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McShufts at 15:08, 29 December 2022

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McShufts at 15:08, 29 December 2022

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Thatman84 at 14:55, 23 December 2022

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imported>Phoenixfox at 21:56, 4 December 2022

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imported>Phoenixfox at 21:55, 4 December 2022

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imported>Phoenixfox: Created page with " ==Is my recoil Faulty?== The first thing to determine is if your recoil has a issue or if its performing as it should. Firstly you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would of been. The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (Which by default is max), and It relies on the USB to charge it...."

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Created page with " ==Is my recoil Faulty?== The first thing to determine is if your recoil has a issue or if its performing as it should. Firstly you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would of been. The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (Which by default is max), and It relies on the USB to charge it...."

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==Is my recoil Faulty?==
The first thing to determine is if your recoil has a issue or if its performing as it should.

Firstly you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would of been.

The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (Which by default is max), and It relies on the USB to charge it.

So as you fire the charge in the capacitor is depleted, If you are playing a slow shooting game you can have the recoil set to max strength and you will notice no issue.

If however you are rapidly firing shot after shot the capacitor can not charge up fast enough and so the power will slowly die off. This is perfectly normal and expected behaviour and your recoil is working correctly.

==Ok so my recoil is working correctly how do I stop the power decreasing so quickly?==
As mentioned earlier the recoil dies off due to the capacitor not being able to charge quickly enough. So to maintain a consistent kick you have to consider a few factors:

The strength of the recoil: The higher this setting is the quicker it will deplete the capacitor.

The firing rate: The faster you fire the more charge will be depleted.

The pulse speed: This is the delay between the solenoid being fired, the longer the delay the more time the capacitor will have to charge between shots.

The strength and pulse settings can be adjusted in the Sinden software and you can play with these settings to determine what works for you.

Please note however that in the current software releases their is a small bug that stops you being able to change the above settings while set to the "normal trigger recoil". In order to adjust them set the recoil to "Automatic" you can then adjust them to suit.

Its a known issue and will be fixed in the next release hopefully.

==My recoil is definitely faulty it totally does off after just 2 or 3 shots!==
So if your gun is doing this it has a problem:

<youtube>https://youtu.be/XmZo3-4gJ70</youtube>

Firstly don't panic if this is the case with your gun, 9/10 it is a easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. If you are not comfortable carrying out the following procedure contact customer services for advice.

So firstly what's causing the issue? Well for 99% of people this issue is caused by a disformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured and its just a case of bending it back to the right shape!

To do this you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver, Firstly remove the 2 screws from the Pump Handle then all the ones around the gun shell.

If you would like to see how take a look at this video on Mod'ing by Titchgamer:

<youtube>https://youtu.be/p0rPgeifNqA</youtube>

Once opened up you need to locate the recoil spring and compare it to the image bellow, If it looks disformed like the one on the left follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]

If for any reason the above fix did not work for you please contact Customer Services for further advice.

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 Don't panic if this is the case with your gun; 9 times out of 10, it is an easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. Contact [mailto:customerservices@sindenlightgun.com customer services] for advice if you are not comfortable performing the following procedure.
-So what's causing the issue? For 99% of people, this issue is caused by a deformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured, and it's just a case of bending it back to the right shape.
+So what's causing the issue? For 99% of people, this issue is caused by a deformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured. It's just a case of bending it back to the right shape.
 To do this, you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver.

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 * Once opened up, you need to locate the recoil spring
 * Compare it to the image below; if it looks deformed like the one on the left,
-* Use the metal core the spring is fitted to and pull the base of the spring past the end (see image below). This compresses the spring to look like the middle picture follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]
+* Use the metal core the spring is fitted to and pull the base of the spring past the end (see image below). This compresses the spring to look like the middle image
+* Refit the spring and close up the gun. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]

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 The first thing to determine is if your recoil has an issue or if it's performing as it should.
-First, you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would have been.
+First, you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/Pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would have been.
-The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (which by default is max), and It relies on the USB to charge it.
+The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (which by default is max), and it relies on the USB to charge it.
 So as you fire the charge in the capacitor is depleted, if you are playing a slow shooting game you can have the recoil set to max strength, and you will notice no issue.
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 <youtube>https://youtu.be/XmZo3-4gJ70</youtube>
-Don't panic if this is the case with your gun; 9 times out of 10, it is an easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. Contact customer services for advice if you are not comfortable performing the following procedure.
+Don't panic if this is the case with your gun; 9 times out of 10, it is an easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. Contact [mailto:customerservices@sindenlightgun.com customer services] for advice if you are not comfortable performing the following procedure.
-So what's causing the issue? For 99% of people, this issue is caused by a deformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured, and it's just a case of bending it back to the right shape!
+So what's causing the issue? For 99% of people, this issue is caused by a deformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured, and it's just a case of bending it back to the right shape.
-To do this, you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver, first remove the 2 screws from the Pump Handle, then all the ones around the gun shell.
+To do this, you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver.
+* First remove the two screws from the pump handle
-Once opened up, you need to locate the recoil spring and compare it to the image below; if it looks deformed like the one on the left, follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]
+* Then all the ones around the gun shell.
+* Once opened up, you need to locate the recoil spring
+* Compare it to the image below; if it looks deformed like the one on the left,
+* Use the metal core the spring is fitted to and pull the base of the spring past the end (see image below). This compresses the spring to look like the middle picture follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]

