I am running 3 APS gearboxes. 2 times V2, once a V3. Got to admit, i grabed the very first one because they are dirt cheap (like 60€ in germany). I think they are awesome. Beside shimming they work great out of the box. And well... if you can spent roughly 100€ on a motor, you should be fine, paying about 60€ on Piston, Head and Gears. Will stick with them for sure.
Good entertainment. I have a question slightly off topic. I notice you always have the squashed part of an unequal spring on the spring guide. Is there a reason for this? In my rather limited experience having it vice versa keeps the spring straighter but im no doubt missing something. Cheers
Ill answer my own question for others wondering the same thing. Apparently there is an fps drop if the spring is placed with the tighter coils forward. I dont have a chronograph atm so i can't confirm this myself. As to "why" I cannot find a scientific factual explanation.
@@stelthtenau I don't think there would be a difference fps, more so the longevity of your gearbox. On some cheap gearboxes there isn't much meat on the back of the gearbox where the retainer sits, so putting the stiffer part of the spring (the uncompressed coils) at the back means more stress on that part. You won't notice any difference on a high quality box though
Why don't you epoxy your racks in cos it helps with the longevity of the piston man I have don't yet broken a epoxied piston apart from a aztech one cos they poo like I have run the shs ones up to about 75rps on a dsg setup and m170 spring
That's what I have heard too. Honestly warranty is something that I have never used or questioned because I pretty much void all warranty immediately. And fix it myself anyway.
I bought an aps phantom 1 off tac edge and had countless problems. They refused to give me a new blaster and kept trying to fix it. I bought that blaster to go to they're event and they wanted me to wait until after the event to have it fixed. They also tried to pull the bs of "you used a 11.1v battery which was never the case. Ill never get anything through them again.
@@dickhead2285 I've used the MK Tactical with no drama, Ive heard HSG is also good but a bit pricier, can't speak for any others since I haven't used them. Just watch out for boxes that are partly constructed from cast metal.
@@dickhead2285 mk tactical cnc'd gearbox is aussie made retro arms box's go hard and the scythe from azraels armoury is also right up there but is a standard aps gearbox replacement but they are a v2 gearbox so im pretty sure they work in other receiver's man
Thanks mate for a great vid, I'll have to remember to pull down my aps boar and inspect it after 1yr of use, I haven't really had any breakages so far, other than a couple stripped pinion gears, m110 spring warhead 27000rpm motor, 11.1 volts everyday all day
I am running their V3 with 9:1 DSG and an M150 spring. It puts out about 1.3J which is a little high for it's purpose but it works very well. Ran about 2000 shots and had only one ball bearing fail in the meantime. I am running a different piston and head though.
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Awesome vid mate, very enjoyable. Keep up the great work 👍
Another Legend Video by Low Guido :)
Nice work. Instruction through destruction.
Excellent as always.
I am running 3 APS gearboxes. 2 times V2, once a V3. Got to admit, i grabed the very first one because they are dirt cheap (like 60€ in germany). I think they are awesome. Beside shimming they work great out of the box. And well... if you can spent roughly 100€ on a motor, you should be fine, paying about 60€ on Piston, Head and Gears. Will stick with them for sure.
What are you using to monitor the power load? Dmm software, or a "smart psu"
Im keen on details, working on improving my setup on my test/ tech bench
bruhhhhhhhhh hahaha
Question, have you tried using a regular V2 gearbox not the APS on an APS rifle?
Mine rifle has the same gearbox. After only two days the piston failed. Which piston should I buy. I want something that last a lot more time
Honestly surprised at how long that box lasted with an M120 and a Brushless motor. The chinesium internals on the other hand aha
Krytac would die faster
How is the Double Bell brand??
Good entertainment. I have a question slightly off topic. I notice you always have the squashed part of an unequal spring on the spring guide. Is there a reason for this? In my rather limited experience having it vice versa keeps the spring straighter but im no doubt missing something. Cheers
Ill answer my own question for others wondering the same thing. Apparently there is an fps drop if the spring is placed with the tighter coils forward. I dont have a chronograph atm so i can't confirm this myself. As to "why" I cannot find a scientific factual explanation.
@@stelthtenau I do it just because I have always done it that way. I do not believe there is any difference either way.
@@lowguidoschopshop thanks man
@@stelthtenau I don't think there would be a difference fps, more so the longevity of your gearbox. On some cheap gearboxes there isn't much meat on the back of the gearbox where the retainer sits, so putting the stiffer part of the spring (the uncompressed coils) at the back means more stress on that part. You won't notice any difference on a high quality box though
Why don't you epoxy your racks in cos it helps with the longevity of the piston man I have don't yet broken a epoxied piston apart from a aztech one cos they poo like I have run the shs ones up to about 75rps on a dsg setup and m170 spring
If i recall correctly, tac edge voids warranty on aps boxes if you run an 11.1v.
Dunno of this is still the case, correct me if im wrong.
That's what I have heard too. Honestly warranty is something that I have never used or questioned because I pretty much void all warranty immediately. And fix it myself anyway.
I bought an aps phantom 1 off tac edge and had countless problems. They refused to give me a new blaster and kept trying to fix it. I bought that blaster to go to they're event and they wanted me to wait until after the event to have it fixed. They also tried to pull the bs of "you used a 11.1v battery which was never the case. Ill never get anything through them again.
im stressing my APS GB with SHS M110 and it crack just like that.
The new sdu gearbox's come with a cnc'd alloy piston head
Mate so what is a good gearbox? Is that v3 silver edge thing any good? What gearbox will run a m140 reliably?
Cnc boxes are typically more reliable than casted boxes
So my next question would be what is a reputable manufacturer of cnc boxes, is there any big name ones?
@@dickhead2285 MK gearbox's are CNC.
@@dickhead2285 I've used the MK Tactical with no drama, Ive heard HSG is also good but a bit pricier, can't speak for any others since I haven't used them.
Just watch out for boxes that are partly constructed from cast metal.
@@dickhead2285 mk tactical cnc'd gearbox is aussie made retro arms box's go hard and the scythe from azraels armoury is also right up there but is a standard aps gearbox replacement but they are a v2 gearbox so im pretty sure they work in other receiver's man
Thanks mate for a great vid, I'll have to remember to pull down my aps boar and inspect it after 1yr of use, I haven't really had any breakages so far, other than a couple stripped pinion gears, m110 spring warhead 27000rpm motor, 11.1 volts everyday all day
Good to hear it can handle an M110
@@Daniel-vu4qu I would go a bigger spring but the field I play at has an fps limit of 350, the m110 puts it a bit under at 330 to 340
@@ryanmeise7975 Do you have the new silveredge gearbox with a mosfet? Or the original one shown in this video?
@@Daniel-vu4qu silver edge 2 with the monitoring in my m4 boar, I also have this version in my patriot qcb blaster
@@ryanmeise7975 sorry do you mean mosfet? If so im really surprised the mosfet can keep up with a warhead! Impressive
Is there a video where you stress test nylon geared gearbox?
I have done one. on a random v3 box. th-cam.com/video/huxKUgdkIC4/w-d-xo.html
I have thought about doing more.
hahaha sick
This should of been a 10 min video at max.
so not a good gearbox for a dsg build ?
I am running their V3 with 9:1 DSG and an M150 spring. It puts out about 1.3J which is a little high for it's purpose but it works very well. Ran about 2000 shots and had only one ball bearing fail in the meantime. I am running a different piston and head though.