Ego9 Plank Kits How to get them W/ Installation guide!

[DriverJ]

Good news for all Ego9 Owners; the long awaited Ego9 Solenoid Plank Kits are now in stock at all of the Eclipse Service Centers mentioned below and are ready to ship out to Ego9 owners!

HOW TO GET YOUR PLANK KIT:
To get your FREE Plank Kit follow these simple steps:

1. Register your Ego9 marker for warranty here: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/warranty-registration.asp
2. Using the list of Eclipse Service Centers below, contact your NEAREST Eclipse Service Center via email providing the following information:
- Ensure that “Ego9 Plank Kit Request” is the title of your email.
- Specify your FULL name.
- Specify your FULL address.
- Specify the serial number AND colour of your Ego9.
- Your daytime phone number.


WHERE TO GET YOUR PLANK KIT:
If you are in the USA you can contact the following Service Centers to obtain your FREE Plank Kit:

Arizona:
Disruptive Paintball
Contact Ryan on: disruptivepaintball@yahoo.com

California:
Darin’s Gun Exchange
Contact Darin on: dc@dgxpaintball.com

Mountain View Paintball
Contact Steve on: mvpsteve@mountainviewpaintball.com

Florida:
Extreme Skate and Paint
Contact PJ on: pjballin@hotmail.com

Massachusetts:
Paintball Showcase
Contact Bill on: paintballsupply@aol.com

Midwest:
Pro Star Paintball
Contact Walt on: walt@prostarpb.com

Minnesota:
Air Assault Paintball
Contact Brent on: info@airassaultpaintball.com

Mississippi:
SWAT Paintball
Contact Gerwin on: gerwin@swatpaintball.com

Nebraska:
DSS Paintball
Contact Greg on: dssgp@aol.com

Ohio:
Frontline Paintball
Contact Ron on: Sales@WallToWallPaintball.com

Rhode Island:
Planet Eclipse
Contact Gerry on: gerry.b@planeteclipse.com

Texas:
Pro Shop Paintball
Contact Tommy on: proshoppaintball@gmail.com

Washington:
War Paint International
Contact Adam on: adam@warpaintpb.com


If you are in CANADA you can contact the following Service Centers to obtain your FREE Plank Kit:

Badlands Paintball
Contact Chris on: Techzone@badlandspaintball.com

If you are in SOUTH AMERICA you can contact the following Service Centers to obtain your FREE Plank Kit:

Extreme Skate and Paint
Contact PJ on: pjballin@hotmail.com

If you are in the REST OF THE WORLD you can contact the following Service Centers to obtain your FREE Plank Kit:

AUSTRALIA:
Action Games Sydney
Contact Darryn on: darryn@actionpaintball.com.au

BELGIUM:
P8ntball.be
Contact Angie on: Angie@p8ntball.be

FINLAND:
Pro Games
Contact Thomas on: Progames@progames.fi

FRANCE:
CAMP Paintball
Contact Eric on: atelier@paintballcamp.com

GERMANY:
Paintball.de
Contact Snypi on: technik@paintball.de

MALAYSIA:
Skirmish Asia
Contact Abby on: info@skirmishpaintballasia.com

NORWAY:
Paintball Norge
Contact Joachim on: post@paintballnorge.no

POLAND:
Skill Paintball
Contact Tomasz on: info@skill.com.pl

PORTUGAL:
Estratego
Contact Rui on: info@estratego.pt

RUSSIA:
Action Games Russia
Contact Nikolai on: info@paintball.ru

SOUTH AFRICA:
The Paintball Shop
Contact Hardie on: paintballshop@cinet.co.za

SPAIN:
Estratego
Contact Alfredo on: alfredo@estratego.es

SWEDEN:
Sissos
Contact Hasse on: hasse@paintball.se

SWITZERLAND:
Three4One
Contact Mathias on: sales@341.ch

UNITED KINGDOM
Planet Eclipse
Contact Nicky T on: nick.t@planeteclipse.com

Direct from Nicky T

[DriverJ]

Here is NickyT's guide to installing the Plank Kits.

In the following weeks and months SL94 owners who have registered their markers for warranty, either by completing the warranty card included in the markers manual or via the online link: http://www.planeteclipse.com/site/warranty-registration.asp
will be receiving upgrade parts packages that include the new "Plank Kit".

Here is a render of what the Plank Kit looks like from both the top and the bottom (please note a Plank Kit ONLY contains one long Plank and one short Plank; [so tempted to make a naff joke about two short planks.....]):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/3903618390_5ff4fdbd85.jpg

1. First thing to do is to remove any unnecessary items from your marker (barrel, air system, loader AND paintballs) and completely degas it making sure that any stored gas is discharged in a safe direction. Once you have done that unplug the solenoid and the BBSS connectors from the circuit board and carefully remove the frame and the Inline regulator so that your marker resembles this one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3903617916_77f0947866.jpg

2. Next take a 5/64th" hex key and unscrew the two solenoid retaining screws and remove the solenoid assembly from the marker body:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3903618312_3b9cddfb3a.jpg

3. If there are "Turrets" installed in your marker body it will look like this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2224/3903618092_c2d432fe17.jpg

4: The Turrets will need to be removed either by hand or by carefully using a pair of pliers to pull them out of the body:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/3903617240_555fa85a69.jpg

5. Once the Turrets have been removed, or if they were not installed in the first place, remove any excess grease from the bottom of the body and the solenoid assembly:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3903617378_537ed1ca83.jpg

6. Take the shorter of the two Planks and install it into the solenoid assembly by hand so that the "bottom" of the Plank faces up, as shown in this image:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3908510725_f0e34b0cc6.jpg

7. Take the longer of the two Planks and install it into the solenoid assembly by hand so that the "bottom" of the Plank faces up, as shown in this image:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3909291978_6ea9f4f49e.jpg

8. With the Planks installed, replace the solenoid assembly back onto the marker body and usings a 5/64" hex key secure the solenoid retaining screws to secure it in place:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3903617668_fbb6710d0c.jpg

9. Replace the frame and the Inline, making sure not to trap any of the wires and reconnect the macroline and the solenoid and BBSS connectors and you're good to go.

Job done :tup: :D

DETAILS OF HOW, WHEN AND WHERE EGO9 OWNERS CAN GET THE PLANK KITS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.