v3 trigger switch melted..

[ThunderCactus]

You find one that's rated for the wattage your using, and you'll never fry it

[kbeckerton]

ok, thanks

[Drake]

How did that much current get to the trigger without blowing the fuse?

Are you even running a fuse? If so, I suspect it's a way higher rating than it should be (thereby defeating the purpose).

[ThunderCactus]

I would guess he's not running a fuse, stock fuses are usually like 5-10A, I used to put 20A fuses in and you still can't melt trigger contacts with that.
After my first year of gunsmithing, I realized you don't need fuses, it's pretty rare for anything to actually go wrong with the wiring in an AEG. The one exception is running LiPo. Always use a fuse when runnign LiPo without an SW-COMP

[Kos-Mos]

Originally Posted by ThunderCactus

I would guess he's not running a fuse, stock fuses are usually like 5-10A, I used to put 20A fuses in and you still can't melt trigger contacts with that.
After my first year of gunsmithing, I realized you don't need fuses, it's pretty rare for anything to actually go wrong with the wiring in an AEG. The one exception is running LiPo. Always use a fuse when runnign LiPo without an SW-COMP

Always run a fuse with any kind of MOSFET. It might burn shorted and burst your battery... happened to me.

[audi_bhoy]

MOSFET usually come with an integrated fuse, manufactured kits at least...