Mechbox Review - Lonex drop-in mechbox

MaciekA · December 19th, 2012, 10:18

Unfortunately the Lonex ARL in this gearbox is a bit weak, d'oh.

MaciekA · December 19th, 2012, 10:31

Note to any readers reading this thread as a drop-in mechbox review. The above ARL failure is unlikely to happen to you unless you're doing "fun" mechbox stuff

Shatter · December 19th, 2012, 13:21

How fun? "60+ rps sexperiment" fun?

Rabbit · December 19th, 2012, 13:32

Not gonna lie - I follow this thread daily to see what you say about that AK Lonex mechbox and its weighing hard on wether I make the purchase...

Had to say it!

Stealth · December 19th, 2012, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaciekA

Unfortunately the Lonex ARL in this gearbox is a bit weak, d'oh.

Surprisingly (or not), I've seen my fair share ARL failures that looked EXACTLY like that.

MaciekA · December 19th, 2012, 16:23

Actually, not that fun. I haven't gamed this setup yet, this is just during assembly/disassembly and testing that it broke. Stock 18:1 gears, stock spring, nothing fancy. I think it probably broke during pinion/bevel alignment.

If your first guess is significantly off and you are mixing a high torque motor with a 6000mAh LiPo that can happily supply >200A routed through a MOSFET, the occasional accident can happen. Just be careful with these ARLs during initial setup if you're messing around with high powered parts.

edit: Also I'd like to report that this AK build is complete and the Lonex gearbox has worked out great. Due to the sketchy JG body I put it into I had to play around a bit with nozzles and sanding down a couple areas on the receiver, but it's great now. I'll probably use the V2 version of this gearbox if I'm doing any further builds in the future.

Killyin · January 13th, 2013, 23:46

Yo. SC. Do you still have one of these? I kinda want to throw one into my VFC.

Stealth · January 14th, 2013, 09:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killyin

Yo. SC. Do you still have one of these? I kinda want to throw one into my VFC.

Yeah we have a few. Emailed you.

Rabbit · January 18th, 2013, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike

Does anyone have any experience installing one of these (v2) into a King Arms receiver?

Any further confirmation of this? My purchase depends on either KA or Dboys and wether or not the Lonex mechbox fits.

Searches on google find the Lonex mechbox to be finicky in some metal receivers mainly to do with rear body pin alignment.

A list of confirmed receiver fitments would be ideal.

Stealth · January 22nd, 2013, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rabbit

Any further confirmation of this? My purchase depends on either KA or Dboys and wether or not the Lonex mechbox fits.

Searches on google find the Lonex mechbox to be finicky in some metal receivers mainly to do with rear body pin alignment.

A list of confirmed receiver fitments would be ideal.

I'll drop the box into my KA body tonight and let you know.

mr_nuts31 · January 22nd, 2013, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaciekA

Unfortunately the Lonex ARL in this gearbox is a bit weak, d'oh.

you know what, I'm glad I don't have a ARL in my dmr. Thank you ASCU.

Stealth · January 22nd, 2013, 23:46

LOL ASCU...

In other news, as promised - Lonex box in a KA body. I don't see any issues, both body pins are in and the mechbox is straight.

Rabbit · January 23rd, 2013, 10:22

PM sent - lets make some arrangements here

Hectic · February 3rd, 2013, 10:42

So one of these in a V3 for an ak beta with an sp100 would fit in my mp5k and with a lonex orange or red motor would give a prety high rof in a riliable box without having to swiss cheese or short stroke or anything fancy like that?

Rabbit · May 11th, 2013, 13:31

I've managed to snatch up a Lonex drop in from a user on the forums who bought it from airsoftstore.ca in a fairly recent transaction.

Looking at the selector plate theres a little spring that to my knowledge (based on other gearboxes) has a loop hole at one end to help keep it in place -

Mine has popped out twice now (yes I was fucking around with it) due to the fact that it DOES NOT have a loop on either end of the spring

Are they all like this? or did something break.

I haven't been able to test the box out yet (in the process of adding deans) but when the trigger is pulled - it clicks - whats that all about?

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December 19th, 2012, 10:18	#61
MaciekA Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA	Unfortunately the Lonex ARL in this gearbox is a bit weak, d'oh. __________________ "Mah check" Now you know

December 19th, 2012, 10:31	#62
MaciekA Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA	Note to any readers reading this thread as a drop-in mechbox review. The above ARL failure is unlikely to happen to you unless you're doing "fun" mechbox stuff __________________ "Mah check" Now you know

December 19th, 2012, 16:23	#66
MaciekA Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA	Actually, not that fun. I haven't gamed this setup yet, this is just during assembly/disassembly and testing that it broke. Stock 18:1 gears, stock spring, nothing fancy. I think it probably broke during pinion/bevel alignment. If your first guess is significantly off and you are mixing a high torque motor with a 6000mAh LiPo that can happily supply >200A routed through a MOSFET, the occasional accident can happen. Just be careful with these ARLs during initial setup if you're messing around with high powered parts. edit: Also I'd like to report that this AK build is complete and the Lonex gearbox has worked out great. Due to the sketchy JG body I put it into I had to play around a bit with nozzles and sanding down a couple areas on the receiver, but it's great now. I'll probably use the V2 version of this gearbox if I'm doing any further builds in the future. __________________ "Mah check" Now you know Last edited by MaciekA; December 19th, 2012 at 16:26..

December 19th, 2012, 13:21	#63
Shatter Trader rating Join Date: May 2009 Location: kommiefornia	How fun? "60+ rps sexperiment" fun?

December 19th, 2012, 13:32	#64
Rabbit formerly FrankieCees, Remylebeau Trader rating Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamilton	Not gonna lie - I follow this thread daily to see what you say about that AK Lonex mechbox and its weighing hard on wether I make the purchase... Had to say it!

January 13th, 2013, 23:46	#67
Killyin Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Toronto, Ontario	Yo. SC. Do you still have one of these? I kinda want to throw one into my VFC.

January 22nd, 2013, 23:46	#72
Stealth Mr. Silencer Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto	LOL ASCU... In other news, as promised - Lonex box in a KA body. I don't see any issues, both body pins are in and the mechbox is straight.

January 23rd, 2013, 10:22	#73
Rabbit formerly FrankieCees, Remylebeau Trader rating Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamilton	PM sent - lets make some arrangements here

May 11th, 2013, 13:31	#75
Rabbit formerly FrankieCees, Remylebeau Trader rating Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hamilton	I've managed to snatch up a Lonex drop in from a user on the forums who bought it from airsoftstore.ca in a fairly recent transaction. Looking at the selector plate theres a little spring that to my knowledge (based on other gearboxes) has a loop hole at one end to help keep it in place - Mine has popped out twice now (yes I was fucking around with it) due to the fact that it DOES NOT have a loop on either end of the spring Are they all like this? or did something break. I haven't been able to test the box out yet (in the process of adding deans) but when the trigger is pulled - it clicks - whats that all about?

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