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The risks of running an AEG without a fuse?

  • 29-11-2011 12:20PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭


    What are the risks of running an aeg where the battery is hooked strait up to the motor?

    The reason why I ask is because i have an AEG here that began its life as a CA Sportsline(Not great but not the worst). To further the abysmal state of the gun its a few months old and had seen a bit more then average abuse :D.
    And to to make it even worse it came from Munster Airsoft!:eek:

    Now at first it worked and then all of a sudden....... nothing the stock 13a fuse had went so i replaced it and boom it went strait off not a budge out of the motor so I figured maybe theres something internally maybe the gears are misaligned or they weren't properly shimed or greased :confused: but still to be sure to be sure I had the thing gutted and rebuilt and apparently all is well :)

    Not the case as it now has a 20a fuse and that went the second I plugged in and 8.4v battery but figured it could have been a used one that was lying around and was just on its last tether but i replaced it with a brand new one and that went aswell at the drop of a hat :pac:

    So now my only conlusion is scrap it for parts or feck the fuse?
    What am I risking by not having a fuse?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Jsmurff


    Just seen a previous thread explaining the ups and downs sorry for the congestion everybody :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,463 ✭✭✭Leftyflip


    Something internally has gone wrong. Take it to a good tech and they'll be able to let you know what exactly has gone wrong. To be honest it sounds like a simple gearbox lockup.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Jsmurff


    Its been to a tech a pretty good one tbh :) just removed the thing and it works fine no burning smell no overheating and it sounds fine i'am not hearing any knocking or grinding sounds as thats what I would expect to hear


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,152 ✭✭✭Inari


    If it is continuously blowing fuses then the motor is probably trying to pull more current out of the battery than the fuse wants to allow. I could very well be wrong on that, and it wouldn't be the first time, but no harm in giving something extra to think about :)


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