BT RIP-CLIP TM Series User manual

BT PAINTBALL DESIGNS, INC.
570 Mantua Blvd., Sewell, NJ 08080
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•Rip-Clip Setup
•Battery Installation
•Rip-Clip Installation
•Loader Installation
•Activating the Rip-Clip
•Rip Drive
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•Emptying the Loader for Storage
•Cleaning the Loader
•Preloading the Drive Carrier Spring
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•Programming
•Entering Programming Mode
•Current Settings
•Adjusting Settings
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•RF Installation
•Using the Rip-Clip in RF Mode
•Synchronizing Loader to Your Marker
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CONTENTS
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1. Rules for Safe Marker Handling
• Treat every marker as if it were loaded.
• Never look down the barrel of a paintball marker.
• Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
• Never point the marker at anything you don’t wish to shoot.
• Keep the marker on “Safe” until ready to shoot.
• Keep the barrel-blocking device in/on the marker’s muzzle when not
shooting.
• Always remove paintballs and propellant source before disassembly.
• After removing propellant source, point marker in safe direction and dis-
charge until marker is degassed.
• Store the marker unloaded and degassed in a secure place.
• Follow warnings listed on propellant source for handling and storage.
• Do not shoot at fragile objects such as windows.
• Every person within range must wear eye, face, and ear protection
designed specifically to stop paintballs and meeting ASTM standard F1776.
• Always measure your marker’s velocity before playing paintball and
never shoot at velocities in excess of 91.44 meters (300 feet-per-second).
NNOOTTEE::Eye protective devices designed specifically for paintball use must
be worn by the operator and anyone within range.
BT Paintball Designs, Inc. No part of this document may be copied or
reproduced without the prior written consent of BT Paintball Designs, Inc.
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2. Introduction and Specifications
BT Paintball would like to thank you for your purchase of the TM Series
Rip-Clip™ . At BT Paintball, our mission is to build products that exceed
our customers’ highest demands. We aim to shake the foundations of
the status quo and set unprecedented standards in value, design,
service, and quality.
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• Power Requirements: 4AA batteries (not included)
• Capacity: 200+ paintballs
• Feed Rate: 15bps+
• Construction: Nylon
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• Upgradeable to RF (radio frequency)
• Adjustable Speed
• Automatic Ball Stack Monitoring
• Auto-Off 1 Hour
• Adjustable Sound Sensitivity
• Low Battery Indicator
• Ultra-Quiet Belt Drive
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3. Getting Started
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The Rip-Clip comes with 2 different adapter plates and 2 different
length rail locking screws for use on all TM Series markers.
• Select the adapter plate for your marker, they are labeled either
TM-15 or TM-7.
• Put both screws with thumb nuts attached into the Picatinny rail
locking arm.
• Place the correct adapter onto the Rip-Clip body if needed.
• Install the rail
locking arm with
screws and
thumb nuts onto
the Rip-Clip body
using a flathead
screwdriver (Fig.
3.1).
• Make sure the
screws are fully
seated into the
body.
Battery Installation
• Using a Phillips-
head screwdriver,
remove the screw
on top of battery
door and lift off
door.
• Install (4) AA alka-
line batteries fol-
lowing the polarity
markings (Fig. 3.2).
• Reinstall the door and battery door screw.
NNoottee::For best results, only
use quality name-brand
alkaline batteries. When
replacing batteries, used
batteries should be recy-
cled.
Rip-Clip Installation
• Loosen up the thumb
nuts (Fig. 3.3).
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2
Fig. 3.3
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• Install the Rip-Clip
onto the marker’s
Picatinny rail (Fig.
3.4).
• Check the position
on the Picatinny rail
and make sure the
Rip-Clip is aligned
with the feed hole
on the side of the
marker (Fig. 3.5).
• Tighten up the
thumb nuts and
you’re ready to go.
Loader Installation
• You will notice that
the loader has an
alignment tab on
the left side.
• Locate the slot for
the tab within the Rip-Clip.
• Insert the loader into the slot and turn the loader Counter-clock-
wise until it is locked firmly into the Rip-Clip.
