Kye Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 (edited) I think they have sorted it Pablo. I read that they had from Action hobby's section of this forum. I'm hoping that they have changed the O-ring on the piston for something that is more air tight. No biggie if they haven't though. EDIT: Here we go, the post I read about the hop rubber thing http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...t&p=1482467 Edited November 29, 2007 by Kye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yehaw Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 they didn't fix the boxmag .. only feeds 1/3 BBs .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinR Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I got my para yesterdag and it had an new hop up rubber, but it's not that good, replacing it is a good ide, but the gearbox was properly greased and the box mag is feeding realy great and there is no big gap, no room for jaming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yehaw - done the box mag feed repair yet, was it this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Anyone done anything on the gearbox yet? upgrade, failure, looking for info on reliability prior to making some improvements, cant find information regarding bushings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smurf Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Apparently you can fit a large 9.6v standard battery in to the stock of the A&K M249 Mk2. My friend says that he has done it, and all he had to do was remove the plastic end caps from the battery to get them through the slightly narrower opening in the buttstock. I need to try this myself still though, to confirm if it is as simple as it sounds. Well it turns out that my friend was correct. You can fit a 9.6v large battery into the stock. The battery itself needs plastic end caps to be removed, then it just about fits down the narrow part of the stock, it is a pain in the *albartroth* to remove afterwards due to the slight angle on the narrow part of the stock, but it does go in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
[BS]_MARS Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) It doesn't seem like a good idea to take off any shielding a given battery may have. Why not just dremel the opening to be a little bigger? Edited December 10, 2007 by [BS]_MARS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smurf Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The plastic end caps are only held on by heatshrink, plus the battery will not fit down the narrow part of the stock with the end caps on, and you cannot just dremel that out like you can do with the butt plate opening. If you are worried about shorting the battery out at all you can just put tape over the exposed battery ends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
narogecor Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Well it turns out that my friend was correct. You can fit a 9.6v large battery into the stock. The battery itself needs plastic end caps to be removed, then it just about fits down the narrow part of the stock, it is a pain in the *albartroth* to remove afterwards due to the slight angle on the narrow part of the stock, but it does go in. I have also modified my large battery to fit into mkII stock, goes in without problem... First I removed the caps, but was afraid that wiring would go off... so I just cut down the sides of endcaps and fixed it with some duct tape. Hope it helps... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaffa Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks for that info! Just wondering, 'cos its a small type connector in the MK.2, where would be the most reliable and cheapest place for me to buy a mini - large connector thingy..? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smurf Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 You would probably be better off replacing the mini connector rather than using an adaptor, it will save some space in the stock plus give slightly less resitance. You can pick up a large Tamiya connector from Component-shop.co.uk for £1 inc P&P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilliboba Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I don't know if this has been asked but: Can a short list what are the A&Ks problems and quirks? It would be faster than having to look through all 7 pages. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smurf Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 This other thread also lists some, along with some of the fixes. But it is 30 pages long. Click Me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Boxmag feeding issue on a few Hop rubber needs atttention nearly on all Zero grease in gearbox those are the basic problems usually found in the 1st and 2nd releases Sorry to harp on but has anyone had a gearbox component failure yet? some slating of the v2 gearbox going around, the earlier 249's also had one major spring so some serious tension and stresses going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Libris Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Boxmag feeding issue on a few Hop rubber needs atttention nearly on all Zero grease in gearbox those are the basic problems usually found in the 1st and 2nd releases Sorry to harp on but has anyone had a gearbox component failure yet? some slating of the v2 gearbox going around, the earlier 249's also had one major spring so some serious tension and stresses going on. Yes. Stripped three teeth off the sector gear. It's the three that engage the middle gear just as the sector gear is picking up the piston. However, I was running a G&P hi speed motor on a 12v battery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walton_County_Firefighter Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I still need a few retailers that ship to the us with the total cost of the gun and shipping to be under $350. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Namaan Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 FarEast.. you mentioned in the review that it has a 100% compatibilty with Classic Army parts... so would i be correct in saying that a CA hop-unit would fit...??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azulsky Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) I think Airsoft GI has free shipping right now. They have the A&K and Echo1 m249's I believe one hit right at $350 Edited December 12, 2007 by Azulsky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) Yes. Stripped three teeth off the sector gear. It's the three that engage the middle gear just as the sector gear is picking up the piston. However, I was running a G&P hi speed motor on a 12v battery. congratulations on being one of the first to cripple one guess the motor and battery combo would do just that, running a fat spring as well? hmm? dont bother answering that one so crippled due to a rather major upgrade and not as a standard issue gun, easy repair for you if you did the upgrading yourself Edited December 12, 2007 by cafemondo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Libris Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 congratulations on being one of the first to cripple one guess the motor and battery combo would do just that, running a fat spring as well? hmm? No, the spring was changed to a semi sensible M100. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 ok, so stripped off due to cheap metal gear or massive ammounts of torque and speed or both, you have upgraded/downgraded the motor/battery now or just replaced the gear? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PynkPanthyr Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Would someone be able to give me the exact weight of the para model? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arivee Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Would someone be able to give me the exact weight of the para model? 27lbs dry weight (no BBs) - but the only caveat there is that includes the free gun case it came with BTW - my hop up unit had very little action to it and the 'plastic card fix' that FE described was not working too well - probably a function of my inability to follow instructions I did the next best thing - I created a new nubbin - I experimented with a few materials but settled upon the ink barrel of a cheap ballpen (the kind they give away at hotels). The diameter matches perfectly with the old nubbin (which I appropriately split in half after doing the plastic card fix as I inserted the inner barrel). Aaaanyway - I made a slightly longer nubbin but you'll have make sure the inner barrel is installed on the hop up unit before you could reassemble the hop up with the new nubbin, this also means you'll have to disassemble the hop up before doing an inner barrel change. If you dont it in this order, you run the risk of ripping the bucking, because a slightly longer nubbin means theres a very slight protrusion on the bucking even with the hop at 0. Also, you'll have to smooth off the edge of the new nubbin as this could potentially perforate the bucking after so many uses. Edited December 16, 2007 by arivee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Libris Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 ok, so stripped off due to cheap metal gear or massive ammounts of torque and speed or both, you have upgraded/downgraded the motor/battery now or just replaced the gear? Probably a combination of all three. The gears have been changed to a set of Guarder steel ones with a King Arms sector clip and a new Guarder piston. I'm just waiting on a couple of new 4,600mAh large batteries from Component Shop, an 9.6v and a 10.8v. In the meantime it'll be running on a 4,300mAh 9.6v. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poison123 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Only real problem I've had with mine is the Tappet plate cracking in half. Replaced it with a Guarder Ehanced V2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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