What was going to be a simple rewiring is now a complete headache!

[poachedeggz]

I have an old GR16 CRW sitting around and decided to turn it into a project gun where I creatively find a way to rewire it (so the battery sits in a foregrip I have) because I didn't like having it in the 'spare mag' on the side, see picture below. Probably going to require some drilling 

 

 

Anyway, it's now more than just a simple rewire. It seems the gearbox is broken. Nothing ever goes to plan, right?  

 

As you can see the front has cracked open, probably because the spring is too powerful. I'm going to need to fork out for a completely new gearbox now so if anyone has any suggestions that would be great. I'm going to stick with an M90 - M100 spring to keep the FPS down because this is a CQB gun after all.

[jcheeseright]

I put a 'tomtac' microswitch gearbox (ebay) in my nephew's M4 and it ran like a champ for a long time (100,000 BBs plus), he stripped the piston eventually with an 11.1v LiPo but for the price I couldn't fault it. 

[poachedeggz]

21 minutes ago, jcheeseright said:

I put a 'tomtac' microswitch gearbox (ebay) in my nephew's M4 and it ran like a champ for a long time (100,000 BBs plus), he stripped the piston eventually with an 11.1v LiPo but for the price I couldn't fault it. 

That looks like a good option. The quick release spring is a decent feature.

[Hangtight]

Here's my CRW...

 

 

 

G&P stock gears, SHS HT motor and 8 tooth DSG in a JG 8mm gearbox shell, 2250mah 11.1v lipo in the ready mag, 310fps and 43rps. It's bloody hysterical!