What is the Equalizer?

The Equalizer is a tournament legal upgrade chip for DYE Precision's DM4, DM5, and DMC markers. This chip works in all revisions of the DM4/DM5/DMC hardware.

How difficult is it to install the Equalizer?

Installation of the Equalizer upgrade chip is very simple, and takes just a few minutes! Just remove the right-side grip cover of your marker, remove the old stock chip and then install your new Equalizer upgrade chip, and re-install the grip cover. That's it! No soldering is required.

To see for yourself how easy the installation is download our complete step-by-step installation and usage manual (see Product Manuals in the Downloads menu).

How does it work?

The Equalizer uses highly sophisticated algorithms for calculating the optimal cycle timing. This technique makes the balls available to the marker quicker by not having the bolt in the way of the balls falling during a high rate of fire.

What other features does the Equalizer have?

Beside the performance features that are expected from the Equalizer technology, there are many features built into the chip's programming that will help diagnose problems with the marker, make marker setup easier, increase the battery life while in use, and eliminate the need to remove the battery when the marker is stored.

There are no confusing and difficult to understand timing for "front pulse", "back pulse", or "ABS" settings. The computer automatically adjusts the parameters based on how YOUR marker cycles and not some 'worst case' average. Every marker is different! O-rings wear at different rates depending on maintenance, temperature, humidity, etc. The computer will accurately determine exactly what your marker needs, making it cycle as fast as the pneumatics will allow. This is the EXACT same technology that has been proven time and time again by nearly 20,000 customers over the last 2 years with the Intimidator, Viking, Excalibur, and now Impulse Equalizers. Tracking the changes in bolt velocity as the rate of fire changes, allows the computer to determine the exact timings necessary AS you are shooting in real-time. No extra sensors are necessary! The eye system and complex code completely control the pneumatic cycling. This is why the performance of the Equalizer can not be beat!

SUPER LOW power consumption means longer battery life! You never have to remove the battery when storing your marker! Automatic power-off after 30 minutes, instant-on operation, and the rest of the features you come to expect from Wicked Air Sportz!

The Maintenance Mode(tm) is a great feature for determining if your DM4/DM5 is leaking air when it shouldn't be! The DM4/DM5 is a unique design in that it is physically impossible to shoot hot if the marker's dwell and LPR are set correctly. You could setup the marker so that the proper dwell is 18.0ms, and then set it to 500ms and the marker will not shoot any differently (except very slow). The reason for this is that the only air that can be expelled from the marker is trapped in the dump chamber and transferred through the bolt during the course of the bolt moving from the rear to the forward position. If the bolt is held in the forward position, no air escapes from the marker (unlike a pin-valve configuration where if the bolt is stuck forward, air blasts down the barrel until the pin-valve is released). The LPR just controls movement of the bolt and really has very little affect on velocity (other than if the LPR starves the pneumatic operation).

In Maintenance Mode, when you pull the trigger, the solenoid is engaged and when you release the trigger, the solenoid is disengaged. If you pull and hold the trigger, the bolt will move forward and stay in the forward position (effectively firing the marker in the process). If hold the trigger and you hear air leaking, you have at least one bad o-ring! It is VERY key with the DM4/DM5 to seal the breech on every single shot. This means that if you do not want to experience a shoot down with the DM4/DM5, run the dwell a little higher than "what works". The factory default of 18.0ms works very well, even though markers will usually work fine as low as 14.0ms. The additional time insures that the bolt is fully forward, sealing the breech and exhausting the exact same volume of air down the barrel with each shot. If the bolt does not come fully forward, the air will partially exit through the vertical feed in the form of blowback. If the bolt doesn't come far enough forward the ball will not be expelled at all, and another ball will be double-chambered. Most people use a force-feed type of loader with the DM4/DM5, so they never even realize that blowback could be occurring. Tests conducted with a clear gravity feed type of loader shows exactly what happens with the breech does not seal every time.

Firing modes include semi-auto, PSP ramping, and NXL full auto.

Technical information about the Equalizer

Rate of fire: imited only by the pneumatics. Approximately 40cps. Software will handle in excess of 2,000 bps!
Power source: 9v battery.
Warranty: lifetime.