Spyder™ Tech Page

Description Of Components

 

Spyder Body Body: The body allows for attachment of all internal and external components. Bodies can be milled and anodized in just about any imaginable way.

 

The body is divided into an upper and lower chamber. The upper chamber houses the bolt, ball detent, feed neck, & has threads for the barrel.

 

The lower chamber houses the valve body, cup seal, valve spring, striker, striker spring, striker buffer, vertical adapter, low pressure chamber, & velocity adjuster.
Spyder ESP Frame Electronic Trigger Frame: Capable of 13 BPS rate of fire. Offers semi, 3-shot, 6-shot, & full auto firing modes. Modes of fire are changeable by pin switches on the circuit board. Comes with a Java 9.6V rechargeable battery and car charger.
Spyder LCD Frame Electronic LCD Trigger Frame: Offers the features as above but with an LCD display screen instead of pin switches.
Spyder Semi Frame Semi-Automatic Trigger Frame: Standard mechanical frame with double trigger & safety.
Spyder Rear Cocking Bolt Rear Cocking Bolt: Housed in the upper chamber and connected to the striker via a pin. The bolt channels air from the valve to the breech to accelerate the paintball.
Spyder Side Cocking Bolt Top or Side Cocking Bolt: Housed in the upper chamber and connected to the striker via a pin. The bolt channels air from the valve to the breech to accelerate the paintball.
Spyder Valve Valve Body: Allows air from the air chamber to enter the bolt.

 

Cup Seal and Pin: The cup seal seals the valve body while the pin provides a means for the striker to open the valve.
Spyder Valve Screw Valve Body Screw: Aligns and holds the valve body in it's proper position. It is made of brass and threads into the bottom of the marker body.
Spyder Valve Spring Valve Spring: Holds the cup seal against the valve body to prevent air from entering the bolt when the marker is not firing.
Spyder Striker Striker: Housed in the lower chamber and connected to the bolt via a pin. The striker is pushed forward by spring pressure to open the valve and allow air into the bolt when the marker is firing.
Spyder Main Spring Striker Spring: Accelerates the striker to open the valve. Also determines the velocity of the marker.
Spyder Spring Guide Striker Spring Guide: Provides a means for the velocity adjustment screw to compress the striker spring and is made of plastic.
Spyder Striker Disk Striker Spring Disk: Prevents the velocity adjustment screw from damaging the striker spring guide.

 

This is one of the most frequently lost Spyder™ parts. If you upgrade to a metal spring guide, then this part is no longer needed.
Spyder Striker Buffer Striker Buffer: Quiets the operation of the marker by preventing the striker from hitting the striker plug when the marker is re-cocking.
Spyder Velocity Adjuster Striker Plug and Velocity Adjuster: Retains the striker, striker spring, striker spring guide, and striker spring disk. Also houses the velocity adjustment thumb screw and tourney locking set screw.
Spyder QD Pin Quick Release Pin: Holds the striker plug and lower internals in place and provides a means of quickly field stripping the marker.
Spyder QD Lockpin Quick Release Lock Pin: Holds the quick release pin in place.
Spyder Vertical Adapter LPC Vertical Adapter: Attaches to the front of the lower chamber, retains the cup seal, pin, and valve spring. Also has standard threads for an expansion chamber or air tank.

 

Low Pressure Chamber: Provides a stored amount of pressure to reduce velocity drop-off during rapid firing.
Spyder Ball Detent Ball Detent (Old Style): Prevents more than one paintball from entering the breech at one time.
Spyder Ball Detent Cover Ball Detent Cover (Old Style): Holds the ball detent in place and is held on by two screws.
Spyder New Ball Detent Ball Detent (New Style): Spring loaded ball housed in a plastic cover. It is held on by a single screw.
Spyder Expansion Chamber Expansion Chamber: Threads into the vertical adapter and receives pressure from the air tank. Allows the CO2 to expand and stabilize before entering the marker's air chamber.
Spyder Side Cocking Knob Side or Top Cocking Knob: Threaded on the bolt and provides a means of cocking the bolt.

 

Note: Only used on side or top cocking model markers.