eNMEy valves no longer being made

[lhamilton1807]

GoG is looking for an HE valve to sell to me, but they confirmed they no longer make the HE valve. Whatever is floating around is what’s available.

[The Hobbit]

That is unfortunate for the longevity of the marker.

[mmblake]

That is unfortunate for the longevity of the marker.

thats anything smartParts. you need to invest big with parts when you by guns from them just to have a working gun after two years.

[lhamilton1807]

I’m no fan of SP/GoG business practices but this point is hardly a sin only the Gardner brothers are guilty of. Grips, eyes, boards, thru-grip regulators, etc are now all proprietary and often limited to a single generation of a marker.

If I do manage to get a valve from them, I’ll keep my old valve in my spares just in case.

[tyronejk]

Luckily with pneumatic mech guns like these, you can use industrial valves like SMAV3 that will likely be available forever.

[ChoSanJuan]

Guess it's time to getting around to designing a SMAV3 mount like I did for the Mech Ions <3

[fullofpaint]

On a similar note, I noticed the other day CP no longer lists their direct mount ASA's and seems like they're sold out everywhere too.

[lhamilton1807]

Yeah I ran into that issue, too. Easy to find dovetail micro drops, but dovetail on/off ASAs are going to be tough to find. Maybe there’s a niche market for a MCB machinist?

[Psycho91]

Damn glad someone found this out before i start building the ones I was gonna build, ugh guess is time to just get an emek, all the cool old school guns are dying and becoming paper weights

[Toestr]

For what it's worth, I don't think the lack of new valves will be an issue for at least a decade. They're pretty robust. And the seal in the valve would be easy enough to recreate and replace if need be.

[lhamilton1807]

I have a gen 1.5 valve and they’re supposed to be pretty bullet proof, but wanted an HE valve because they’re supposed to be much shorter pull & better on air. Would definitely be nice to have the upgrade.

[Psycho91]

Might have to scoop a couple up while they are still around, isn't their like a rubber disk or something in the valves that dry rots over time