MK12 upgrading help.

[Colin Allen]

1 hour ago, EDcase said:

I have not seen that advice anywhere.

 

There's a reason why ALL airsoft gearboxes use an ARL.

Without it the gears will damage the piston rack and cause BB feed problems.

 

I've seen some comments say you can use active breaking instead but this will burn out the motor very quickly.

 

 

I have seen it claimed, but cannot remember where and for which motor.  I would leave the ARL in place.

[Galvatron]

Technically you can but run without an anti-reversal latch but I would never chance or recommend it for the reasons EDcase gave. Way too risky.

 

It's like a spleen, you can live without yours but if you don't take antibiotics to compensate, expect a shorter life expectancy.

 

With my Perun MOSFET, it explicitly states that active braking should be disabled when running it with a brushless motor. I assume the same would apply in your case.

[Hatchet]

5 hours ago, Colin Allen said:

I have seen it claimed, but cannot remember where and for which motor.  I would leave the ARL in place.

 

I'm not sure it's motor specific advice, I *thought* is was more to do with when you're running something like a Perun, etc. which can detect a complete cycle of the gears, so it can finish without the spring under tension.

 

But yeah, I'd always run the ARL anyway. What are you really gaining by leaving it out?

[EDcase]

I do wish AEGs had a decock feature to make sure they're not stored with the spring compressed.