Ares L1A1 double firing issue

[Colin Allen]

I have an Ares L1A1, which has an issue that is baffling me.

Sometimes, and increasingly frequently, it will cycle twice when firing on semi.  However, it only does this when there is a BB in the hop chamber; I can cycle it repeatedly without a BB in the chamber and it will not cycle twice.  It also has a Gate Nano AAB mosfet.

 

Clearly, the cutoff lever is not performing its duty, so I am going to replace it.  However, I cannot come up with a reasonable explanation of why the presence of a BB in the hop chamber would prevent a possibly worn cutoff lever doing its job.

If anyone can solve this for me, I would be very grateful.

 

[Colin Allen]

Now fixed; a modified SHS steel v3 cutoff lever did the trick.  The Ares one was, predictably, non-standard and made out of the softest of soft cheese.