Rewiring Dboys M4 S-System

[xddragonx]

Hi all I just want to ask if it is simple to rewire a Dboys M4 S-System. I talked to Ron in Gearbox and it would cost about 50 plus 20 bucks (I think) to do the whole rewiring to the stock. I am still thinking if i want to keep the battery in the front (origional) or make it to the back, and i want some opinions on this too. I hate the S-System since the piece in the front does not keep in place so i am also considering changing the RIS to something else. Can anyone give me any pointers? This has been in my mind for days now and i really want to fix my gun ASAP. Thanks for reading this too.

[RecoilEF]

If you work on your rifle regularly then having it wired to the back is very convienient. I have my M4 and SAM-R wired to the back, and its probably the best thing ive ever done lol! If you have the tools and the general know-how you can do it yourself, like i did, or you can buy a new switch assembly thats meant for an M16a2 and put it in there. Once you wire it to the back though, where are you going to keep your battery? Are you going to change stocks or or get a battery bag? Also, if you are wiring to the back just becasue your getting a new RIS system, have you considered just getting an AN/PEQ batterybox?

[xddragonx]

I am keeping my battery since i bought it, it is a small nun chuck type 9.6 1500mAH Intellect. I am considering to change the stock to have room for the battery but i prefer the collapsible stocks then the full stocks since i have short arms adjustable stocks really helps me a lot.

The new RIS is for me when i change my plastic body to metal, since my friend is offering to help me with that part. He said that if he is going to change the body of the M4 i need a new RIS system. I can take the the rail bars off so it is no big problem if it is just a hand guard with rail slots... but i still cannot decide on what is good and also a decent price since i am on a budget of less than 100 bucks.

[Ranger_Robby]

if you have never cracked open an AEG gearbox I strongly recommend against doing it yourself unless you are very good with mechanical things like that or are not afraid to have that big chance of failure for the first flight. while we all had to open them up on our own at one point to figure it out for ourselves, be aware that there is a spring under pressure in there and when that pops out because you werent prepared to hold it in place, tons of small pieces pop out with it. think about the risk of failure if it's your first time, then compare the price of getting someone that know how to fix it to the price of replacing pieces that came up missing when you messed up AND THEN still having to pay the labor cost because you goofed it up.

[xddragonx]

I have opened the gearbox before, well me and my friend and took it down part from part. After that i just became afraid of opening it again cause i hate doing trial and error when it comes to calibrating the motor (I don't want to break the pin head) or inserting and shimming the gears (Afraid of making the gears too low or high). So i have very little experience in a Version 2 gearbox but i kinda know the general layout of it.

@ Robby: You kinda made a good point though, I know gearbox is good but i know my friend paid them to fix up his G3 and something bad happened during one of our game meet ups and it did not work at all. I probably would try to rewire the gun.

I have ultimately decided to keep the same way my wiring goes (battery goes to the front). So I just want to know is there anything special to know if i decided to try and rewire it myself?

[A. Woolsey]

i was thinkin about buying the M4 S system, its good right? does it hurt from very far?

[xddragonx]

If you are buying the same brand (Dboys) i would say get the full metal one for 15 bucks more it is worth it comparing to buying a metal body separately. The gun preform pretty well and it is average FPS on it can pierce both sides of a can but cannot go through the bottom so i say the FPS on it is around 350-ish? I don't know how a poor mans chrono go but that is when i first got the gun. The ROF is decent too the only thing i can think of is getting a new battery for it since the one i got fried, but probably it was because i overcharged it. Overall it is an ok gun for a beginner.

[A. Woolsey]

ok cool thanks i think i' gonna get it