Activating the Rip-Clip
• Locate the power button on the rear of the Rip-Clip. Tap the
power button once to
turn the Rip-Clip on
(Fig. 3.6). The motor
will spin for a second
and the loader is now
ready to use.
• The green LED will
flash repeatedly
while the unit is on to
show it is ready. If the
LED flashing changes
to red, then the bat-
teries are low and
need to be replaced.
• To turn off the Rip-Clip, press and hold the power button until
the LED changes to Red. Release the button and the loader
will turn off. If the loader is left on, it will shut off after 1 hour
of inactivity.
Rip Drive
The Rip Drive is the thumbwheel located under the Rip-Clip and
has several uses.
Fig. 3.5
Fig. 3.6
Fig. 3.4
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• Manually load up to 6 paintballs into your paintball gun for
every revolution of the thumbwheel. This can be done to chrono-
graph your marker without the need to turn on the hopper, or to
feed paintballs if your batteries should happen to die during a
game.
• Clear a ball jam in your loader during a game by rotating the
Rip Drive backwards and clearing the jam, then forwards again
to load the ball stack.
4. General Maintenance
Emptying the Loader for Storage
With the Rip-Clip turned off, turn it upside down to dump the paint-
balls out. While upside down, rotate the Rip Drive backwards from
the feeding direction to release paintballs. Do not store your Rip-
Clip loader with any paintballs left inside.
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Cleaning The Loader
To clean the loader, use only a clean, dry cloth, or apply a small
amount of goggle lens cleaner to a clean, dry cloth and wipe clean.
Do not apply goggle lens cleaner directly to loader surfaces, as too
much contact will deteriorate plastic and cause damage.
If any paintballs break inside the hopper; do not use any liquids or
chemicals to rinse out the hopper; doing so will cause severe dam-
age to the loader electronics.
Preloading the Drive Carrier Spring
If you remove the drive carrier for cleaning it will be necessary to
preload the drive carrier spring. Follow the instructions below.
• Install the spring cup, drive spring, and drive carrier onto
the drive shaft. Make sure the spring sits in the spring cup
correctly.
• Rotate the drive carrier clockwise until its tab hits the spring
housing tab. You should now have both spring tabs pressed
together.
• Lift the drive cone slightly and rotate it clockwise up and over
the spring cup’s tab, taking the upper spring tab with it.
• Snap the drive carrier down with the drive spring tab on the
right side of the drive cup's tab.
• The drive cone spring is now pre-loaded and will snap back
properly when wound up.
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5. Board Functions
Programming
There are two functions which can be adjusted in programming
mode. The default settings should be good for your marker.
• Motor Speed– 3 levels of adjustment, level (1) being the slowest
motor speed and level (3) being the fastest.
NNoottee::It is recommended that you do not set the speed higher than
needed. Using higher speeds than needed will only shorten the life
of your batteries.
• Sound Sensitivity– 3 levels of adjustment, level (1) being the
least sensitive and level (3) being the most sensitive. This setting
is only used in sound activation mode.
NNootteess::It is better to have the microphone setting less sensitive and
still able to detect the marker firing. Do not set it to 3 if setting 1
detects the marker firing. Only use a higher setting if the lower set-
ting does not detect the marker firing.
Entering Programming Mode
• Make sure the loader is turned off.
• Press the power button, and then quickly release the power but-
ton.
• A solid green LED will appear, while the LED is a solid green,
press the power button one time.
Current Settings
Once in programming mode the loader will display the current
settings.
• The green LED will flash the motor’s current speed setting (1
slowest; 3 fastest).
• The orange LED will flash the current sensitivity setting (1 less
sensitive; 3 most sensitive).
Adjusting Settings
After the Rip-Clip displays the current settings, you can enter the
new setting that you desire.
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• The green LED will come on for 1 second. If changing the speed
setting, press the power button while the LED is a solid green.
When the LED turns to red the new setting can be entered. Now
press the power button the number of times necessary based on
the new setting. Each time the button is pushed an orange LED
will appear. After the new setting is entered the green LED will
flash the new setting.
