Vertical Adapter Upgrade for RPM

The odyssey RPM as it comes from the factory. If you own or are considering purchasing an Odyssey RPM you’ll have already noticed it is lacking a Vertical Adapter (VA). The adapter is a fairly inexpensive part and can be installed rather easily. The VA is one of the most cost effective upgrades you can do for your RPM, with it you can install a quality regulator and do away with the factory bottom line regulator combination and go with a more user traditional on/off and vertical regulator.

There are several styles and manufactures of VA’s, but most people are installing the stainless VA by 32 Degrees (pictured on the left) or the Evil Omen ASA with Gauge (pictured on the right). See the precautions below before purchasing or installing any VA or Regulator.

Another Way

There is another way around the VA for the RPM and that is to use a Direct Stabilizer from Palmer Pursuit.

The Palmer Regulators are of the highest quality and the Direct Stabilizer comes in 1/8” NPT, so it can easily be installed as a VA Regulator combination. See the precautions below before purchasing or installing any VA or Regulator.

The Installation Precautions

Installation is easy; simply remove the factory air hose and adapter. Check the threads on your VA to the threads on the marker as earlier versions of the RPM have metric threads, where most VA’s have 1/8” NPT. If you have an Old Style RPM look at this post on PbNation for more information on thread sizes and what works for metric installation. Help with Metric Vertical Adapter Installation . You may also want to remove the volumizer from the marker to verify that the VA threads are not too long so that it doesn’t come through the body of the marker and make contact with the Cup Seal, Pin Valve and Spring Assembly. If this happens the spring will become restricted and in turn not close the Pin Valve/Cup Seal properly causing a leak.