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What is BB?

@ak2m4 Oh? Are they the same? Because I thought the ones on Ali are different/newer ones, they now have a "Stariver" branding and have different RPM options and everything? Is yours from the Solink website? Because I can't find these on Ali

Brushless Gossip Issue 1 - September 2024 ---- Strolling across Aliexpress I've noticed a few new brushless motors popped up recently, and I am happy to say there seems to be a new generation of brushless arms race. The brands seem to have picked up the chatters and are now starting to advertise their improved CPUs and algorithms and response times measuring in milliseconds. The prices seem to be drifting down a little as well which is good. For discussion I will note them down here along with some marketing points they are making. This is purely a review of their marketing and I have not bought any of these. In no particular order: ---- Chaoli CLBL 480 ~£90 + VAT Two models, 26.5k-39k and 39k-48k adjustable RPM with potentiometer on the case "3 ms response" "32-bit CPU" "Emergency stop after power failure, no buffer, stable output" Seems to have a capacitor on the control board Comment: Probably the oldest of this bunch because I have seen this model before but not the others. Potentially the fastest response of the bunch by 4 ms. Still expensive, if they remove the adjustable RPM and make it cheaper this can be a winner. Good for chasing trigger response. ---- T238 QRBLS "Quick Response" ~£68 + VAT Choice of 25k/28k/37k models, no on-board adjustable RPM "Emergency stop after power failure, no buffer, stable output" Comment: Some impressive videos on Youtube, does seem to have faster response. Good budget option. Unknown CPU and response ms, could possibly be room for improvement. Could be good enough for all intent and purposes. ---- (T238 / Solink?) KPG Gamma Brushless ~£58 + shipping £2.33 + VAT Choice of 36k/43k models "7 ms start time" "ARM Cortex M4 @ 100 Mhz" "self-developed patented algorithm" Comment: Impressive marketing. 7 ms is not the fastest tho. RPM seems a bit too much, could perhaps make it slower and improve torque or efficiency. Good budget option if you want the higher RPM. ---- (T238 / Solink) "Demon kinG" ~£110 + shipping £24 + VAT (barely below threshold for Customs Duty!) Choice of 34k/39k/48k/60k models "7 ms start time" "ARM Cortex M4 @ 100 Mhz" "self-developed patented algorithm" Comment: Expensive but they market it as flagship so I would expect the highest quality components. Same factory with the Gamma and the T238? They seem to suggest the 60k model is absolute bonkers for forbidden builds but this is probably irrelevant to most people. Good for unlimited budget extreme builds. ---- Final thoughts: I should throw in the Paragon brushless as honourable mention ("3 ms start") because it was probably the first motor that I am aware to market their boot up time, and I think we can call these millisecond-conscious brushless motors a new generation. And this gen is entering an exciting arms race. The market has definitely moved on from the days of Warheads, and in my opinion unless these last-gens come down in prices, there is little reason to pick them over the newer cheaper models. With Specna starting to bring in brushless into their stock builds (albeit a previous-gen brushless) we are perhaps seeing the start of brushless becoming mainstream in the near future.

pretty sure it was PME

Motor heats up because of high current High current because of high load High load because of difficulty to spin Difficulty to spin could be because motor is too low torque and/or too high mechanical resistance Too high mechanical resistance could be anything in the gearbox If it is new, I would try adjusting the motor height and see if it spins easier

cut off lever spring?

I am just saying, you definitely need "evidence", because that is what VCRA says The wording "sufficient evidence [...]" is that of the concept of evidential burden of proof which is not exclusive to VCRA and there are tests for "evidential sufficiency" in other areas of law that we can triangulate with If you don't try to interpret the law yourself, you are at mercy of judges making wrong interpretations

Ackchually VCRA specifies "sufficient evidence to raise an issue" to be the standard for testing So you would need some sort of evidence

Why would a retailer expect harsher punishment? VCRA does not discriminate

The way he waves it around tells me it's a bloody plastic spring pistol

You can import an RIF if you have UKARA. But ring your airline if they allow such items. You will probably need to put them into cargo as a checked luggage (not carry on). The size restrictions might say you need to pay a fee, depends on the size and shape of your box or bag. If they get inspected you can give them your UKARA number as proof of defence.

