May 2001 Table of Contents Title Page Safety.............................................................................................................................. 1 Warranty ......................................................................................................................... 2 Theory of Operation........................................................................................................ 2 General Description ........................................................................................................ 2 Specifications.................................................................................................................. 3 Components.................................................................................................................... 4 Operation ........................................................................................................................ 7 Gas Configurations ......................................................................................................... 7 Ammunition Aspects ....................................................................................................... 8 Regulators ...................................................................................................................... 8 Electronics .................................................................................................................... 10 Disassembly/Assembly ................................................................................................. 14 Maintenance ................................................................................................................. 20 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 21 Congratulations on your purchase of the Intimidator paintball marker. The Intimidator represents the latest in paintball marker technology at a very affordable price. Before operating your Intimidator, please read the entire manual carefully. WARNING This paintball marker is not a toy. Misuse or mishandling can result in serious injury or death. Every person within range of a loaded paintball gun must wear eye protection specifically designed for paintball. Recommended at least 18 years of age to purchase, 14 years old to use with adult supervision or 10 years old to use on paintball fields meeting ASTM standards F1777-97. Ensure you read entire instruction manual before operating your Intimidator. SAFETY Please follow all local, state, and federal laws concerning the operation and use of paintball markers. By purchasing this paintball marker you assume all liability. B.L.A.S.T. assumes no liability for injury or death due to misuse or mishandling of this marker. q Never point a paintball marker at anyone not wearing paintball-approved goggles. Even at the lowest possible operating velocity, a paintball will cause serious injury should it hit someone in the eye area. q Never look down the barrel of your marker with or without wearing paintball approved goggles. q Before performing any maintenance on the marker, ensure air source is disconnected and marker has been dry fired. q Leave the ON/OFF switch in the OFF position whenever marker is not operational. q Always insert barrel plug in barrel when marker is not operational. Remove only in designated operational areas. q Only play at commercial playing fields that have a chronograph, referees, and clearly marked safe areas. Chronograph your marker before each game to ensure marker is operating at a safe velocity. Safe velocity is considered to be 280 feet per second (fps). Intimidator-1 WARNING Make sure marker is not shooting at a dangerous velocity. Ensure all participants are wearing the proper paintball safety equipment. You will be held liable if someone is hurt by a paintball fired from your marker regardless of fault. WARRANTY B.L.A.S.T. warrantees the Intimidator against damages in manufacturing and defects. Electrical components are warranted for a period of 90 days. Wire harnesses located within the grip frame will only be warranted against manufacturing defects. For questions concerning your Intimidator manual please call (925) 625-7929. THEORY OF OPERATION The Intimidator marker is a solenoid controlled open-bolt design, very similar to the popular open-bolt blowback design found in the Spyder. The primary difference is that instead of a blowback re-cocking on a spring-loaded striker, the bolt is locked into a dual pressurized machined slider. The back of the chamber is pressurized to move the bolt forward, and the front is pressurized to move the bolt backward. This allows for very low cycling pressure, as well as much less cocking recoil. An electronic 4-way valve controls this slider. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The marker includes dual regulators. Both regulators are mounted on the front of the Intimidator, with standard 3/8-in. hex key velocity adjustments. The high-pressure regulator is mounted at the top of the regulator base and maintains the firing rate of the Intimidator. The low-pressure regulator, which is mounted directly below high-pressure regulator, maintains the cycling rate. All functions are electronically controlled via a circuit board and 4-way air valve. Settings are changed via a 2-button, internally lit Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen. Rates of fire are variable from 8.1 to 14 balls per Intimidator-2 second (bps), firing modes are from semi auto, full auto, 3 shot burst, 6 shot burst, turbo, and reactive. Located within the marker body is a pair of infrared anti chop eyes. The anti chop eye consists of a set of sensors mounted in the bottom of the breach to restrict firing until the ball has completely loaded in the breach. The trigger is fully adjustable, with adjustments for spring tension, pull restriction and firing pull. The gun will perform on CO2 or HPA/Nitro (factory recommended). The regulator base houses a standard ASA-threaded hole, for an external regulator or a gas-through grip. The marker includes a built in drop forward to help balance the marker. The Intimidator comes stock with a 10, 12, or 14 inch two piece Bob Long barrel. SPECIFICATIONS Model ................................................................................................................Intimidator Caliber.......................................................................................................................... .68 Action ................................................................................................... Electro-Pneumatic Power (air).......................................... CO2 or Compressed Air/Nitrogen (recommended) Power (electronics) ......................................................................................9-Volt Battery Cycle Rate..........................................................................up to 14 paintballs per second Effective Range.................................................................................................. 150+ feet Weight.............................................................................................. 2 pounds, 10 ounces Length .......................................................................................... (14” barrel) 22.5 inches (10” barrel) 19 inches Height..............................................................................................................10.5 inches Intimidator-3 COMPONENTS 1. Body Assembly · Feed Tube (attached w/black max) · Body Body Assembly · Decoration Block 1 2. Bolt Assembly 2 · Bolt 015 · 3 x 015 O-Rings WARNING Grease Poppet Assembly every 2000 to 3000 rounds fired. Doing this will reduce cup seal wear. DO NOT use lightweight oil as lubricant. 3 4 3. Poppet Assembly 004 006 · Cone Shaped Spring 011 · Poppet 5 6 7 · 1 x 004 O-Ring 015 011 · Cup Seal WARNING 8 Grease Ram Assembly every 2000 to 3000 rounds fired. Doing this will reduce O-ring wear. DO NOT use lightweight oil as lubricant. 4. Ram Assembly 9 · 1 x 006 O-Ring · 1 x 011 O-Ring · Ram 5. Ram Sleeve · 2 x 015 O-Ring · 1 x 011 O-Ring · Sleeve Cap · 2 x Barbs w/fiber washers · Retaining Allen 6. Left Eye Sensor Harness w/female connector 7. Right Eye Sensor Harness w/male connector 8. Left/Right Eye Covers 9. Barrel Assembly (2 piece Bob Long) Intimidator-4 1. High Pressure Regulator · 3/16 Allen (velocity adjustment) · Regulator Housing Regulator Assembly · 1 x 016 O-Ring · Spring Base (washer) WARNING · Spring (orange) Grease Regulator Piston every 2000 to 3000 rounds · 1 x 113 O-Ring fired. Failure to do this will result in excessive · Piston Regulator Housing wear. · 1 x 010 O-Ring 1 · Pin Valve Base (brass) 016 113 · 1 x 006 Teflon O-Ring 010 006 Teflon · Pin Valve · Pin Valve Spring 2. Low Pressure Regulator 2 · 3/16 Allen (velocity adjustment) 016 113 · Regulator Housing 010 006 Teflon · 1 x 016 O-Ring · Spring Base (washer) · Spring (Grey) · 1 x 113 O-Ring 3 · Piston · 1 x 010 O-Ring 015 · Pin Valve Base (brass) · 1 x 006 Teflon O-Ring · Pin Valve · Pin Valve Spring 3. Regulator Base · 2 x 015 O-Ring · 1 x Barb w/fiber washer · Base · Base Retaining Allen Intimidator-5 1. Trigger Frame · Trigger · Frame Trigger Assembly 1 3 2. Trigger Adjuster · 3 x allen screws · Spring 4 · Spring Base 3. LCD Screen 2 WARNING DO NOT use lightweight oil on marker. Oil will destroy internals of Air Valve. 5 4. Air Valve · Hosheta w/male Connector (2 black wires) · Humphreys w/male Connector (green/black wires) 5. Left/Right Grip · Left Grip w/LCD