GuestJun 22, 2005 1:21am
So Tuan (Bluedragon_Asia) bring me his FAMAS SV to upgrade with an M100 spring and King-Arms Bearings. (Uber tight fit. New gun.) With the removal of 7 screws and one clip, the mechbox drops out. This thing is SOLID. The version 1 gearbox is much stronger than people give it credit for. Unless it's made of some other form of weaker pot metal that I don't know of, this has to be the most robust mechbox shell I've ever seen. It has almost no cutouts or fracture points. Other than the motor limitations, this is almost an ideal mechbox for high power upgrades. It's not going to be able to take much more motor without some SERIOUS modification, and another major downside is that it doesn't have a motor engagement adjustment set screw. Although there's risk of motor damage with high power upgrades, I believe that a lot of the strain on the motor can be overcome with infinite torque-up gears. Even still, should you kill the motor, most overseas retailers do carry replacement ones for this at a very reasonable cost, and this gun will take about 80% of the same parts that other normal AEG uses. Here's a few pics of the opened gearbox...