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Author: ycthk

January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Hopup & Barrel, Tech Tip - Troubleshoot, Tech Tips

Barrel length and accuracy

With a short inner barrel, the only way to achieve better bullet stability is to use heavier BBs such as 0.25g. At the stock power […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

ROF bottleneck

The true bottle neck on ROF is not the mechbox, but the BBs feeding mechanism. Fast firing needs a fast and reliable bullet feeding mechanism. […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Using a very stiff spring

A softer spring is usually less responsive in terms of its “pushing back” movement. A harder spring is harder to compress, but when it is […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Oil channel bushings

Oil Channel Bushings are metal bushings with oil channels molded into them so proper lubing level can be consistently maintained. HOWEVER, they do no deliver […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Ball bearings

Ball bearings are the most common type of bearing and are often found in AEG internals. They use small metal balls as the rollers. When […]

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January 4, 2015Articles, Tech Tip - Electronics, Tech Tips

MOSFET

If you’ve been around the AEG (Automatic Electric Gun) scene for a while, you’ve probably heard the term MOSFET thrown around. For some players, it’s […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Electronics, Tech Tips

Voltage vs mah

Many people prefer to classify batteries based on voltage and mah. They like to look into these two factors separately. Without going into the complicated […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Electronics, Tech Tips

NICD vs NIMH

Ni-Cds have good performance in high-discharge and low-temperature applications, but are subject to the problem of “memory effect” (the cell remembers and maintains the characteristics […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Electronics, Tech Tips

Gearbox wiring

When selecting the proper wire, pay attention to the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system. An AWG gauge of 14 or 15 can sustain higher amps […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

The One O’Clock rule

It is widely believed that you need to set your sector gear with the tappet plate post at the one o’clock position when reassembling your […]

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