AKA's regulator reputation?

[hill160881]

After testing several AKA regs against many other regulators and I was stunned By the results. The regs i tested were all new in box, from the manufacture.

The SCM III was terrible, It spiked 60 psi over the set level on air up and had a +- 5 psi difference on the pressure it came to rest at. It also would not register any pressure until i got to 80 psi. Same with the Sidewinder. These results were all close to the same no mater which company i tested. Then I tested a Palmer's Micro rock, perfection at last. +-0 psi difference and no spiking. Then I tested a Palmer's HPR with the same great results. Both Plamer's regs registered pressures down to 5 psi and up.

So the AKA regs ranked up there with WGP, ANS, CP...... In that they suck really bad.

My question is why people think AKA regs are the best? Even better than Palmer's. Is it just fanboy hype, or were there regs on of the best, once upon a time?

[Mann]

The SCM III was terrible, It spiked 60 psi over the set level on air up and had a +- 5 psi difference on the pressure it came to rest at. It also would not register any pressure until i got to 80 psi.

I am assuming you were testing these on an autococker?

Those are odd results. On both my viking & excal the SCM is spot on. It is set on 65, and always stays there.

[hill160881]

Ya Cocker reg, and the impute pressure was 850, the max input pressure they can operate at. I should have mentioned that. I was still amazed given there reputation. Everyone knows Palmer's is great, and there max input pressure is 1200 not 850. So i expected to get great results from them, and i was expecting the same from the aka. I think they would do better if they were broken in, but i dont like products that require brake in time to function normally. I should repeat the test at 300 psi input pressure.

I did this test to see which regs i would recommend for an egomag. It is disappointing to see there is only one company I can recommend, and they are the most expensive.

[Ruler_Mark]

....The regs i tested were all new in box, from the manufacture.
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Wasn't broken in. the tolerances on thier product require a break in period.

[hill160881]

Thats what i thought, due to it not registering any pressure until i got to 80 psi.

I will have to throw it on the minigun and it will brake in fast.:D

I will redo the test after 10,000 rounds or so.

[matteusz]

You should add an SST to the mix. They are AKA's best out of the box reg. PM me and I will make you a deal on a new one. I have excess stock I will be selling off cheap soon.

[Drachen]

You should add an SST to the mix. They are AKA's best out of the box reg. PM me and I will make you a deal on a new one. I have excess stock I will be selling off cheap soon.

I think he was talking about LPR's

[BonesJackson]

For what it's worth I always heard they had a break-in period as well. The LPR controls so little that I've never put much faith in a 'high end' LPR vs a 'low end' LPR in terms of performance. For my guns, the LPR choices I make are largely aesthetic. Thankfully the AKA ones look pretty cool, but that's also why that Trinity is on that Toxic Matrix.

[hill160881]

In an Egomag the LPR is everything, due to the noid that is used. Any reg that can handel high pressure input and goes from 0-300psi is in this category.

The best reg was a Palmer's Stabilizer that has a range from 0-900 psi output, and was tested at 80 psi output and 850 input. The second best was the Palmer pebble, third and almost the same as the pebble was the Palmer micro rock. The SCM was fourth. The major problem is the spike in pressure when you air up the marker. It is no big deal if the noid can handle 200 psi, but when it can only handle 90 psi, and you are running it at 80 psi, and the reg spikes to 140 psi when you air up the marker, that is no good. This was the main problem with the SCM and all the other regs i tested besides the Palmer's.

[matteusz]

Oh LPR hmmm have you tried JDS? Is there even one that fits the gun you are attempting to build?

[hill160881]

Any cocker reg will work. But i am trying to find another reg besides Palmers to use. Mainly if the cost is lower. Otherwise i will stick with Palmers.

I was just stunned to get these kind of results, but it is new and needs to be broken in. The Palmers reg needed no brake in time. It was perfect from the start.

Also any reg that is rated from 0 to anything over what i need falls into this category as well. So HPRs will work if they test good. Like the Palmers Stabilizer i tested, and it was the best.

[Gee Tee]

I went to a PPS micro rock on my egomag, after getting shootdown on a WGP that I installed first off. Runs up to a steady15bps now with no hesitation. I dont think the WGP LPR could flow enough air to keep up with the micro solenoid.