VIDEO: Plastic mechbox Firepower P90 running on an 11.1V li-po battery

Donster · April 5th, 2009, 17:48

it outlasted a CA M4?

Greenwolf · April 5th, 2009, 17:49

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Originally Posted by DONSTER 125

it outlasted a CA M4?

The CA M4 in question did about a 10-20 second burst before the pinion gear shattered and sent shrapnel into the gear box, partially de-toothing a couple of the CA gears inside.

Donster · April 5th, 2009, 17:52

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Originally Posted by Talraga

The CA M4 in question did about a 10-20 second burst before the pinion gear shattered and sent shrapnel into the gear box, partially de-toothing a couple of the CA gears inside.

ya no, that doesn't surprised me about the CA guns, just that the firepower outlasted it.

Greenwolf · April 5th, 2009, 17:57

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Originally Posted by DONSTER 125

ya no, that doesn't surprised me about the CA guns, just that the firepower outlasted it.

Actually up until then the stock CA interenals were EXTREAMLY reliable. The pinion gear that shattered belong to the G&G Motor I had gotten to replace the CA motor that I had accidently dammaged when I switched pistol grips.

Crunchmeister · April 5th, 2009, 18:01

CA make some awesome gears. I was surprised to see that mechbox fail too. And it turns out the G&G motor was the culprit. Even the most hardened gears on the market would have failed in that situation.

jesster202 · April 5th, 2009, 18:04

I'm no master at mechs i can slap parts togther but iv never looked at a motor can the pionon gear on the motor be taken off and replaced?

Skladfin · April 5th, 2009, 18:25

hahaha the clearsoft hits back!

Tigirus · April 5th, 2009, 18:29

It's witchcraft! Burn it! (Just watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

In all seriousness however, if the gun can last that long on plastic gears and a plastic mechbox, then imagine what could be done if they made it all metal. I might be even more durable than a TM and now that's a scary thought.....

Cheesevillage · April 5th, 2009, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Tigirus

It's witchcraft! Burn it! (Just watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

In all seriousness however, if the gun can last that long on plastic gears and a plastic mechbox, then imagine what could be done if they made it all metal. I might be even more durable than a TM and now that's a scary thought.....

Not necessarilly - it might be lasting so long because all parts are wearing down at the same rate. Might be harder to get that balance with metal parts.

jesster202 · April 5th, 2009, 18:50

cheese has it right it might not even be the wear rember them sayign they could smell burining it could be that as theri wearing down the gears are allmost cutting it self deeper teeth as they are being worn down lol

Greenwolf · April 5th, 2009, 18:53

also the low-impact cheap spring may have something to do with it... it isn't exactly firing hot

As for the pinion gear, yes it can be replaced but that requires a tool we don't have. :S

Crunchmeister · April 5th, 2009, 18:53

Yeah. We could smell plastic heating up for sure. Not quite burning, so what we said in the video wasn't very accurate, but definitely smell plastic being heated up. I didn't see the smoke at that one point, but apparently there was a wisp of smoke that game from the gun. Not sure what it was from.

It would actually be interesting to remove the mechbox from the gun before the next test just to see what damage (if any) was caused by this test fire. We should do that before totally killing it next time.

pabloski · April 5th, 2009, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Crunchmeister

Yeah. We could smell plastic heating up for sure. Not quite burning, so what we said in the video wasn't very accurate, but definitely smell plastic being heated up. I didn't see the smoke at that one point, but apparently there was a wisp of smoke that game from the gun. Not sure what it was from.

It would actually be interesting to remove the mechbox from the gun before the next test just to see what damage (if any) was caused by this test fire. We should do that before totally killing it next time.

you should that is if anything happens next time it might just be a destroy proof weapon and in that case ill buy it for beating y brothers with

lol just kidding...

jesster202 · April 5th, 2009, 19:14

depending on the plastic it might not smoke when i mill plastic at work it more like it smells then it does smoke per say their problay using a higer density plastic even though its lower end its easyer to machin then the cheeep cheep plastic or even puntch on presses so my money is its doing what i though it was and basicly what u were smelling was the friction from the plastics

Crunchmeister · April 5th, 2009, 19:22

I believe the mechbox and cylinder are polycarbonate. Not sure what the gears and other parts are made of though.

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April 5th, 2009, 18:01	#50
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	CA make some awesome gears. I was surprised to see that mechbox fail too. And it turns out the G&G motor was the culprit. Even the most hardened gears on the market would have failed in that situation. __________________

April 5th, 2009, 18:04	#51
jesster202 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Ontario	I'm no master at mechs i can slap parts togther but iv never looked at a motor can the pionon gear on the motor be taken off and replaced? __________________ *MY COLLECTION* *AEG* M4 coustom full metal with king arms metal body //\\ Galaxy MP5 PDW *GAS/SPRING* KJW M9 FULLY UPGRADED //\\KWA FULL SIZE USP //\\ TF MAC11 *GEAR* Coyote Brown CIRAS

April 5th, 2009, 18:50	#55
jesster202 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Ontario	cheese has it right it might not even be the wear rember them sayign they could smell burining it could be that as theri wearing down the gears are allmost cutting it self deeper teeth as they are being worn down lol __________________ *MY COLLECTION* *AEG* M4 coustom full metal with king arms metal body //\\ Galaxy MP5 PDW *GAS/SPRING* KJW M9 FULLY UPGRADED //\\KWA FULL SIZE USP //\\ TF MAC11 *GEAR* Coyote Brown CIRAS

April 5th, 2009, 17:48	#46
Donster Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: GTA	it outlasted a CA M4?

April 5th, 2009, 18:25	#52
Skladfin Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia	hahaha the clearsoft hits back!

April 5th, 2009, 18:29	#53
Tigirus Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba	It's witchcraft! Burn it! (Just watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail) In all seriousness however, if the gun can last that long on plastic gears and a plastic mechbox, then imagine what could be done if they made it all metal. I might be even more durable than a TM and now that's a scary thought.....

April 5th, 2009, 18:53	#56
Greenwolf Talraga Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kingston	also the low-impact cheap spring may have something to do with it... it isn't exactly firing hot As for the pinion gear, yes it can be replaced but that requires a tool we don't have. :S __________________

April 5th, 2009, 19:14	#59
jesster202 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Ontario	depending on the plastic it might not smoke when i mill plastic at work it more like it smells then it does smoke per say their problay using a higer density plastic even though its lower end its easyer to machin then the cheeep cheep plastic or even puntch on presses so my money is its doing what i though it was and basicly what u were smelling was the friction from the plastics __________________ *MY COLLECTION* *AEG* M4 coustom full metal with king arms metal body //\\ Galaxy MP5 PDW *GAS/SPRING* KJW M9 FULLY UPGRADED //\\KWA FULL SIZE USP //\\ TF MAC11 *GEAR* Coyote Brown CIRAS

April 5th, 2009, 19:22	#60
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	I believe the mechbox and cylinder are polycarbonate. Not sure what the gears and other parts are made of though. __________________

VIDEO: Plastic mechbox Firepower P90 running on an 11.1V li-po battery

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