Rifle Doesn't Fire, Makes Weird Clicking Noise When Trigger Pulled, Video Included.

Rogerborg said:
If I'm righting that read, it doesn't come with any cables, just an XT60 port and a JST (?) balance port.  Unless it will charge solely through the balance port, will OP need an XT60 to (urgh) mini-Tamiya cable?
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Yeh, good point. Something like this off can be had off eBay for less than £3 posted:

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You would need to swap the pins over though to change the polarity. Stupid Airsoft standards.

Only takes a minute to do with a Bic Biro:



 
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Should I charge over the mini tamiya or the balance, or am I misunderstanding?

 
Hashe8848 said:
Should I charge over the mini tamiya or the balance, or am I misunderstanding?
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Most smart/intelligent chargers require you to plug in both the balance connector and the mini-tamiya connector.

If you look at the picture I posted earlier in the thread, you'll see the batteries are connected via the main power connector to the charger (I use deans connectors which are red as opposed the white/translucent mini-tamiya connectors) and the balance plug is connected to a break-out balance board that's also connected to the charger.

Check out this video (7:30 onwards shows the balance charging of a LiPo)



 
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Oh ok, that makes sense now. I'll pick up one of those adaptors on eBay when I'm getting the charger and switch the polarity. 

 
As a final note, the battery sticks out a bit from the back, is there any frequently used solution for this to secure them in the stock?

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Isn't the battery in the wrong end of the stock?

Must be a different version to mine.

 
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Hashe8848 said:
As a final note, the battery sticks out a bit from the back, is there any frequently used solution for this to secure them in the stock?
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You'd typically fit a nunchuck / crane stock battery up the sides of the stock like this.

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There's no reason that you can't put a battery in the stock tube though, it's just whatever fits best for you.

If the cells are too long, then they're too long, and lesson learned.  I don't have an M4 stock to hand but you'll generally want to stick to cells about 100mm long.  Best to measure your available space before buying - sorry, we should have said.

 
Awesome, then you're good to go.  After running that battery for a bit, if you pop it on your VTE600 you should be able to see if it charges both cells or not.  The good news is that the voltage on your existing one looks recoverable if it's down to the charger.

 
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I've already got the new charger to be safe and it'll probably be better off in the long run.

 
Oh, ace.  A lot of airsoft stuff gets used as backups, passed on, or "permanently loaned" anyway.

 
Everything arrived super early, the charger works great, and when I plugged in my old battery it only detected 1 cell so I think it's safe to say it's dead.

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Also the bic pen technique was a big help

 
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