EMPIRE® PAINTBALL empirepaintball.com 11723 Lime Kiln Rd.
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Page Section Page Section 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 14 15 16 18 20 22 Introduction Specifications EMPIRE® Authorized Upgrade Accessories Getting Started Battery Installation Attaching the Loader Loading Paintballs Activating the EMPIRE® Powering ON (EMPIRE® V35 models) Powering the Loader OFF Programming the Speed (EMPIRE® V35 models) EMPIRE® Z-Code Explained Rip Drive™ Operation General Care Emptying the Loader for Storage Remove the Batteries Cleaning the Loader Loader Disasse
Introduction Thank you for purchasing a EMPIRE® series Electronic Paintball Loader. The EMPIRE® Belt Drive Electronic Paintball Loader is one of the world’s fastest responding paintball loaders. The EMPIRE® series Electronic Paintball Loaders use a spring-driven, true force-feed mechanism which not only keeps the paintball stack intact at all times, but also provides instantaneous acceleration when a ball is needed.
EMPIRE™ Authorized Upgrade Accessories Sku # Description 38876 EMPIRE® S4 Drive Cone Kit – More gentle feeding action 38665 EMPIRE® Aluminum Rip Drive™ Wheel – Sturdy for fast-paced action 38925 Empire® Magna Drive™ Upgrade Kit – Clutch system to feed ultra-fragile paintballs 38924 Empire® Reloader™ B2 Upgrade Kit – Sound activation for increased reliability 38929 Empire® RF Loader Board Kit – Wireless RF activation for advanced reliability 38926 Empire® RF Transmitter Link Kit – For use with the Empire® RF
Getting Started Battery Installation - Unscrew the battery door screw with a Phillips screwdriver and remove the battery door. Remove the battery holder and install six AA type Alkaline batteries into the holder following the polarity markings on the holder. It may be necessary to wrap tape around the battery holder to prevent batteries from coming out during rough play.
Attaching the Loader - Insert the loader’s feedneck into the marker’s feedneck. A loader elbow or clamping-type feedneck may be required. Do not overtighten the loader elbow or clamping-type feedneck. It may be necessary to lightly sand down the loader’s neck in order for it to fit into your marker’s feedneck. Loading Paintballs - Press up on the bottom edge of the lid to open. After loading paintballs, be sure the lid is securely closed to prevent spilling paintballs.
Programming the Speed To enter programming mode, while the loader is OFF, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds and the LED begins to flash. Release the button. The LED will flash the current speed selected in green followed by one red flash to indicate the end, then repeat. After 10 seconds of no activity, the loader will exit programming mode and turn OFF. The default speed is Speed 3.
EMPIRE Z-Code Explained ® Your new EMPIRE® series Electronic Paintball Loader control board includes Z-Code, which is a jam detection circuit that determines when an internal jam occurs. It then initiates a jam clearing sequence which attempts to clear the jam 3 times before changing to a fail safe mode, which stops the motor to protect the motor and circuitry from being damaged. The fail safe mode will be indicated by an alternating red/green LED sequence until the loader is turned OFF.
General Care continued: Remove the Batteries - When storing the loader for an extended period of time, remove the battery pack completely and store in a dry place where it will not come in contact with the loader itself, liquids, or any metal parts. Cleaning the Loader - To clean the loader, use a clean dry cotton or microfiber cloth, or apply a small amount of water or goggle lens cleaner to a clean cloth. Apply only enough water or lens cleaner to dampen the cloth.
Body Disassembly 1) Unscrew the battery door screw, then remove the battery door (28) and battery pack (5). 2) Loosen and remove all 6 screws from the right side shell, making note of which screws go in which holes. 3) Slowly work right side shell (28) straight away from left side shell (28), keeping the drive assembly, circuit board (11) and back plate (12) in the left side shell.
