with the halos, we have had some problems with two of them. the problem turned out to be that the eyes were slightly dirty and was constantly draining the batteries. But as yours is a reloader, i guess that wont be the problem
Halo Reloader B battery problem?
- Thread starter rayko
- Start date
yes i did, and have been trying to find some. one of the guys on the team has one for sale, i will have to wait for him to get back from norway though. I will hit you back on monday if that is ok.
had u had a ball breack?mayb mosture had somthing to do with it?
or even the grease off the paint?
or even the grease off the paint?
so that makes my plan a waste of time
ermmmm [marine thinks]
i will think of somthing over the next few hours
i have 4 of these reloader bs and lent one to a team mate stuck fresh batteries in and had feed trouble now run them all on rechargeable batteries and they run fine hope this helps
£20 battery charger argos
£10 per pack of 4 aa batteries
£20 battery charger argos
£10 per pack of 4 aa batteries
From what you've said, you definately have some sort of jamming. The bearings are the first place to look, if paint gets into them the bearing surface gets damaged, and the bearing siezes. Get them out and push a pencil in the middle to act as an axle, then gently rotate the bearing. If they're noisy, replace them.Originally posted by rayko
I've had no problems with battery life and the Reloader B setup - I normally set it up to run on setting one though - everyone who borrows it asks for it to be set to setting two or three (might be the problem?)
Anyhow
Well I've had a good look around and totally stripped it down.
The battery pack on close inspection shows signs of being heated (glossy, uneven, bubbling finish).
There was alittle bit of dry grass on one of the bearings, but I dont think that would of created enough friction.
No pinched wires - although it looks like at some point a wire was pinched when putting the hopper back together.
The only place where the wire is being pushed hard against the shell is where the battery wire runs along side the battery pack.
I might order a replacement motor as I'm not 100% sure if its showing signs that its being run hot (not sure how much discolouring to the metal casing there should be).
I think I'll have to keep an eye on it.. cheers all.
Ray
Another other point to look out for, when you assemble it, make sure everything goes together easily, if you have to force it something is not positioned right.
And don't trap wires.
Good luck..
Well for those still interested, heres the latest:
Replaced the motor/harness with a new one.
The new motor has a different colour electrical bit (I can't recall what its called)... anyway if it follows the same rules as with resistors, means that it designed to take a different voltage.
The wires for the battery harness are also much longer - so I would guess take a slightly higher sustained current.
Checked the bearings out, cleaned then, and then oiled them... no probs.
Only problem was that the top of the new motor was rubbing against the shell 'ramp', stuck a DIY plastic spacer which sorted it.
Replaced the motor/harness with a new one.
The new motor has a different colour electrical bit (I can't recall what its called)... anyway if it follows the same rules as with resistors, means that it designed to take a different voltage.
The wires for the battery harness are also much longer - so I would guess take a slightly higher sustained current.
Checked the bearings out, cleaned then, and then oiled them... no probs.
Only problem was that the top of the new motor was rubbing against the shell 'ramp', stuck a DIY plastic spacer which sorted it.
Does any one else have any major problems they had had with Halo's cos ive just bought one (not used it yet) and seeing all this makes me wonder.
Speed's
Speed's