KWA M4A1 not firing

[jesster202]

could be dammaged mechbox or a seazed piston head?

[SXKilla]

Originally Posted by mcguyver

For the OP, you can also check your motor connections. One of the terminals may have become disconnected or broken. You may also have a motor failure, switch failure, selector failure. Start with what you feel comfortable with, and if your problem persists, get ahold of someone locally. You have posted up on JOC already, and that's your best bet.

Could i fix the problems you listed without buying replacment parts?

[mcguyver]

Depends on the problem.

Any investigation of this on your part is going to require removal of some parts of the gun. If you aren't comfortable with this, take it to someone who knows.

[Crunchmeister]

If it's a disconnected motor terminal, all you need to do is remove the grip plate (at the bottom of the pistol grip) and check the connections. They're small spade connectors that connect to the motor. If that's the motor, you just reconnect it. The other problems would require replacement parts.

[SXKilla]

Originally Posted by Crunchmeister

If it's a disconnected motor terminal, all you need to do is remove the grip plate (at the bottom of the pistol grip) and check the connections. They're small spade connectors that connect to the motor. If that's the motor, you just reconnect it. The other problems would require replacement parts.

I got my gun working again briefly. I removed the grip plate, and one of the wires came out, and i put it back. I tried firing and it worked. On semi it fired every second time, and on the first pull, it made a noise. On full auto it worked the enitre time, but then after a few shots it went dead again. So i have identified the problem but how do i go about fixing it?

EDIT: I reconnected the wires properly and miraculously it works! Thanks to Crunch and mcguyver, I really appreciate it.

[Crunchmeister]

Glad to be of some assistance and that your problem was just minor. This happens sometimes because the connectors are a bit loose and come off with the vibration of the gun. If you find yourself having this problem regularly, take some pliers and gently squeeze the flat side of the connectors on the wires so that they're a tighter fit when connected to the motor, and you should never have this happen again.