Pinokio F1 Prototype

Finally, after months of rumors and speculation, the Pinokio F1 has finally been announced. Don’t get too excited because this hopper is said to still have a long way to go. The company has incorporated many new features and a sleek new design.

The Pinokio F1 is said to be super light at just under a pound.  The hopper will function in nine-volt mode, drawing nine volts of power from the two batteries, providing 10-11 balls per second of fire for extreme battery efficiency, or in eighteen-volt mode, powering the loader to well over 25 shots per second. In two drop tests, the Pinokio F1 prototype was able to feed 32 balls per second. On an Eclipse Ego marker, the F1 prototype was able to feed the marker at well past 25 shots per second over a radar chronograph, with the marker in uncapped ramp. Estrate stated that a large part of these impressive rates of feed was a new, redesigned motor and gear box that, while smaller, was able to spin the hopper’s paddles at very high speed, while remaining gentle on fragile paintballs. While it’s nowhere near ready for prime-time yet, and production models could still be months away, the first prototype of the Pinokio F1 Hopper was extremely impressive. At less than a pound it was very light, and it was shorter in height than the current Pinokio model. Using a similar operating system to the standard Pinokio but with a new board and motor, the F1 should provide the extreme reliability and solid performance that have made the company’s original hopper a success.