A safe alternative for a new style sprinkler valve air cannon trigger.
Air cannon trigger valve.
This modification will allow your valve to open much faster than normal providing you with more power.
Sprinkler valve modification for air cannon.
Pump up the cannon to either 10 30 psi for short distance shooting 40 60 psi for medium distance shooting and 70 100 for long distance.
This is a solenoid sprinkler valve which becomes the heart of the air cannon firing system along a trigger and batteries.
An orbit sprinkler valve is a popular choice since it will be modified to open faster pneumatically with a blow gun.
If you have the correct size tap for the nipple you should go ahead and tap the hole out.
A pvc ball valve for your trigger or a low voltage sprinkler valve is an even better choice for releasing the pressure from the cannon quickly to propel your ammo toward your target.
A simple replacement valve for a car tire will suffice.
Instead i will mount the nipple and blow gun trigger to the plug itself.
Don t go above 100 psi as the valve probably can t take any higher value and the smaller pvc parts might explode.
A solenoid sprinkler valve is used in irrigation and lawn systems.
In this video i ll show you a simple way to modify a sprinkler valve for use in an air cannon spud gun.
These valves are most often found on car tires and bike tires.
It looks awesome and can kill a watermelon from.
Drill a half inch hole into the center of the plug.
Sprinkler valve trigger system options.
A standard shcraeder air pump valve is used to charge a pneumatic cannon.
Aim your cannon in a safe direction away from houses and people 4.
This is an orbit 1 inline sprinkler valve that we are using for our air cannon firing system.
Air cannon trigger system sprinkler valve modification.
The ball valve trigger has since been replaced with a valve from a sprinkler system giving this high power pvc air cannon a fancy brass trigger.
I had a tap that was slightly too small but i used it.
Air cannons use valves as a means of both getting air into the gun and getting it out launching a potato with great hilarity.
