Am I not charging my E-Mag correctly?!

[Valadian]

So you're saying that I should just leave it plugged into the gun and let it die?

Also, wasn't one of the major selling points that the mag's battery wasn't able to build a memory?

[ProjectMag]

The Emag battery doesn't develop a "memory." It's a Nickel Methal Hydride (NiMH) battery which lack the memory characteristics of NiCd batteries. There's no need to drain the battery completely, you can top the charge off any time.

[Valadian]

Yea thats what I was thinking.

Always something has to go wrong, I can't just blast people with impunity

[Fleisher]

Thats odd US supplied ones must use different batteries to UK ones as mine had the aforementioned fault though mine is quite an early model,wrong batteries supplied ?

[hitech]

Originally posted by ProjectMag
The Emag battery doesn't develop a "memory." It's a Nickel Methal Hydride (NiMH) battery which lack the memory characteristics of NiCd batteries.

They CLAIM that NiMH batteries don't build a memory. That is NOT my experence with computer and cell phone NiHM batteries. When I started always draining the batteries before recharging the problems stopped. :) You can always trickle charge them to top them off.

[Fleisher]

Hitech,thanks for the info as I`ve also had problems with phone Nimh batteries and Emag ones just goes to show "don`t belive the hype!"

Nice to hear from a fellow Phantom/6pak owner,shadow or express version ?

[hitech]

Originally posted by Fleisher
Nice to hear from a fellow Phantom/6pak owner,shadow or express version ?

I have one of the original Phantoms. Fixed barrel, twist CO2 "quick" change (I changed it to a standard ASA)... You know, one of the very first ones. In my opinion it was the best pump paintball gun (we didn't call them markers back then) made. The Carter Comp was close, but didn't have the "auto trigger".

[Fleisher]

Originally posted by hitech


I have one of the original Phantoms. Fixed barrel, twist CO2 "quick" change (I changed it to a standard ASA)... You know, one of the very first ones. In my opinion it was the best pump paintball gun (we didn't call them markers back then) made. The Carter Comp was close, but didn't have the "auto trigger".

Without doubt the best pump ever,mines a 1988/89 vintage shadow(10" barrel) with a home made stainless steel bottomline/45 grip,its home made bcause at the time they didn`t exist in the UK,I`ve inverted the 6pak and fitted a square delrin pump,also homemade,I still use it but not often as parts are hard to come by,power stems being a major hassle.Damn sight more accurate than any other marker I own and I`ve loads.:)

[Valadian]

My post has turned into a phantom pump thread?!
Hmmm maybe you guys are right.
How do I go about converting my Emag to a pump?
Because currently it would be better than the unfortunate state its in now hee hee

EDIT: OOOH! I got it!! Electro pump guns!! The wave of the future!! OOH I'm gonna get right on this and start designing my own! If AGD or anyone else comes out with a design for one, I'm gonna sue!

[Fleisher]

Originally posted by Valadian
My post has turned into a phantom pump thread?!
Hmmm maybe you guys are right.
How do I go about converting my Emag to a pump?
Because currently it would be better than the unfortunate state its in now hee hee

EDIT: OOOH! I got it!! Electro pump guns!! The wave of the future!! OOH I'm gonna get right on this and start designing my own! If AGD or anyone else comes out with a design for one, I'm gonna sue!

He he very funny .:) but you shouldn`t mock the old.
Sorry to hear your still having problems with the Emag,don`t give up their awsome when 100%(not as good as a Phantom though,did i ever tell you about the time...)

[Valadian]

Oh I dont plan on giving up at all, just gonna take some time to get it fixed. And I'm just a little miffed at the fact that I might not be able to play this weekend, or even if I could (it may or may not rain) I'll be out there with a fancy RT mag that cost around 1300

ALSO! I'd never mock a pump gun. My first time playing was with a pump and I loved it. I plan to get one sometime in the near future after I've done some research into whats the best (probably get a phantom of some kind). I'm kinda torn between getting a pump next or getting something like a PGP or PT Extreme cause I'd like to have a little backup to my Emag (mainly for sh*ts and giggles) :)

But a good pump would be cool, just.....stock, or trick it all out with constant air, hopper, etc etc etc.....
Thats the dilemma

[Cobrachs]

You may want to find someone with a meter to test the voltage, my emag was saying low battery and i had 18v on the battery. Turns out the board was bad and had to be replaced. Good luck

[Valadian]

Hmm... thats unsettling. Mine is saying the same thing. And ya after calling AGD the other day they said to grab a volt meter and test it out. So I plan to do that this weekend. Did your Emag work before the whole LO BATT thing or did it always say that?

[sniper1rfa]

voltmeter checks can and will be decieving...

never rely on one as a battery level indicator. i have a 9 volt battery to prove this. it will read 9.4 volts but will drop to 6 when you try to do anything with it.

[Valadian]

Well thats just what the AGD tech said to do, so I'm gonna do that and call him back. In the end I don't really see how this is gonna help anything, I'm still gonna have to send something in, and might as well ship the whole damn gun and say "Look and fix!" :) and be done with it.