GR16 fire hazard!

[Lord_Jeremiah]

Well, here's my issue.

I've searched around, I can't seem to find much on this.

Recently, my fake cocking handle has been broken, not recently, a long time. With no spring inside it's rather loose, and I liked the spring in there.

So I took the reciever apart, but whilst doing that, I messed up and the prongs came out of the wire plug, the metal connecter flew somewhere in my room, never to be seen again.

So I cut down the wire, found another prong adapter, pinched it over the wire, placed them back into the plug, charged my 9.6 1700 mah battery and plugged it in.

eert errrt. Eeert Errt.

The motor sounds as if its making 1/3 of a cycle. Very very short cycling sound, the same as if my battery was extremely low. So I wonder...

OWWWWWW OMGZ

My hand stings as my skin fuses to the wire where I pinched the prong back onto it. Basically the battery AND the wire plug is at an EXTREME heat. I disconnect, and try again a few hours later.

Same deal.

Rangers is gone under from what I hear, and I live near Red Deer, I'm out of ideas and I feel I wasted my money, screwed up and will never actually get to play an airsoft game.

Any ideas before I just throw it in the lake behind my house?

Thanks

[hattrick]

Originally Posted by Lord_Jeremiah

Any ideas before I just throw it in the lake behind my house?

Thanks

Give it to me, please.

i know its said all the time, but your rewiring is kinda hard to understand. Check your area for a local gun doctor....sounds like a wacky problem. best of luck dude

[Pliskin]

Sell it to someone if you cant find anyone to fix it. Maybe the buyer will like having a new project on fixing it.

[Binx]

There should be a few people in your area that could fix it other than that you could always ship it out or sell it for parts

[Lord_Jeremiah]

ugh. I just wish a new harness would fix it... maybe...?

[mcguyver]

Are your red and black wire positions correct in the replaced connector? If so, then you have chafed ( rubbed, cut or split) insulation leading to a short circuit when you pull the trigger.

As nearly all G&G guns that have crossed my bench have not had fuseholders or fuses in them, you would be basically dead-shorting the battery every time you pull the trigger. The motor will only see a small amount of voltage and current, hence the slow turning.

This is basically a workmanship issue and should be used as an example for all those guys out there who don't take the proper time or care when disassembling/reassembling an AEG. Wiring is easy to nick and problems with dead-shorting a battery can be costly.

Sorry to use you as a bit of an example here, but you'd be surprised how often I see it happen. Just don't get flustered and take your time when working on AEG's and all will work out.

[Lord_Jeremiah]

Hmm, perhaps I should recut, strip the plastic and try reinserting them then? I'm still out of ideas on what to do.

[mcguyver]

Tear your gun down again, check for problems, repair any damaged insulation and reassemble it. If all is done well, there should be no problem. Also make sure the motor terminals still have their insulation intact as well.

[Identity]

Originally Posted by Lord_Jeremiah

Any ideas before I just throw it in the lake behind my house?

Thanks

If anything, I'll take it and I will pay for shipping, and give you some extra $$ for it.

[MMMiles!]

Originally Posted by mcguyver

This is basically a workmanship issue and should be used as an example for all those guys out there who don't take the proper time or care when disassembling/reassembling an AEG. Wiring is easy to nick and problems with dead-shorting a battery can be costly.

QFT. Anytime you're re-assembling a gun and there's a tight fit somewhere, make sure you aren't crunching a wire. Sounds like a poor wiring issue, I don't think there's any particular issue with the model of gun.