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make your own recoil unit

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Am I going daft(no one dare agree :haha: )or is there a post somewhere that
shows how to modify the HL airsoft gun into a recoil unit?
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Re: make your own recoil unit

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Hi Miggers,

As far as I know you can't convert the airsoft into a recoil.

You can convert the HL recoil so operates in the correct direction. Hers the guide.
http://www.rccommand.com/guides/hlrecoilmod.php

Hopefully that is what you wanted.

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Hi Miggers,

have a look on RC Tanks australia forum under converting HL . Have just converted T34/85 recoil with a micro servo, Much better :thumbup:

Cheers,

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You can convert an airsoft unit to recoil, I did it on my Sherman build and retained the airsoft function (http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =23&t=7587 near bottom).
It is probably easier and more accurate to do it with a servo etc. but I just thought Id mention it can be done :D
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MarkofZollo wrote:You can convert an airsoft unit to recoil, I did it on my Sherman build and retained the airsoft function (http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =23&t=7587 near bottom).
It is probably easier and more accurate to do it with a servo etc. but I just thought Id mention it can be done :D
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Hi Dave,

That's genius mate, will remember to look at that little piece of divine inspiration on my next project :thumbup:

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Thanks mate but I have to say Blimp is the genius behind that mod, I can't seem to find the post though.......
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Dave,

You got it to work and that's the trick :thumbup: so cheers to you and blimp for your ingenuity and thanks for sharing ;)

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That's the baby.

Love the "smoking gun" bit too,something I've often wondered about if it could be done.

Thanks boys.

Next question is,can I stop the tank recoil jazz with my Tiger's Rx13 board?
I've seen it can be done by using two Rx18 boards(one for tank motion,the other for turret functions)
but I wonder if it'd work with an older Rx13.
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Miggers wrote:That's the baby.

Love the "smoking gun" bit too,something I've often wondered about if it could be done.

Thanks boys.

Next question is,can I stop the tank recoil jazz with my Tiger's Rx13 board?
I've seen it can be done by using two Rx18 boards(one for tank motion,the other for turret functions)
but I wonder if it'd work with an older Rx13.
OOOH,
That's a question, i know it can be done with the RX18 by soldering a resistor on the bottom of the board, but on the old boards Hmmm, will have a look around and let you know.Look on RCtanksaustralia Again at the ATRC II board, it cuts into motors and three wires on the board. its cheap to, Worth a look mate,

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Re: make your own recoil unit

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Good man.

I've seen the ATRC board,will it play with the RX13 and if so,I'd need someone to
knock one up for me.
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