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Old October 19th, 2008, 22:09   #1
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AI Tornado - Bottom Cap Blowing Off

So my Tornado recently began blowing the bottom cap off on detonation, instead of "exploding" the bb's.

I changed the o-ring on the cap to the replacement AI sent me, but the problem continues to happen.

I fear the threads may be torn or something.

Has anyone had this problem. Or does anyone have any ideas?

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Old October 19th, 2008, 22:15   #2
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Most likely the threads are damaged. They are only plastic. Metal threads on grenade vs plastic threads on endcap = bad if you're not careful.
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Old October 19th, 2008, 22:16   #3
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Try using teflon tape.
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Old October 19th, 2008, 22:23   #4
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I don't think teflon tape will fix ruined threads!
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Old October 19th, 2008, 22:48   #5
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You can buy a new bottom cap from Carl.

EDIT: Correction, I guess you can't. Contact Carl (MadMax about it). You can probably either buy one directly, or he'll give you one.
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Old October 19th, 2008, 23:12   #6
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I emailed him last Monday @ AI and PM'd him today; no answer.
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Old October 20th, 2008, 01:02   #7
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He's probably just very busy, or perhaps out of country (I wouldn't know for sure). He's always come thru in the past, is what I'm saying.
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Old October 20th, 2008, 01:04   #8
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Can you get a clear picture of the threading on both the grenade shell and the bottom cap?
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Old October 20th, 2008, 01:13   #9
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I did reply to the PM today. As to emailing ai.com, tech requests should go to tech@gungas.com where my staff can help me with tech support.
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