TROUBLE
SHOOTING?
Gunmunki’s guide to recognising and solving the
basic AEG problems that could ruin your shoot day
DEAD GUN
The most demoralising thing that can happen to any airsofter on a shoot day is a dead
AEG. It won’t turn over. It’s simply kaput.
You could possibly borrow from a mate (with the obvious risk of then breaking their
back-up weapon.)
Equally you could spend more cash on a hire gun for the day, or worst of all give it up
as a bad job and go home.
Or, you could try and fix it yourself!
The first and simplest check is the battery. Is it charged?
This does happen to the best of us, so bear with me. Sometimes you can tell if the
battery is undercharged because you can actually feel the motor struggling to turn over in
the handgrip.
To test this fault, don’t wait to recharge your battery. Borrow a battery from a mate and
while you’re there check your battery in their gun.
If your battery is the problem, it’s recharge time.
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January 2012
So, you’ve determined that your
battery is fine, but the gun is
still dead. What’s next?
All AEG’s have connectors to the battery
and may also have extra connectors in
the neck of the stock or between the
foregrip and main body, depending on
how the wiring is set up.
Occasionally, especially if a battery
is dropped while connecting it, the
connector or wires can be pulled loose.
They may seem to be fine at first
glance, but with a careful tug you could
find that they have been disconnected.
It may be possible to push the
offending connector or wire back
together. If not, you may need a
replacement.
New connectors are easy enough to
purchase from electrical or vehicle repair
shops and are quick to attach with the
right tool or with a pair of pliers.
Make sure that you fit the wires the
correct way around into the connector.
(Quick tip – use electrical tape to join
internal connectors together so that
there is less chance of this happening
again.)