And I thought my G&P was invincible

by **Patrick750** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:48 am

So earlier today i was doing some target practice when i realized i didn't have a battery in my gun in half way through the practice session. So i balance charged my 11.1 lipo on a smart/safe charger on a 1AMP charge. I plugged it in and it still didnt shoot. Nothing was moving/turning/no noises. I checked the fuse and it looks fine. The hand guard was recently replaced and motor moved around but it was by the pros at AONW so i guess i can kind of rule that out (?) I don't know what's wrong. I did take the battery off the charger halfway through because it was just target practice not a whole game. Nothing was happening except the motor barely turning when i was trying to shoot it in semi auto. I switched it to full auto when it gave me a very short full power burst that fully charged 11.1's give you. during that burst it all fed flawlessly. Now with a fully charged battery in wont shoot. It seems like an electrical problem because usually when i have "my gun wont shoot!" problems some power is supplied to the motor and the motor tries to turn or it's some stupid hop up/mag problem. The wiring is stock and the gun has never been opened. I did put deans on it. It could be a bad soldering problem. Again I'm not sure.

In the G&P's defense, it was probably a user error and the externals are still perfect and solid

by **pappyjump** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:13 am

Do you want us to help you with this problem or....what?

by **Patrick750** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:21 am

Yes. Besides what i mentioned are there any other problems that could sieze a gun up?

by **Minerva** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:52 am

Did you by chance reverse the polarity when soldering the deans by accident? I know I did that my first few times

by **Nec** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:18 am

So what your saying is you charged a lipo half way through the charging it you took it and used it in you gun and it didn't fire? but all of a sudden it fired just for a rew rounds and then hasn't fired since?

Use a muti-meter and check the voltages of the cells on the lipo.

Check the motor connectors, these have a tendency to become disconnected due to vibration.

by **Juicemachine** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:55 am

What Nick said.

Also, from having read the first sentence, how does it take "half of a target practice session" to realize you don't have a battery in your gun?

by **dom186** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:41 am

Juicemachine wrote:Also, from having read the first sentence, how does it take "half of a target practice session" to realize you don't have a battery in your gun?

Haha, and how is this relevant to your problem in anyway whatsoever? Sounds like a bad connection or possibly locked up gears to me, or reversed polarity on your deans, but that wouldn't explain why your gun had a successful short burst.

by **Catch22** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:46 am

Check the connectors to the motor. One of them might have come off.

by **Paladin101** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:33 pm

I'm having to agree with most of the suggestions, either you locked it up with the last burst on full auto or a motor connection slipped off. I would remove the motor cover, check the connections, if they are good, remove the motor and reach in with a pick and pop the anti-reversal latch, if it unlocks you are good to go. Then just reinstall your motor. If that doesn't work it could be deeper and probably worth taking it to a pro.

by **Patrick750** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:58 pm

I just had AONW install a motor. I didn't reverse polarity because it has been working fine until now. I'll check the motor connections. I use semi auto and am very careful with my gun.

by **Catch22** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:33 pm

Charge your battery commpletely.

by **Jester316** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:32 pm

Do LiPo chargers drain and recharge? Or just go from where ever they are? Either way, it's full retard to use a half charged battery IF IT WAS ON THE CHARGER ANYWAYS.

Geez, learn some patience.

by **dom186** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:42 pm

They start from where they are Jester. My lipo charger has a drain function, but there is no actual purpose for it other than to ruin the battery. It also charger nicads and nimhs, that's why it has a discharger.

by **Jester316** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:45 pm

Eh, I just didn't know. I know not to drain completely, but I thought maybe they went to the threshold just to get a good full charge on them. Either way, full charge or don't use it.

by **Patrick750** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:55 pm

I did try it again with a full charge. still nothing. I initially used it on half charge because i was't going to be doing much shooting.

And I thought my G&P was invincible

And I thought my G&P was invincible

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