Drive Disassembly continued: 4) If access to the motor and gears is necessary, remove the e-clip holding the Rip Drive™ Wheel (15) in place then lift off the Rip Drive™ Wheel (for models equipped with a Rip Drive™), then unscrew the 3 screws holding the gear box cover (17) for access to the gear box. Loader Reassembly Drive Reassembly 1) If gear box cover was removed, first make sure motor (23) is fully seated into catch cup (17).
put the drive cone onto the spring housing and rotate the drive cone clockwise until the upper and lower spring tabs hit each other. You should now have both spring tabs pressed together. Lift the drive cone SLIGHTLY and rotate it clockwise up and over the spring housing’s tab (f), taking the upper spring tab with it. Snap the drive cone down with the drive spring tab on the right side of the spring housing’s tab.
Body Reassembly 1) (Figure 1) Seat drive assembly back into left side shell. There are 2 tabs on the side of the drive assembly. Be sure that these 2 tabs seat into the slots in the left side shell. Be sure that the sensor wires flow around the side of the drive assembly, and are not in front of the bottom rear hole in the shell, otherwise the body screw will destroy these wires. For ease of reassembly, tape motor/battery wires down onto the upper feed neck cover as shown.
Replacement Parts Kits (See page 5 for EMPIRE® Authorized Upgrade Accessories) Sku # Description 38821 EMPIRE® Drive Housing Plastic – Includes Catch Cup, Gear Box Cover, and Upper Feed Neck Cover 38873 EMPIRE® Snap-Style Lid Kit – Includes Snap-Style Lid, Lid Pin and Lid Spring (will not fit shells with magnetic-style lid) 38936 Freeway™ Anti-Jam 38871 EMPIRE® Drive Kit – Includes Drive Cone, Spring Housing, Drive Spring, and Drive Cone Screw 38878 EMPIRE® Screw Kit – Includes all 6 shell screws, plus 1 b
EMPIRE v35 ® Schematic & Parts List REF# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DESCRIPTION Rip Drive Wheel Rip Drive Shaft Halo V35 Back Plate Sticker Ball Bearing R188 Battery Pack - 6 AA Nut 4-40 Screw 4-40 x 1/4" Screw 4-40 x 2" Halo Bubble Sticker Catch Cup w/nuts Halo V35 Circuit Board Back Plate Drive Belt O-Ring Screw 6-32 x 1/4" E-Ring Self Tap Screw # 2 x 1/4" Gear Box Cover Screw 4-40 x 5/8" Gear Pin Large Gear Lid Hinge Pin Lid Spring Motor with harne
EMPIRE® v35
Troubleshooting Loader does not turn on Batteries may not be installed correctly Wire connector may not be connected to battery holder Note: Batteries may be low 1. The EMPIRE V35 uses reflective infrared sensors located in the ball stack tube to monitor the acceleration and deceleration of the paintballs being fed. They are not break-beam sensors because ® the EMPIRE V35 is designed to always have a full ball stack ready for your marker, and never have a ® gap in the ball stack.
During loader operation, fail safe sequence initiates (alternating red/green LED sequence) Bad paintball is jammed in the feed tube Anti-jam components are not installed correctly or are broken/missing Reflective Sensors may be blocked by paint or dirt, or not working Drive Cone may be installed incorrectly Batteries may be low Upper feed neck cover is not attached to the catch cup correctly Motor may be worn out Loader spins, but does not feed Loader feeds slowly or speed is inconsistent Drive Cone spri
EMPIRE® LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY EMPIRE® Paintball covers defects in materials and workmanship for as long as the product is owned by the original purchaser, subject to the specified terms and conditions found in the complete warranty (specified on paintballsolutions.com). Warranty is only retained if the loader is purchased as new from an authorized retailer. Loaders purchased used are not covered by warranty.
A Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) is required for service. DO NOT send your product to the address below without first calling to obtain an RMA. Be sure to mark your RMA number clearly in permanent marker on the package. Packages delivered without a valid RMA will be refused. Paintball Solutions Canada 98 Bessemer Ct Unit 4 London ON N6E 1K7 1-866-685-0030 Paintball Solutions USA 11723 Lime Kiln Rd. Neosho, MO 64850 United States of America 1-800-220-3222 www.Paintballsolutions.com www.
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