New Planet Eclipse high-end loader: CF200

[martix_agent]

The problem with this idea in the past is it just moves the breakage point from the feedneck itself to wherever the feedback connects to the plastic shell.

Not saying someone won't figure out a good way to do it at some point but that's been what happens in the past.

Not sure I like the rechargeable battery, I'm always a fan of being able to fix a problem at the field rather than having to put the equipment away. Small potatoes though, looks like a good design so far

Wonder if it can feed reball

i've been using the spire rechargeable battery pack for years. Works great!
When my spire back cap finally breaks, im gonna buy the PE hopper. The price and quality look good to me.

[Super Nova]

I wanted to try out a DRV but couldn't justify the price cause I knew I wasn't going to use the screen, seems like this one might be what I was looking for.

[goofyman23]

The problem with this idea in the past is it just moves the breakage point from the feedneck itself to wherever the feedback connects to the plastic shell.

Not saying someone won't figure out a good way to do it at some point but that's been what happens in the past.

Not sure I like the rechargeable battery, I'm always a fan of being able to fix a problem at the field rather than having to put the equipment away. Small potatoes though, looks like a good design so far

Wonder if it can feed reball

The feedneck to loader shell interface seems like a prime failure point. Feels similar to RC: replace a plastic part with a metal and it just moves the weak point somewhere else. Appears to be 3 self tappers holding it in place; I remain cautiously optimistic.
image.pngimage.png

[flyweightnate]

Replace them with nylon screws and you've relocated the failure back to where you want it...

[RPP]

The feedneck to loader shell interface seems like a prime failure point. Feels similar to RC: replace a plastic part with a metal and it just moves the weak point somewhere else. Appears to be 3 self tappers holding it in place; I remain cautiously optimistic.
image.pngimage.png

This was my concern in the beginning also. The DRV has been out for a bit now and i have not seen "virtue spire" level of things exploding apart so that good news.

[tyronejk]

Agree about the feedneck. I would bet money that the separate aluminum feedneck is a cost-saving measure.

[tyronejk]

Yeah. I assume eliminating the feedneck from the mold lets them use a smaller mold or maybe one less injection port or something. I don't work in manufacturing but do know molds for this kind of thing are super expensive, especially with glass-filled nylon, since the material wears out molds faster than softer plastics do.

[Tracker]

i mean.. I have no frame of reference here.. but let's say the added overall dimensions to the die, the added engineering to make sure the die is machined to create a strong enough shell.. and the added material per shell equates to an extra amount per part, or perhaps the lack of the feedneck means you can stack 4x as many shells into a shipping container from china in one go. (because they can nest within each other like solo cups now)

if the aluminum part costs less to add than what your saving by changing the shell design,, why wouldnt you?

[RPP]

tyronejk Tracker . Makes sense!

[smul]

The problem with this idea in the past is it just moves the breakage point from the feedneck itself to wherever the feedback connects to the plastic shell.

Not saying someone won't figure out a good way to do it at some point but that's been what happens in the past.

Not sure I like the rechargeable battery, I'm always a fan of being able to fix a problem at the field rather than having to put the equipment away. Small potatoes though, looks like a good design so far

Wonder if it can feed reball

The battery is just an 18650 with a pigtail, you can buy another for $10ish and hot swap them at the field. This loader coming out is a reminder I need to order one for my DRV 😅

There's a ton of guys locally running DRVs hard and the feedneck seems to hold up just fine, though I'm also unclear what advantage it has over the normal molded in one.

[vijil]

Looks like a great product. If I were in the market, this would probably be the go to. PE ftw.

[flyweightnate]

I wonder if the aluminum feedneck is so they can swap to something that uses the PAL plunger as a drive switch. Each shot, advance one ball... might let them run less force.

[BlastBase]

Do we know how accurate the capacity is? This number is an easy stat to exaggerate. 215 is a good size if you can actually get that much in without stuffing.

[otar]

I know almost everyone is playing at 10.5bps now.....what are the chances this thing can keep up at like 15-18?

I still play uncapped once in a while

[BlastBase]

If it's litterally just a DRV drive, it should do excellent at high rate of fires. I've seen that hopper feed some quick guns. Maybe like 25 BPS; 20 sustained doesn't seem to be a struggle with it. It feels about the same as a gen 1 Rotor with happy batteries.