9.6v VS. 8.4v

[USNSEAL986]

I have a Classic Army G36C and im wondering if a 9.6v battery will shorten its life or damage the gun? I know i posted a similar post but i want more opinions.

[deathbydanish]

I will tell you this much, in my experience using long, sustained bursts on a regular basis is a quick way to destroy your gearbox, regardless of battery voltage.

[Raith]

As deathbydanish said, your firing habits will have more to do with the longevity of your gun than the battery.  I prefer 8.4v to 9.6v because I like the lower rate of fire.

[Whiskey11]

Generally speaking, an AEG has a fixed amount of life before the gearbox takes a capoot.  Higher Voltage and Amperate only really changes how long before the gun breaks because you go through those cycles quicker then on an 8.4v.  Having said that, truely, a CA should be able to handle a 9.6v.  Long cycling's in a G36 are not necessarily a bad thing.  A buddy of mine runs his at 38 RPS and holds the trigger for a good 2-3 seconds.  No issues for the past 10k rounds.  How the parts inside are installed will play HUGELY into that too...  He's only been doing high ROF set ups since he got into airsoft... so he knows.

[Altered_Soul]

Quality of construction and personal care go a long way to maintain the life of an AEG, but one golden rule is obeyed by the mechanical nature of our hobby:

The more you cycle the mechanism, the more energy it absorbs in impact, the shorter your AEGs life becomes.  Mechanical life of an AEG is not measured so much in time, but in how many shot cycles you can put it through in a vacuum.  

You should be fine with a 9.6v battery but just realise the above statement is how the mechanical world works in general.

[deathbydanish]

Generally speaking, an AEG has a fixed amount of life before the gearbox takes a capoot.  Higher Voltage and Amperate only really changes how long before the gun breaks because you go through those cycles quicker then on an 8.4v.  Having said that, truely, a CA should be able to handle a 9.6v.  Long cycling's in a G36 are not necessarily a bad thing.  A buddy of mine runs his at 38 RPS and holds the trigger for a good 2-3 seconds.  No issues for the past 10k rounds.  How the parts inside are installed will play HUGELY into that too...  He's only been doing high ROF set ups since he got into airsoft... so he knows.

Yeah that makes sense, trying to force a stock G36 into a high ROF role without the proper gearbox internals is asking for trouble. I think what he needs to take out of this thread is that gearboxes are not unbreakable and that proper maintenance will be needed through the life of the AEG.

[-MAD- SARGE]

The main question is why do you want a 9.6 vs an 8.4?  

Honestly I do not understand the paintballish idea that more rounds per second must be better. I want my gun to imitate it's real world counter part as close as possible. Take an M4 that shoots an average around 700-900 rounds per minute. Compare that with an airsoft gun upgraded to shoot 38 rounds per second.  That's a rifle which shoots 2,280 rounds per minute. Come on! Get real or go play paintball ](*,)

I didn't start playing airsoft so I could see airsoft guns shooting ropes.

[stareandwonder]

I was just thinking this same question. I was going to get a 9.6/4200 for my CA m15cqb when i buy it. Before, All i ever used was 8.4 minis and i shot 1000s upon 1000s of rounds through my m15a4 and CA mp5 SD and nothing ever went wrong.  But now I'm rethinking the 9.6.

[Raith]

Depending on what the make on the cells are, a 4200mAh battery is likely going to have a fairly high discharge rate.  I used a 9.6v battery in my CA M15A4 CQB and I found the rate of fire to be too high.  I would go for the 8.4v.  Less weight and typically less cost as well.

[stareandwonder]

Depending on what the make on the cells are, a 4200mAh battery is likely going to have a fairly high discharge rate.  I used a 9.6v battery in my CA M15A4 CQB and I found the rate of fire to be too high.  I would go for the 8.4v.  Less weight and typically less cost as well.

Yah, i think I'll go with a 8.4. I don't shoot auto to much anyway, when i use to play (before the real steal stufff made me poor) all i generally did was double tap. That could be why i never had a problem with my other AEgs. Only owned CA's so far, and all 3 were great, except my m24, that gun had some issues lol. To bad their all gone :|