• The orange LED will come on for 1 second. If changing the sen-
sitivity level setting, press the power button while the LED is a
solid orange. When the LED turns to red the new setting can be
entered. Now press the power button the number of times nec-
essary based on the new setting. Each time the button is pushed
an orange LED will appear. After the new setting is entered the
orange LED will flash the new setting.
• The Rip-Clip will automatically exit programming mode.
6. RF (Radio Frequency)
RF Installation
The Rip-Clip comes ready to accept an Empire RF Transmitter.
Once a transmitter is installed the Rip-Clip will be ready to receive
an RF signal from your marker.
• Remove the bat-
tery cover and
set aside.
• Carefully plug
the RF transmit-
ter into the Rip-
Clip’s harness
(Fig. 6.1 ).
• Install the RF
Transmitter into
the Rip-Clip’s
body as pic-
tured (Fig. 6.2).
• Make sure the har-
ness wires are not in
the way of the battery
door before re-
installing it.
Using the Rip-Clip in RF
Mode
To use the Loader in RF
mode, an Empire RF
Transmitter or compatible
Fig. 6.1
Fig. 6.2
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RF transmitter must be installed in you marker.
The Rip-Clip will automatically switch to RF Mode when a signal is
received from your marker. If no signal is received the loader will acti-
vate with sound. It is recommended that you test that the Rip Clip is
receiving the RF signal, by turning the eyes of on a de-gassed marker
and check that the Rip-Clip spins for each marker solenoid activation.
In RF mode, you can switch back to Sound Mode by pushing the
power button one time and the LED will change from a double flash-
ing green LED to a single flashing green LED. If the power button is
pushed 3 times in a row within 10 seconds after the loader is turned
on it will lock into sound mode until the loader is turned off.
Synchronizing Loader to your Marker
It is recommended that you synchronize your loader to your marker
for optimal performance when using RF Mode. Also, synchronizing
your loader will prevent other RF signals from interfering with your sig-
nal. It is possible to synchronize two markers with the Empire RF
Transmitter to your TM Series Rip Clip Loader.
1) Make sure your marker is degassed and unloaded.
2) Turn your marker on with the eyes turned off. Read your markers man-
ual for eye operation if you are having problems turning them off.
3) Turn on the TM Series Rip Clip Loader
4) Press power button and hold in until the solid red LED turns
to orange.
5) Release power button and while the orange LED is lit, pull the trig-
ger on your marker. This must be done within 2 seconds of the LED
changing to orange.
6) If done correctly the LED will change from orange to green if a sig-
nal is received from your marker. You are now ready to use your TM
Series Rip Clip Loader in RF Mode.
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7. Parts List and Diagram
Schematic # Description SKU #
1 TM-15 ADAPTER PLATE 17852
2 RIP DRIVE 2 WHEEL 31023
3 BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY 38413
4 BOTTOM COVER 38416
5 BALL SLEEVE 38421
6 MOTOR WITH HARNESS 38423
7 BOTTOM COVER SCREW 38425
8 BATTERY COVER NUT 38426
9 ANTI-JAM ASSEMBLY 38427
10 DRIVE SHAFT 38428
11 SPRING HOUSING 38429
12 DRIVE CARRIER 38430
13 RAIL LOCKING THUMB NUT 38433
14 BATTERY COVER SCREW 38435
15 BATTERY COVER WASHER 38436
16 ON/OFF BUTTON PAD 38442
17 TM RAIL LOCKING SCREW (LONG) 38445
18 TM CIRCUIT BOARD 38448
19 TM-7 ADAPTER PLATE 38449
20 ANTI-JAM SPRING 38800
21 BEARING 38803
22 DRIVE CONE SPRING 38814
23 DRIVE BELT 38820
24 DRIVE SHAFT SCREW 38822
25 E-CLIP 38823
26 PULLEY GEAR PIN 38828
27 SPROCKET GEAR 38830
28 PULLEY GEAR 38837
29 PICATINNY LOCKING RAIL 38395
30 LOCKING RAIL NUT 38396
31 RIP-CLIP RF BODY 38397
NOT SHOWN BATTERY POLARITY STICKER 38438
NOT SHOWN BATTERY SPRING TAB SCREW 38440
NOT SHOWN BATTERY SPRING TAB 38441
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8. Rip-Clip Limited Lifetime Warranty
LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY INFORMATION
(ORIGINAL PURCHASE RECEIPT REQUIRED)
BT Paintball warrants that this product is free from
defects in materials and workmanship for as long as it
is owned by the original purchaser, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth below. BT Paintball will repair or replace with the same or equivalent
model, without charge, any of its products that have failed in normal use
because of a defect in material or workmanship.
