Ver. 2 piston keeps getting stuck

[Fox Hound]

hey

everytime i try to fire my piston gets stuck! what its doing is, the gear is whining back to charge the piston but it just isnt going back to its normal possition

i've got

systema magnum motor
m120 spring
aluminum piston
bore up cylinder kit
and stock G&G gears with gear box

[damage]

Originally Posted by Fox Hound

hey

everytime i try to fire my piston gets stuck! what its doing is, the gear is whining back to charge the piston but it just isnt going back to its normal possition

i've got

systema magnum motor
m120 spring
aluminum piston
bore up cylinder kit
and stock G&G gears with gear box

What size are your batteries? You need atleast 9.6v 2400mah battery.

[CDN_Stalker]

Take it apart, separate the mechbox halves, and remove the spring guide/spring. Take the piston and slide it along the rails on the mechbox and see if it binds at all or is smooth and easy to move. If it binds, then use a file to open up the piston grooves until both halves slide easily. I had this problem with a Guarder full tune up kit two years ago, baffled me why the piston would jam back and not release.

This could NOT be your problem, but at least you eliminate the possibility.

[Fox Hound]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

Take it apart, separate the mechbox halves, and remove the spring guide/spring. Take the piston and slide it along the rails on the mechbox and see if it binds at all or is smooth and easy to move. If it binds, then use a file to open up the piston grooves until both halves slide easily. I had this problem with a Guarder full tune up kit two years ago, baffled me why the piston would jam back and not release.

This could NOT be your problem, but at least you eliminate the possibility.

tried that

im following the videos from mechbox and everything is exactly the same. sometimes i hear a click when i push in the trigger.

argh this is so fustrating

[Nova316]

U need a stronger battery, same thing happens with my gun if i use a 8.4V

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Fox Hound

tried that

im following the videos from mechbox and everything is exactly the same. sometimes i hear a click when i push in the trigger.

argh this is so fustrating

Poo. Maybe downgrade your spring to a better one, like a Prometheus 120? I've read the Systema 120 springs are insanely hot (ok, 420 or higher) and give a lot of resistance to motors and batteries. A Prometheus should put you around 400fps and be easier to pull back, therefore more battery life per charge.

[Fox Hound]

naw i've already spent so much money now it wont fire...

aeg doc help meeeeeee

i've seriously ran out of ideas

[CDN_Stalker]

Maybe if you got out of Stoner's Creek for a couple weeks the second hand pot smoke might get out of your system and you could solve the problem fast!

Lol, sorry, bad joke. I'm at a loss as to what is going on. What battery do you have? Didn't add it to your list of upgrades.

[Dracheous]

Originally Posted by Nova316

U need a stronger battery, same thing happens with my gun if i use a 8.4V

I fail to see how a stronger battery will fix this for him. The piston is already traveling back.

You want to check BOTH sides of the channel, and also was the piston head a bearing head? IF so are you sure you've installed it properly as that it does not press against the spring guide?

Also I'd highly suggest trying the stock piston if it is still in functioning order back in the box to see if its not the aluminum piston.

[CDN_Stalker]

More mAh gives more strength to compress the spring. Nothing worng with trying one, he might be trying to use a 600mAh mini to pull back that thing for all we know.

[Dracheous]

He's talking about increasing the Voltage Stalker.


But with a full charge the 600mAh would still cycle it once :P. Which leads to one more thing, charging the battery helps :P.

[CDN_Stalker]

Voltage is proportional with mAh. A motor will draw less current with a 9.6V than an 8.4V. Remember, voltage is pressure, current is supply. If the motor draws a constant amount of power, voltage vs. current acts like a see-saw.

[Fox Hound]

OK fixed!!!!!!!! thanks you guys for fast respondses.

it was my tapplet plate and my selector gear, i shimmed it too much on the bottom and it kept pushing the tapplet off...

it was an accident i put too much grease and didnt see the shimms.

[CDN_Stalker]

Good stuff.

Game on!