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Category: Tech Tip – Gearbox

January 5, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Smooth piston movement

Allowing smoother piston movement through surface polishing MAY benefit FPS because speed is part of the impact energy equation. You hit your target with something […]

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January 5, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Cylinder head replacement

When dealing with third party replacement of the cylinder head, you need to know if the air nozzle has an inner dimension that allows a […]

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January 5, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

MP7 bushings

The MP7 mechbox uses 8 pcs of bushings. The stock plastic bushings should do just fine under the following conditions: they are adequately lubed your […]

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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, 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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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Choice of piston

Aluminum is a light elemental metal notable for its relative lightness and resistance to corrosion. It is a soft metal which is easy to shape […]

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January 4, 2015Tech Tip - Gearbox, Tech Tips

Various options for piston head

We do not see any reason why you should use a “metallic” piston head. The stock piston head is good at absorbing much of the […]

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  • Find the minimum voltage of a lipo pack (for Airsoft AEG)

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