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Old April 6th, 2011, 19:58   #31
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I wouldn't call it full out, Mp5ks don't have motor cages.
SIG 552s dont either but they are still V3
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Old April 6th, 2011, 20:34   #32
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A M120+ springs should be pulled with 9.6 Sub C packs and greater. If you are using Sub C cells you should be using a MOSFET in my opinion. You can't replace the trigger plates / prongs in your switch. You will have to replace the entire switch, as those plates are not sold on their own.

I strongly suggest you get a basic MOSFET for your gun, and completely replace the wiring in your gun with some high quality (not made for airsoft) components that you can get from DonP. The wire that he sells is AAA+ stuff. It's used in Ballistic missiles, and the military aviation industry, he has selected the best Gauge wire to use in the gun and that wire has literally the best jacket available.

Take your brand new switch and replace ALL of the wiring with what Don provides. You will be many times happier. If you are not going to run a trigger master with built in lipo features than at the very least get a quality low voltage alarm from a RC store coupled with a mosfet
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Old April 6th, 2011, 20:43   #33
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In terms of the beeping LiPO alarm this was what I was told to expect ...

The low voltage detector circuit can beep every now & then when you are shooting. I presume this is due to utilization dips in the overall battery voltage levels caused by power comsumption. Once the low voltage circuit is constantly beeping that is the point that the battery needs to be swapped out.

Hope this helps ... please be aware this is what I was told by a battery vendor. Believe what you want, just be careful.

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Old April 6th, 2011, 21:29   #34
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In terms of the beeping LiPO alarm this was what I was told to expect ...
Who Told you that?



LiPo has a different power curve from NiMH batteries. They will essentially provide a near constant voltage and when they are "dry" the will suddenly drop off very quickly.
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Old April 6th, 2011, 21:42   #35
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As for the Low Voltage Circuit - yes they plug into the lipos balancing tap (instructions are also given that you need to follow exactly). but they beep when the voltage gets below 3v. when the beeping is persistant with every shot fired you need to remove the pack. but if you shoot a bb say 10 times, then a beep, 10 more and beep, you are still ok.

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Old April 7th, 2011, 12:30   #36
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I wouldn't call it full out, Mp5ks don't have motor cages.
A motor cage isn't the defining factor of a v3 gearbox, otherwise you'd be saying the M14 or P90 is "sort of" a v3 as well. It's the internal structure of the box itself that defines the gearbox version.

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edit: also, is a G&P m120 motor supposed to be able to pull a systema M120 spring with even an 8.4v battery? I'm wondering If I need to get a new motor.
It should be able to pull it fine, but the recommended setup with a spring like that is to run it with a set of torque up gears one level above standard.
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Old April 8th, 2011, 01:56   #37
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A motor cage isn't the defining factor of a v3 gearbox, otherwise you'd be saying the M14 or P90 is "sort of" a v3 as well. It's the internal structure of the box itself that defines the gearbox version.



It should be able to pull it fine, but the recommended setup with a spring like that is to run it with a set of torque up gears one level above standard.
agreed. G36 v3 Mechbox has a thing sticking up out the top. Does that make it not a full V3? lol

anyways, my motor was refusing to pull an m120 spring with 2 different 8.4v nimh batts. It just doesnt have the power to complete the stroke. I'm thinking it might be my trigger contacts again...Picking up new set tomorow so we'll see.

Btw illusion, if you wouldnt mind, what spring with a half port cylinder and standard mp5k PDW length barrel (4.5 inches roughly) will give me 350fps with .2's? I figured M120 was what I was looking for...
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Btw illusion, if you wouldnt mind, what spring with a half port cylinder and standard mp5k PDW length barrel (4.5 inches roughly) will give me 350fps with .2's? I figured M120 was what I was looking for...
With a standard length MP5K/PDW setup? I'd say at LEAST an M130, and at that power, you would absolutely have to have torque up gears installed...
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