The law is very clear, selling an RIF is illegal unless you have sufficient evidence of defence. It does not matter if you are a retailer or a private seller on a forum, the law is exactly the same. UKARA is just one example of evidence of defence. You can choose to use something else other than UKARA to be your evidence of defence. But UKARA is most commonly used. (It has absolutely nothing to do with any duty of care / negligence, which is a civil matter. Meanwhile the VCRA offence is a criminal matter.)

Section 161 is titled "Penalties for causing certain kinds of danger or annoyance". It is mainly to keep the highway safe and free of distraction. Specifically it prohibits the actions of "lighting" a fire, or "discharging" fireworks or firearms. Fire itself can be dangerous and highly distracting/annoying, but it is the action of starting a fire that is illegal. Fireworks and firearms can also be dangerous and highly distracting/annoying, but it is the action of firing that is illegal. Coming back to airsoft, the mere sight of someone waving a realistic looking gun shaped object by itself doesn't qualify for Section 161. It is the firing of airsoft that got them done in. Airsoft can also be loud. Stray BBs can be dangerous. It's exactly the type of danger or annoyance Section 161 is written to protect highways from.

uh oh could be the problem

To cover the blue, you need to have evidence of you playing airsoft: Name of the site (needs to be listed on the UKARA website) Your attendance at this site This could be booking receipt/email, plus a selfie photo of you at the safe zone with an identifiable logo or sign, or something like that.

what gears?

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/161 "and in consequence a user of the highway is injured, interrupted or endangered" Unfortunately this might stick

Can you post a picture? What sort of location is this? No paint is really able to withstand constant wear, even cerakote can wear out over time So instead of looking for something that last forever (which doesn't exist), maybe you need something that can be applied easily, like a paint marker pen that you keep in the bag Or 3D print a replacement part with a different colour plastic

If you google "gun room interior design" there are loads of impressive looking examples, the vast majority of them seem to follow this formula: Cabinets lower half Display racks upper half Colour / material coordinated Integrated lighting In your case maybe it is a matter of organising what is below the slatboards, maybe with some cabinets Maybe convert to a vertical gun rack for better efficiency Or even remove half the wall rack and put in taller cabinets, since half of your wall rack is stuff that shouldn't be on the wall anyway

I concur With 13:1 this will get you to just under the PME ceiling which is optimal Btw I was thinking those x ms delays in brushless may be related to the software denouncing method, and there is a way to completely remove this delay if they change the code to "register immediately upon voltage detection and ignore input for the next x ms" rather than the usual "wait x ms for the voltage to stabilise before registering"

i wonder if a bolt cutter can cut it

If the battery and wires were heated up, first of all there is a short or jam that caused it, and secondly your battery might have been overdrained during the heating so it's gone flat

How was the weighing done? I mean are they certain the accuracy of the scale is within ± 0.001 g? Also sample size = 30 is often used as rule of thumb for statistics, it's usually good enough to locate your normal distribution i.e. central limit theorem

It appears to me that UKARA has a monopoly of lobbying power because they hold the secret sauce data of the airsoft market. However because they are not really an airsoft association they do not have the capacity to take on the role of one. A full fledged airsoft association should really be doing a number of stuff even during "peace time", e.g. PR and promoting safety and improving the hobby etc (see suggestions from GPT above). So that the public perception of our hobby does not depend entirely on external factors such as whichever party is in charge. In other words, the toy gun illuminati might be too good at being secretive it is unintentionally trapping the hobby in the fringe zone it originated from.

@Asomodai While I do not doubt your credibility, is there an "official source" where this info can be checked? BTW I just noticed a fun fact, UKARA charges a £300 annual fee from each of their retailer members, there are 64 retailers on their website so this is a ~£19k fund annually for maintaining the database. So I assume this is all going to Fire Support?