BT Paintball is dedicated to providing you with products of the highest
quality and the industry’s best product support available for satisfactory
play.
Purchaser should register product to activate warranty. Register your
product by:
1. Online at www.paintballsolutions.com
2. Complete the product registration card (if applicable) and mail along
with a copy of your receipt to Paintball Solutions, 570 Mantua Blvd.,
Sewell, NJ 08080.
WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER
This warranty does not cover problems resulting from abuse, the unautho-
rized modification or alteration of our product, problems resulting from
the addition of aftermarket products and scratches or minor superficial
imperfections. Due to the nature of paintball products it is important that
the product be maintained by the user as indicated in the product manu-
al to remain in good operating condition. Your Limited Lifetime Warranty
will be void if you fail to maintain the product as recommended in the
product instruction manual. In addition, certain parts of a product may be
subject to wear through regular usage. Replacement and repair of such
parts is the responsibility of the user throughout the life of the product.
These parts are not covered under the Limited Warranty. Examples of this
type of part include (but are not limited to) goggle lens, straps, O-ring
seals, cup seals, springs, ball detents, batteries, hoses, drive belts, gears
and any part of a product subject to continuous impact from paintballs.
Hydrotesting of air cylinders is not covered under this warranty.
The Limited Lifetime Warranty also does not cover incidental or conse-
quential damages. This warranty is the sole written warranty on BT’s prod-
uct and limits any implied warranty to the period that the product is
owned by the original purchaser.
Some states, provinces and nations do not allow the limitation of implied
warranties or of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limi-
tations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specif-
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to state, province to province, nation to nation.
If you should encounter any problems with your product and you have
added aftermarket parts on your product, please test it with the original
stock parts before sending it in. Always unload and remove air supply
before shipping markers. Do not ship your air supply tank if it is not com-
pletely empty. Shipping a pressurized air supply tank is unsafe and unlaw-
ful. Remove all batteries from products prior to shipping.
This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also
have other rights which vary from state to state. Some states do not allow
the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages.
For warranty parts, service or information contact:
Paintball Solutions • www.paintballsolutions.com
E-mail: [email protected] • Phone: [phone]
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- Careless use or misuse may result in serious bodily injury or death!
- Eye protection designed for paintball must be worn by the user and all
persons within range.
- Not for sale to persons under 18 years of age.
- Must be 18 years of age or older to operate or handle any paintball gun
and paintball gun accessories without adult of parental supervision.
- Read and understand all cautions, warnings, and operating manuals
before using any paintball gun or paintball gun accessory.
- Do not aim paintball gun at eyes or head of people or at animals.
- Paintball guns are to be used with .68 caliber Paintballs only.
- To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose unit to rain or moisture.
- To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not immerse unit in liquids.
- To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not disassemble any electronic
paintball device.
- Please conform to all local or state regulations with regard to battery
disposal.
- Use common sense and have fun.
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Warranty Registration
To assist us in providing the best customer service possible, complete and mail this to:
BT Paintball, 570 Mantua Blvd., Sewell, NJ 08081
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________________________________ State: _______ Zip: ______________________
Country: _________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________
Serial Number (located on left side of Rip-Clip):__________________________________________________________________________
Date of Purchase: _________________________ Place of Purchase: ______________________________________________________
Or register online at www.PaintballSolutions.com
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