Post by Zinger on Oct 9, 2014 20:06:05 GMT -5
So this took a lot longer than I thought, just cause I started writing it, then forgot about it, and after digging around in my files I stumbled upon it and realized I needed to finish it. I apologize to T6, because I promised this to him a while ago.
First Impressions/Packaging: Well to be honest I was quite disappointed when I first saw the packaging. The cover looks nice, with decent graphics and info, but that’s about it. The box itself is paper thin and offers little to no protection to the rather expensive unit housed inside. Upon opening the box, everything was fit inside nicely and fortunately undamaged. Everything looks nice and clean and while handling the parts, they felt strong and rather high quality.
The Installation: Installation was fairly strait forward. The included instructions are surprisingly good, featuring colored pictures, and actually has very good English. While ASCU claims to have “drop in’ installation, that’s not quite true. Some gearboxes will require the shell itself to be modified. This requires you to use a dermal, or a small file, to remove a small part where the old trigger assembly used to be, as well as enlarge the hole where the selector plate meets the trigger assembly. Other than that, the unit itself drops right in, and you install the rest of the pieces accordingly. One thing I really liked about the trigger system, is that they include a spacer/extension for the trigger to reduce the trigger pull to half of its original travel. This is great, especially if you plan on using semi auto, as it will give you extremely quick trigger pulls and quicker follow up shots. My only concern with the unit is the insulation on the wiring. I was easily able to accidentally scrape it off, I worry about how it will hold up in the long run, but we’ll see.
Performance: This thing is picky. One problem I immediately came across is what I call the double buzz of death. Basically it tells you something is wrong with your gearbox or battery. Well after many disassembles and reassembles, and many hours of frustration, I figured out it was the motor. The motor itself was a stock high torque motor. I figured it would be more than enough, especially since it pulled m130’s no problem, and we were only going to run an m120. Well it didn't like it, so a week later our new Godzilla torque motor came in the mail and once installed it worked like a charm. After a quick programming quirk, it was up and running in no time. Programming is very simple, and the instructions are easy to understand. Since then it has worked perfectly. The burst is great, trigger response seems a bit snappier, although we changed a lot so I can’t be too sure it was the Mosfet. It remembers your settings like most other brands. There is an optional hop up kit that will allow the Mosfet to detect when you’re out of bbs and cut the power until you reload, I unfortunately don’t have any experience with this, although I am interested in trying it out. My only complaint is the lack of some of the features many other Mosfets currently have. Things like ROF adjustment, adjustable burst count and pre-cocking the piston are a few of the options I would have liked to have seen on this unit, and for the $99 price tag it’s disappointing they couldn't fit those option in there. The gearbox protection is very nice and will save your gearbox, so that kind of makes up for some of it.
Final Thoughts: Overall this is a very nice unit. The fact that if fits inside the gearbox is great, especially for those of you who run buffer tube batteries, you don’t have a big unit taking up valuable battery space or sticking out the front end ruining that look you’ve worked so hard for. It has a few small quirks, and personally I don’t think it’s worth the $99 price tag, but that being said, I will be buying another one for my personal internal build. The compact convenience and the lack of needing to solder makes this a great value and just the right mix of complexity for me and my tech skill level. I wouldn’t recommend it for the beginner tech, but any intermediate or advanced tech shouldn’t have any problems installing this.
I hope this helps some of you out, and if you have any further questions, or would like me too add anything to this, let me know, I’d be happy to help or elaborate.
First Impressions/Packaging: Well to be honest I was quite disappointed when I first saw the packaging. The cover looks nice, with decent graphics and info, but that’s about it. The box itself is paper thin and offers little to no protection to the rather expensive unit housed inside. Upon opening the box, everything was fit inside nicely and fortunately undamaged. Everything looks nice and clean and while handling the parts, they felt strong and rather high quality.
The Installation: Installation was fairly strait forward. The included instructions are surprisingly good, featuring colored pictures, and actually has very good English. While ASCU claims to have “drop in’ installation, that’s not quite true. Some gearboxes will require the shell itself to be modified. This requires you to use a dermal, or a small file, to remove a small part where the old trigger assembly used to be, as well as enlarge the hole where the selector plate meets the trigger assembly. Other than that, the unit itself drops right in, and you install the rest of the pieces accordingly. One thing I really liked about the trigger system, is that they include a spacer/extension for the trigger to reduce the trigger pull to half of its original travel. This is great, especially if you plan on using semi auto, as it will give you extremely quick trigger pulls and quicker follow up shots. My only concern with the unit is the insulation on the wiring. I was easily able to accidentally scrape it off, I worry about how it will hold up in the long run, but we’ll see.
Performance: This thing is picky. One problem I immediately came across is what I call the double buzz of death. Basically it tells you something is wrong with your gearbox or battery. Well after many disassembles and reassembles, and many hours of frustration, I figured out it was the motor. The motor itself was a stock high torque motor. I figured it would be more than enough, especially since it pulled m130’s no problem, and we were only going to run an m120. Well it didn't like it, so a week later our new Godzilla torque motor came in the mail and once installed it worked like a charm. After a quick programming quirk, it was up and running in no time. Programming is very simple, and the instructions are easy to understand. Since then it has worked perfectly. The burst is great, trigger response seems a bit snappier, although we changed a lot so I can’t be too sure it was the Mosfet. It remembers your settings like most other brands. There is an optional hop up kit that will allow the Mosfet to detect when you’re out of bbs and cut the power until you reload, I unfortunately don’t have any experience with this, although I am interested in trying it out. My only complaint is the lack of some of the features many other Mosfets currently have. Things like ROF adjustment, adjustable burst count and pre-cocking the piston are a few of the options I would have liked to have seen on this unit, and for the $99 price tag it’s disappointing they couldn't fit those option in there. The gearbox protection is very nice and will save your gearbox, so that kind of makes up for some of it.
Final Thoughts: Overall this is a very nice unit. The fact that if fits inside the gearbox is great, especially for those of you who run buffer tube batteries, you don’t have a big unit taking up valuable battery space or sticking out the front end ruining that look you’ve worked so hard for. It has a few small quirks, and personally I don’t think it’s worth the $99 price tag, but that being said, I will be buying another one for my personal internal build. The compact convenience and the lack of needing to solder makes this a great value and just the right mix of complexity for me and my tech skill level. I wouldn’t recommend it for the beginner tech, but any intermediate or advanced tech shouldn’t have any problems installing this.
I hope this helps some of you out, and if you have any further questions, or would like me too add anything to this, let me know, I’d be happy to help or elaborate.