what should i do?

[geoffreym]

I bought a gun about 2 weeks back which was working, unfortunately i fried the wiring while soldering on some new connectors so i sent it off to be repaired by a well known airsoft tech. it came back and i skirmished it (2 days after it arrived) and after a couple of hundred rounds the gun just stopped for no reason, i emailed the tech who said to check the motor connectors which i did and i cannot find a problem with them, i emailed him back to that effect and a week later he has not replied.

i will not mention any names yet because it may sort itself out but i would like any suggestions.

thanks

geoff

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

Check that the battery connectors are actually meeting. I sent a gun off to a tech once to get it rewired and when I got it back he'd not crimped or soldered the connectors on, but sellotaped them! The battery wasn't even connected to the gun.

If it turns out to be the same tech then I'm going to start a boycott 'cos I was charged £40 for a rewiring and he didn't even swap the wires, he used the totally screwed up ones that were already in the gun.

I also asked him to shim the gearbox, which he did. But on reassembling the gearbox he failed to sort out the fire selector correctly, so now when you switch it to auto it fires in semi for the first shot, and then auto afterwards.

/rant.

Anyway, aside from that, the motor could've burned out. Is there any response from the gun at all when you pull the trigger? Any noises at all?

If there's no sound then it's either a failure of the circuit, or the motor has burned out. Only way to know for sure is to take the gun to bits.

Good luck figuring it out. If I were you I'd probably demand the tech look at it again, 'cos my vote would be that it's his fault it's screwed up.

 

[andy2992]

Sellotaped the wires lol, name and shame, name and shame

 

[sl1k]

lol at the taped connection

Anyways, examine the soldering joint at the trigger contacts and follow it down to the motor. Look for any tears in the insulation that could cause a short. If the trigger and wiring is fine, I'm pretty sure it'll be in the motor connection. Have a look at how the wires are bonded with the little clips that connect to the motor, could be joint badly or a cold solder joint. Take pictures if possible.

Sounds like there are really horrible wanabe "techs" out there.

 

[SheriffHD]

People will blag they can do anything just to get some income, Its why I like to fix stuff myself, saves paying out, and if its still broken Im not out of pocket for a bodged repair.

 

[geoffreym]

all sorted, one of the pull connectors (hidden well into the gun) had shaken loose.