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    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    On 27/03/2020 at 09:55, Keldon said:

    I'm a bit late to this conversation, if you don't like soldering but don't have room for connectors you can try solder heat shrink 

     

    Resurrecting a slightly older thread but this soldering all-in-one gizmo thing is pretty impressive... although I've learned to solder now lol..

    Back to the mosfet discussion, looks likes Warfets are popping back now so I guess the supply chain is beginning to move again which is great news... 

     

    Gun picture thread

    in Guns, Gear & Loadouts

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, Tackle said:

     

    images (2).jpeg

     

    Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

     

    Wasn't there some advert a few years ago about some man's fragrance which went along the lines of:-

     

    'Real Men wear Pink'? ...... 

     

    No, nope, Nein, Nada, Never lol

    26 minutes ago, rocketdogbert said:


    There is so much wrong with this “quote” I don’t know where to start 🤦‍♂️

     

    It's simply a language thing ain't it? Innit? We can forgive Skara right guv?

    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Hutchy85 said:

    Almost identical to new pricing.

    £550 for the gun new

    £25 each for the mags

    Tenner each for both battery and bb's.

     

    = £645/£650 is brand new for the same kit.

     

    I'd reckon £500 with wiggle room for knocking the usual 10% off an asking price.

     

    I'd expect to be able to take this home for around £450ish

     

     

     

    £450 would still be too much... if you go on the so called 60% rule for 2nd hand kit.... you can argue that it's 'newish' and so a seller will want close to rrp as possible but its still 2nd hand... I'd be looking to pay around £390 for that bundle....  but in all honesty I'd only want the gun itself so £330-£350 based on 60% of the new value..

    Losing UKARA due to no skirmishes (Covid-19)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I agree we won't be airsofting any time soon and yes people will lose their UKARA.  In the big scheme of things it's does not matter.... A curve ball has been thrown at the whole world... and people are loosing their lives.... that's what matters... nothing else!

     

    As long as people continue to adhere to the social distancing rules that will stop the spread and the sooner the situation can be mitigated. Stay safe folks, stay at home... that's what will save lives and hopefully allow the norm to return. What that norm will look like and become who knows.... 

    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Cr0-Magnon said:

     I don't know will check tonigh but my point is, is this something we should be worrying about when it comes to toys we sling around muddy fields? Do I get far better results from the Titan than the Warfet...nope.

     

    Think it was just a status update but yeah hadn't read that when I jumped on my laptop to adjust the amount of active brake.


    Yeah it was a status update. Thing is the software I believe asks you to update as soon as you start it so one naturally does it I guess. 

    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    Just now, Cr0-Magnon said:

     

    I've had several issues with my Titan, none related to mechanical failure. Just last night I updated my firmware and now the gun won't fire at all.

     

    There was a post a day or two ago on here saying not to update the Titan firmware as it would stop the gun from firing....

    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, mzjango said:

     

    @AlphaBear

    Yeah, If you are short on space and want something totally basic and pre soldered to a switch assembly you can try something like the kingarms:

    https://airsoft.tiger111hk.com/p35297/King-Arms-Cords-and-Switches-Set-with-Mosfet-for-Ver-2-Gearbox/product_info.html

    I have this KA in my MP5K, it's tiny and tucks away in a little bit of space between the gb and lower rec.

     

    Or you could try https://www.jefftron.net/mosfet/mosfet-v2-with-wiring - the mosfet components are inside the switch block area, so you don't actually need to find a place for it to go along the harness.

     

    I'll take a look at these.... very handy indeed!

     

    2 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:

    tbh if it's semi locking you could just do it mechanically, unless you're wanting to hot-swap springs and flit between assault/dmr in the same gun.

     

    Exactly, The plan is wanting to hot swap the springs  in one gun (TM 417)... 

    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:

     

    if you're needing to keep everything minimal to save space you're probably going to need to crack the soldering iron out regardless.

     

    tbh i'd suggest going with a very basic mosfet, i'm not a fan of those gate nano's as the ab can screw up your semi by stopping the motor too quickly.

     

    Yeah I guess you're right, I'd better practice how to solder I hazard to guess....  However, my needs are simple, all I want is to point and shoot and not worry about contacts buggering up and nothing fancy is needed like pre-cocking or AB as I'll only be playing woodland and not CQB... However, I do like the idea of being able to lock a rifle to semi only for DMR without having to manually take the gearbox apart... that's sexy! 

     

    Oh apologies if I've dragged the thread off topic... We were supposed to discuss why techs don't like Titans..

    Why do techs not like gate titans

    in General Help

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Skara said:

    The most basic one will do the job in preventing early damage to the contacts, although you'll have to do some soldering.

    Basically it uses the trigger blades as a simple signal input, most of the current goes directly from the battery to the motor (passing through the fet of course).

    Or you could swap the standard mechanical blades with a microswitch and wire it to your electronics of choice.

    Take all this with a grain of salt as I'm pretty bad at electric/electronic stuff.

     

    If you don't want to solder then you're stuck with complete sets like Titans/Asters, Leviathans and Perun Opticals.

     

    I've just checked out Perun, they don't seem to do a Next Gen variant (yet, although they have a V2 but not sure if they would fit in a NGR?) the Leviathan does look promising though...

     

    9 minutes ago, RobHedley said:

     

    I have a Gate NanoAAB on my M249. It is not completely solder less but they do supply a lead that runs to your trigger contacts. You could crimp on some spade connectors to attach to the trigger. The rest is just plug and play as the other end of the contact lead plugs straight into the mosfet. You then simply plug one side of the Nano into your rifle deans plug and the other side of the Nano plugs into your battery (As shown in the attached image). Sorted. They don't have any of the burst, multi, drum and bass speed fire ridiculous options but they are only a smidge over £20.

     

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    They say a picture speaks a 1000 words and that certainly does... I expect crimping some spade connectors may cause some space/fitment issues within the gearbox but still an interesting idea...?

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