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Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
16 January, 2013, 00:11
So after recently buying a gun i needed a new battery, unfortunately it's not coming for a few more days. Is it ok to simply take the battery out of my rc car and use it? I'm not sure of the capacity of the rc battery but it says 9.6v NiCd on the front so it should be ok, it also has the normal connector but i read elsewhere that the polarities are reversed so this worried me a bit?
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16 January, 2013, 08:15
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
As long as red goes to red you are good.
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16 January, 2013, 08:49
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
Yep RC have "normal" connector polarity and airsoft reverse (of course there was a chinasoft trend about 3 or 4 years ago to do the odd gun the normal way around, e.g. agm m14s).
Just pop the pins on the battery and swap. But for a15 quid or so to get a decent airsoft battery is it worth it?
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16 January, 2013, 08:54
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
Batteries are batteries, they just put airsoft in front of it to make gullible players pay more.
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16 January, 2013, 09:06
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
RC NiCd generally tend to have lower mah than Nimh batteries, so while you can use it, it probably won't last long.
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16 January, 2013, 12:08
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
Most RC batteries are of better quality too so they discharge at a more stable rate.
section 24 of the 1968 Act
Supplying imitation firearms to minors
1)It is an offence for a person under the age of eighteen to purchase an imitation firearm
2)It is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of eighteen.
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16 January, 2013, 12:10
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
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Batteries are batteries, they just put airsoft in front of it to make gullible players pay more.
Amen brother crasstoe!
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16 January, 2013, 12:30
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Yup. ROF might be a lil choppier if its 7.4 but yeah, it'll work.
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16 January, 2013, 14:56
Re: Can i use a RC car battery in my airsoft gun?
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Batteries are batteries, they just put airsoft in front of it to make gullible players pay more.
A battery is a battery ehhh, Hmmm
*Goes off to buy a 24v Truck battery*
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16 January, 2013, 15:15
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A battery is a battery ehhh, Hmmm
*Goes off to buy a 24v Truck battery*
You forgot the *to run a Jambwow special at a bazzilion RPS*
section 24 of the 1968 Act
Supplying imitation firearms to minors
1)It is an offence for a person under the age of eighteen to purchase an imitation firearm
2)It is an offence to sell an imitation firearm to a person under the age of eighteen.
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16 January, 2013, 20:21
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A battery is a battery ehhh, Hmmm
*Goes off to buy a 24v Truck battery*
Would you use a 24v Airsoft battery?
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16 January, 2013, 20:33
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Would you use a 24v Airsoft battery?
hell yeah!!
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