Aftermath Kraken AK47 AEG

[kalnaren]

4 hours on a standard wall transformer? Usually charging with those takes 10-16 hours.

Take the milliamp rating of the battery, divide it by the output of the charger, and add 20%. THAT is how long you should charge it for.

Actually, do yourself a favour and get a good charger. Wall chargers are crap.

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by kalnaren

4 hours on a standard wall transformer? Usually charging with those takes 10-16 hours.

Take the milliamp rating of the battery, divide it by the output of the charger, and add 20%. THAT is how long you should charge it for.

Actually, do yourself a favour and get a good charger. Wall chargers are crap.

Well, the Output of this charger is: 9VDC 300Ma

Plus, my battery is: 8.4V 1200mAh

So.. 1200/300 = 4 hours

4 hours * 1.2 = 4 hours and 45 minutes

Should I still charge it for 10-12 h?

EDIT: I don't think it's the battery's fault.. Can anyone suggest another gun from Cabela's?

[tehmedic]

Do you have another battery to try it out? Kraken stock batteries are complete shite

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by tehmedic

Do you have another battery to try it out? Kraken stock batteries are complete shite

No.. But I don't think it's the battery's fault, because I fully charged it, then it just stops working right in the middle. I tried charging it again, but that didn't do anything.

[kalnaren]

Could still be the battery. Either the battery is not getting a charge or it's not holding a charge.

If you can partially charge the battery then the problem is likely the battery. A wall transformer is "dumb" and doesn't do any peak detection or cutoff.

If you know someone who has a charger with a cycle function you could try that.

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by kalnaren

Could still be the battery. Either the battery is not getting a charge or it's not holding a charge.

If you can partially charge the battery then the problem is likely the battery. A wall transformer is "dumb" and doesn't do any peak detection or cutoff.

If you know someone who has a charger with a cycle function you could try that.

I think it is holding charge, as far as I know. But the thing that makes me say that it's not the battery is because if I keep pressing the trigger with the battery hooked up, it won't fire but the battery gets hotter and hotter. I have another charger, I'll give that a shot.

EDIT: The other charger proved useless.

[Statua]

Check the fuse. If it's fine, try firing on auto, semi, and anywhere inbetween. I heard it gets stuck sometimes. The leamon rate for krakens is like 1:3 or something according to another topic.

[tehmedic]

Originally Posted by jeeholim

I think it is holding charge, as far as I know. But the thing that makes me say that it's not the battery is because if I keep pressing the trigger with the battery hooked up, it won't fire but the battery gets hotter and hotter. I have another charger, I'll give that a shot.

EDIT: The other charger proved useless.

Its still probably because of the shitty battery :/ but if its getting hotter that prolly means there's a either a short, or theres a really high resistances in your gun. Either from a pinched wire, shitty shim job, lemon motor, or the gears are just messed...

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by Statua

Check the fuse. If it's fine, try firing on auto, semi, and anywhere inbetween. I heard it gets stuck sometimes. The leamon rate for krakens is like 1:3 or something according to another topic.

I don't think fuse is the problem, because last time the same problem was happening and the guy at Cabela's said that the fuse is fine. I also tried firing on all different settings, it didn't help.

Originally Posted by tehmedic

Its still probably because of the shitty battery :/ but if its getting hotter that prolly means there's a either a short, or theres a really high resistances in your gun. Either from a pinched wire, shitty shim job, lemon motor, or the gears are just messed...

Probably.. Does anyone here live in Winnipeg and know what guns are at Cabela's? I am considering getting another one instead of the Kraken. But I hear a lot of good reputation for the original Kraken for its value, but mine's a 2nd Generation (kinda) Kraken, it's called the Kraken Police. I heard it's much better than the original, I guess not.

I'm considering exchanging the Kraken for an Aftermath Knight CQB, which is a stubby M4. I heard it has a nice fire rate and all that, but someone on youtube said that it's not good for long range, which I think he is saying just because it has the antonym "CQB." Does anyone know if it's any good? It's $50 cheaper than the Kraken

[kalnaren]

Buy cheap buy twice. Or thrice. Or fource (o_0)

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by kalnaren

Buy cheap buy twice. Or thrice. Or fource (o_0)

I'm a casual airsofter, *whiny voice* I don't want to spend $500 for an airsoft gun

[Rooster]

From everything I've read the only Aftermath worth anything is the Kraken. I had one myself it was a great little AEG.

It'd be worth investing in a new battery (the stock one is not worth a damn). I used a 1600 mah 8.4v mini in mine and it worked great. I'd say with 90% certainty a new battery will fix your issues. The battery is heating because it doesn't have the juice to pull the spring.

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by Rooster

From everything I've read the only Aftermath worth anything is the Kraken. I had one myself it was a great little AEG.

It'd be worth investing in a new battery (the stock one is not worth a damn). I used a 1600 mah 8.4v mini in mine and it worked great. I'd say with 90% certainty a new battery will fix your issues. The battery is heating because it doesn't have the juice to pull the spring.

Really? O_o I will look into that option, any suggestions on what battery to get and where?

[Slow]

Since your around winnipeg, i would suggest Prairebattery and get a 9.6v stick battery from them

[jeeholim]

Originally Posted by Slow

Since your around winnipeg, i would suggest Prairebattery and get a 9.6v stick battery from them

Is that all I need to get? Like no wiring and stuff? How much would the grand total be?