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 ==Is my Recoil Faulty?==
-The first thing to determine is if your recoil has a issue or if its performing as it should.
+The first thing to determine is if your recoil has an issue or if it's performing as it should.
-Firstly you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would of been.
+First, you must remember that the recoil is powered from the USB of your computer/pi and not a dedicated power supply like the guns in the arcade would have been.
 The recoil circuit contains a large capacitor that stores up a high voltage charge to operate the recoil at the set strength (which by default is max), and It relies on the USB to charge it.
-So as you fire the charge in the capacitor is depleted, if you are playing a slow shooting game you can have the recoil set to max strength and you will notice no issue.
+So as you fire the charge in the capacitor is depleted, if you are playing a slow shooting game you can have the recoil set to max strength, and you will notice no issue.
-If however you are rapidly firing shot after shot the capacitor can not charge up fast enough and so the power will slowly die off. This is perfectly normal and expected behaviour and your recoil is working correctly.
+If, however, you are rapidly firing shot after shot, the capacitor can not charge up fast enough, and so the power will slowly die off. This is perfectly normal and expected behaviour and your recoil is working correctly.
-==My recoil is working correctly how do I stop the power decreasing so quickly?==
+==My recoil is working correctly. How do I stop the power from decreasing so quickly?==
-As mentioned earlier the recoil dies off due to the capacitor not being able to charge quickly enough. So to maintain a consistent kick you have to consider a few factors:
+As mentioned earlier, the recoil dies off due to the capacitor not being able to charge quickly enough. So to maintain a consistent kick, you have to consider a few factors:
-* Strength of the recoil: the higher this setting is the quicker it will deplete the capacitor.
+* Strength of the recoil: the higher this setting is, the quicker it will deplete the capacitor.
-* Firing rate: the faster you fire the more charge will be depleted.
+* Firing rate: the faster you fire, the more charge will be depleted.
-* Pulse speed: this is the delay between the solenoid being fired, the longer the delay the more time the capacitor will have to charge between shots.
+* Pulse speed: this is the delay between the solenoid being fired; the longer the delay, the more time the capacitor will have to charge between shots.
-* Strength and pulse settings can be adjusted in the Sinden software and you can play with these settings to determine what works for you.
+* Strength and pulse settings can be adjusted in the Sinden software, and you can play with these settings to determine what works for you.
-Please note however that in the current software releases there is a small bug that stops you being able to change the above settings while set to the "normal trigger recoil". In order to adjust them set the recoil to "Automatic" you can then adjust them to suit.
+Please note, however, that in the current software releases there is a small bug that stops you from being able to change the above settings while set to the "normal trigger recoil". In order to adjust them set the recoil to "Automatic"; you can then adjust them to suit.
-It's a known issue and will be fixed in the next release hopefully.
+It's a known issue and will be fixed in a future release.
-==My recoil is definitely faulty it totally dies off after just 2 or 3 shots!==
+==My recoil is definitely faulty. It totally dies off after just 2 or 3 shots!==
-So if your gun is doing this it has a problem:
+So if your gun is doing this, it has a problem:
 <youtube>https://youtu.be/XmZo3-4gJ70</youtube>
-Firstly don't panic if this is the case with your gun, 9/10 it is a easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. If you are not comfortable carrying out the following procedure contact customer services for advice.
+Don't panic if this is the case with your gun; 9 times out of 10, it is an easy fix that you can do yourself at home with basic DIY knowledge. Contact customer services for advice if you are not comfortable performing the following procedure.
-So what's causing the issue? Well for 99% of people this issue is caused by a disformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured and its just a case of bending it back to the right shape!
+So what's causing the issue? For 99% of people, this issue is caused by a deformed spring that had been fitted in the factory when it was manufactured, and it's just a case of bending it back to the right shape!
-To do this you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver, first remove the 2 screws from the Pump Handle then all the ones around the gun shell.
+To do this, you must first open up the gun using a Phillips No1 Screwdriver, first remove the 2 screws from the Pump Handle, then all the ones around the gun shell.
+Once opened up, you need to locate the recoil spring and compare it to the image below; if it looks deformed like the one on the left, follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]
-If you would like to see how take a look at this video on modding by Titchgamer:
-<youtube>https://youtu.be/p0rPgeifNqA</youtube>
+If, for any reason, the above fix did not work for you, please [https://sindenlightgun.com/support/ contact Customer Services] for further advice.
-Once opened up you need to locate the recoil spring and compare it to the image bellow, if it looks disformed like the one on the left follow the instructions at the bottom of the picture to compress the spring down and then refit it. [[File:Spring fix.jpg|frameless|none|Good Spring Vs Bad Spring]]
-If for any reason the above fix did not work for you please [https://sindenlightgun.com/support/ contact Customer Services] for further advice.
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