9.6V 2400mah battery in stock TM gun?
 

My friends got a TM AK-47 and he's got a 9.6v 2400mah gun in it. From what I recall the stock TM's can't really handle that very well? Am I wrong or is something bad going to happen if he doesn't upgrade some of his internals a bit?

Stick with 8.4v
9.6v AFAIK is only for upgraded guns

Might end up stripping some gears, wearing parts out fast, etc with the 9.6v

He's going to wear out stuff quite a bit faster. It's a V3, and it will stand the stress better than a V2. It's not recommend, but I'd probably do it myself. I'd recommend replacing the nylon bushings with plastic ones, they're gonna be the first part to wear out.

I used a 9.6 in a stock AK and the thing was a feakin bb hose.... Im used to my M4 but it was down and i borrowed a mates AK. Im also not used to highcaps but i went through a WHOLE bag of bb's!!! in skirmishes.... its funny but for a stock gun stick with the 8.4.

2400mah 9.6V overkill for stock internal. bushing, piston and gears will break within 20,000shots.
if you want to play stock power with high ROF, replace it with high speed gears, motors, 7mm or 8mm bearing and your 9.6V 2400 battery, then you can have a BEAM rifle without sacrificing durability. (of course $$$$$ rules)

What about a 9.6V 1700mah with upgraded bushings to metal on lets say a V3 mechbox on an AK? I am wondering how reliable it would be.

Anything other then stock will reduce lifespan, that's a given.

It'll place the same amount of wear as the 2400mAh, however, the 2400mAh will last longer in a game.

So your recomendation would be to just stick with a 8.4v 2400mah?

Yup. One of the biggest batteries you can fit in a full stock if I remember right. (my 8.4V 2400mAh barely fits in my ICS MP5 full stock).

Uh... I've got a 9.6V 3700mAh in my CA33E stock, which is almost the exact same size as an MP5 stock, without any modification. An AK will however require a very cell unique arrangement for a 9.6V to fit without modification.

Also, a 2400mAh will put more wear than the 1700mAh. It sounds stupid, but the 2400mAh will have a higher ROF meaning more wear on the mechbox, and will increase wear on the electrical system, including motor. My 3700mAh makes my gun run MUCH, MUCH faster than a 2500mAh 9.6V.

So when I get my CA33E I should get an 8.4V battery and switch with him? That way we both get what we want/need?

That could work.

so how would a 8.4v 600mah mini nicd (what i have atm) compare to 8.4v 3000mah nimh (planning to get)? for sure the large will last longer, more rof? power?
this is for pdi150 tm ak47

btw i heard that nicd has more "punch" than nimh, what does it really mean? power?rof?

thanks

It means that NiCad used to be able to provide more peak current, which meant highger ROF. I use past tense as NiMH has improved since then. A 600mAh mini will die rather quickly with a 150% spring, due to higher internal resistance... you'll probably get under 300 rounds per charge, depending on the weather and if your mechbox is upgraded well or not. The 3000mAh isn't a bad choice, but make sure you've got a charger that can charge NiMH batteries. Also keep in mind that in the colder months, NiCad fares better than NiMH.

ok which one should i get for my ak: 8.4v 3000mah nimh or 8.4v 2100mah nicd (little cheaper)?

Did he not just explain, it's your choice now.

MAn i have 2x 9.6 3000 mah batteries for my tm ak-47 (got the retailers to mod the stock for me to fit the battery in)

it's a good way to really kill the piston teeth.

Keep in mind that the RECOMMENDED battery by Tokyo Marui for their stock guns is 8.4v from 600mAh to 1300mAh. Most pros will not recommend more than 8.4v 1700mAh for a stock gun.

I have an ICS M4A1 RIS and i'm using a 9.6v 700mah and a 9.6v 1100mah,
Do i'm better to get a 8.4v battery or my stock M4 will be well with 9.6?

As far as I know stock ICS a Marui don't have same internals, maybe ICS ones work better with 9.6?

I think 9.6 should be fine as long as you shoot burst instead of spray and pray.

I think you should not try to out-think the engineers. When you're told the RECOMMENDED battery is 8.4 volts, stick with 8.4 volts.
If you're rich, or like to break things, then coming here to say your gun is dead, please ignore the advice given.

And unless you've personally taken guns apart and tried to fix what folks believed was a safe bet, please dont recommend anything?

If you tosse a 9.6V in a stock gun it will EATTTTTT the gears, the 8.4V is fine, 3000 is prefect also 8.4V 3000 will power an AK upgraded without a problem. Plus you wont have to modify your AK stock.

I use a 7.2 volt 3000mah battery in my stock Tm AK, works very well actually.
I will be ordering 2 more and making two 8.4V 3000mah batteries, one spare and one in the gun, I will also be using Steel bushings and an M120 spring, this is as far as I'd push any stock gun, who knows if I wont end up getting all upgraded components.

Using any 9.6V in a stock AEG is just asking for trouble, you must understand that there is a tremendous amount of pressure on the mexhbox as is, now if you add more voltage to the equation then the components wont be able to take the extra load and will slowly start giving out, first being all the weaker things like plastic or nylon bushings, and then teeth on the gears, then the motor and cylinder components.
An AEG is designed to cycle at a certain rate, the added voltageincreases the cycle rate meaning a faster RPM this will wear things out faster.