Editing Smart Parts Impulse (section)

== Operating system ==

=== Original Impulse ===

The original Impulse used an open-bolt, stacked-tube electropneumatic mechanism.

Its principal components included:

* Electronic trigger and control board.
* Solenoid controlling pneumatic operation.
* Rammer operating the bolt and valve mechanism.
* Poppet-type firing valve.
* Inline pressure regulator.
* Optional Vision anti-chop eye system.

The marker used compressed gas to propel paintballs, while the electronic controls managed the firing cycle.

The original design differed from the closed-bolt pneumatic system used by the Shocker Sport.[1][2]

=== 2009 Impulse ===

The 2009 redesign retained a ram-driven operating principle but used a substantially different internal arrangement.

Its construction incorporated a modular body and components related to Smart Parts' contemporary high-end marker development.

The earlier and later Impulse designs should not be treated as mechanically interchangeable platforms.[3]