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I bought my son an Kraken (AK-47 type thing) for the holidays and it recently stopped working. (It's less than a month old.) Now if it were a real AK, I could fix it blindfolded. As it is, I know nothing about these things and can use some experienced help.:banghead: Fortunately, I found you guys.

Symptom: you pull the trigger and nothing happens.

This is what I have done (right or wrong) for trouble shooting:

1) Checked battery with voltmeter (was at rated voltage).
2) Checked fuse and fuse connections (all okay)
3) Pulled motor from handgrip and jumped power directly from battery (it spun freely).
4) Put a little graphite lube into gears
5) Reassembled and tried to fire (the motor turned the gears only so far then could not turn it any more.


It occurs to my inexperienced mind that this could be one of three things:

1) Motor failing (but it’s new!)
2) Battery loosing power to drive gears too quickly
3) An issue with the gears in the gearbox

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks