sniper1rfa
11-15-2002, 10:31 PM
OK, i had 8 NiMH AAA's sitting around, so i decided to try my luck in making a battery pack. came out great, powers both the warp and gun well. unfortunately, i have a problem.
i was shooting the gun (dry firing, and its a mayhem with a morlock) and it was working fine. i had already tested the warp. well, i turned on the warp, and got the constantly spinning bug (its intellifed, BTW). i couldnt figure this out, it had been working fine with two seperate batteries.
i just remembered there was always ten volts on the warp though, even with the switch off, probably from the gun battery. youll understand after reading the next paragraph.
well, i disconnected the two 9V snaps between battery and gun, and it stopped. i went to put them back together, and only got as far as the positive connection when the warp started back up, AND my gun turned on. lo and behold, i was getting a complete circuit, even with no negative lead from my guns board to the battery. i unplugged the intellifeed, and the warp stopped spinning and the gun turned off. it seems that the intellifeed was actually completing the circuit. :confused: :confused:
WTF?
anybody have any ideas on this? fried board or design flaw...?:(
BTW, i am using solenoid 1 as an intellifeed on the morlock, so the negative is just one of three generic spots possible for the board. It is not the problem. well, it might be, but still...
i was shooting the gun (dry firing, and its a mayhem with a morlock) and it was working fine. i had already tested the warp. well, i turned on the warp, and got the constantly spinning bug (its intellifed, BTW). i couldnt figure this out, it had been working fine with two seperate batteries.
i just remembered there was always ten volts on the warp though, even with the switch off, probably from the gun battery. youll understand after reading the next paragraph.
well, i disconnected the two 9V snaps between battery and gun, and it stopped. i went to put them back together, and only got as far as the positive connection when the warp started back up, AND my gun turned on. lo and behold, i was getting a complete circuit, even with no negative lead from my guns board to the battery. i unplugged the intellifeed, and the warp stopped spinning and the gun turned off. it seems that the intellifeed was actually completing the circuit. :confused: :confused:
WTF?
anybody have any ideas on this? fried board or design flaw...?:(
BTW, i am using solenoid 1 as an intellifeed on the morlock, so the negative is just one of three generic spots possible for the board. It is not the problem. well, it might be, but still...