Reason: Didnt wanna post again

February 1st, 2007, 13:00	#3
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	Are we talking about a lame half-way blowback or an abrupt half-way stop? Former could be a bad seal between the mag's rubber gas exit thing and the slide's nozzle assemble, latter could be a physical impediment somewhere. __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

February 1st, 2007, 19:09	#4
Jyce Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winnipeg MB	I think it's the stopping problem because the bb's still get some good power out of it. also considering the silde/barrel set work fine on the second hicapa's frame.

February 4th, 2007, 03:40	#6
Jyce Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Winnipeg MB	After talking to a local airsofter, i've pinned the problem, It was that the magazine is being off-set too low because of wear on the magazine catch. the magazine catch had gotten worn down over a year of gaming (and chairsofting :P) so just a headsup to any WE hi-capa users, the mag-catch is an eventual problem, it's already happening on my type-r aswell.

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