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Gearbox lock up

  • 02-08-2010 5:59pm
    #1
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Had my gearbox lock up over the weekend.

    Any suggestions how to prevent this happening again?
    Is there any way to free it up without taking the AEG apart?


Comments

  • #2
    mafo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭mafo


    Charge up your battery fully and try again, or get stronger battery, or push the piston back thrue the air nozlle


  • #3
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    Cheers Mafo - Through the air nozzle is a sweet idea. Can do that in the field. Thought it was the battery at first but could feel the motor torqueing up.
    I'm just worried it will happen again mid-game:(


  • #4
    DeBurca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,752 ✭✭✭DeBurca


    What make is it and what voltage battery are you using


  • #5
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    Its a classic army SA58. Running on an 8.4v large batt.
    She worked perfect for 2 skirmishes before this and about 5 hours on Saturday.


  • #6
    thermo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭thermo


    Growler!!! wrote: »
    Its a classic army SA58. Running on an 8.4v large batt.
    She worked perfect for 2 skirmishes before this and about 5 hours on Saturday.
    did you try a different battery, it could be knackered?
    Had the same with mine before, turned out the piston had dissentagrated and jamed the gearbox, even if it's not the piston in this case I'd change it anyways!


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  • #7
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    Once i freed up the piston she works fine on any of the batts I have.

    I'm trying to prevent it locking up again. Might have a look in the gearbox incase something is damaged.


  • #8
    bullets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭bullets


    It's because you've got a fugly gun m8! once you get one
    your cursed for your skirmishing life. (but onlookers remain jealous)

    I've got a King Arms FAL, A Star L1A1, A King Arms L1A1
    and I've an SA-58 ordered from Eirsoft. All 3 of my guns
    that I've tried have had gearbox lock up issues and weird stoppages I dont know why!

    Even on the field I would be shooting on semi and all of a sudden nothing, total lock up,
    pull trigger nothing happens. I've found by switching from auto to semi and back sometimes
    helps. (all with 8.4v large cell battery)



    ~B


  • #9
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    bullets is right. My F2000 has only worked long enough to fire three mid-caps through it and I have it just over two months :( The damn mag catch is cursed


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