Resistor on gen8 mag

AEG Automatic Electric Gel Blaster
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Im sobering a resistor into my wiring in my gen 8 m4a1 mag and wanna know does it matter which wire i soder the resistor to positive or negative?

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Resistor or diode?

Gotta ask why you need one for anyrate ?:thinking:

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My mag keeps feeding to fast and to many gels and it keeps plugging my barrel i was told if i put a resistor in my mag it would keep it from feeding to much and not so fast

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(I’m sobering)
Now see that’s your problem
Try doing it drunk :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Lol i see what you meant obvouisly i meant sodering

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If your barrel’s plugging up it may not be your mag motor… more likely the gels you’re putting through it. Which ones are you using? If they’re hard gels and a bit on the big side that would be why you’re jamming up, especially if your FPS is low. :thinking:

Gotta admit, I’ve never heard of a Gen 8 mag that fed too quickly… or of anyone soldering in a resistor to slow one down. Usually it’s the other way around, people chase a faster motor for them to keep up with high ROF /DSG builds. :man_shrugging:

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I would also lean towards leaving the wiring as it is and focusing more on the type of gels that you are using.

About 90% of Gelblaster issues can be traced back to the gels being the culprit in most cases.

Early blasters such as the Gen8 were designed to use normal 7-8mm gels, which is a rather incorrect statement given that they have 7.5mm inner barrels!

Using ultra hard gels in these can cause many different feeding problems in both the mag and the t-piece, because these hardened gels often only fully grow to around 7-7.3mm, and sometimes even smaller.

These are too small and can cause two or three gels to squeeze into the mag feed wheels, or the same inside the t-piece, causing blockages and broken gels.

I suggest experimenting with a few different brands/types of gels first, and see which ones your Gen8 likes the most :+1:

If there’s still any problems, then can look into it deeper from there.

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Definitely… I’d run some old school medium hard gels through it to see if it runs right on those.

I’ve found X-Force’s pink gels a pretty decent substitute for milky whites, a little harder but not so hard they cause barrel jams and when developed pretty close in size.