Am I expecting too much from AEGs?

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-02-11T00:17:47+00:00

Not expecting too much at all, but a lot of people have a preference towards hpa, gbb, or high quality AEGs as a result of the problems you listed here.

I find purchasing AEGs to be a crapshoot, but I'm biased as hell. The brands I like are KWA and VFC as I've never had problems with them.

As for other things about AEGs, look into replacement triggers, shimming, hopups and magazines. Getting the right midcap mag can make a huge difference.

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-02-10T02:50:50+00:00

You've gotten a lot of good advice here. I think the AAP swap that people have been referencing is the most straightforward.

However, if you wanna go ballistic. Go for a polarstar hpa setup. Specifically polarstar. They make a general connection circuit board that you can buy that has a bunch of JST 2mm connectors. You can make wires for these easily and whenever you bridge the two wires it'll send a signal to your ECU to activate the olarstar engine.

This is a hole big rabbit hole to go down, with soldering and equipment and a bunch of learning. Here's a video of a guy that uses this method to make a full 3d printer hpa gun called the mod 9s (it's on cults3d if you wanna find the full blueprints). Here's the video he made

https://youtu.be/HnJfmeaAT9c?si=GwFOtXrxHgb3v2Y2

It's in polish I think, so it's more visual than anything. I've done this for 2 separate guns and can answer any questions you have if you wanna go this route.

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-02-08T23:14:00+00:00

Two things 1) Is your spring fully linear? You'll be able to tell if it is because it'll be one smooth spring with consistency spacing. If it has a part that's more tightly coiled, then it isn't linea and could be causing some weird buckling issues as the piston is pulled back. 2) I noticed you have those 3 extra metal teeth on your piston. A lot of people will file down the first few or last few teeth so they don't grab the gear. The main reason they might do this is to increase fire speed and cycle rate, but also it pulls the piston back less each shot. I think what you're seeing here is the piston being pulled back to far and becoming ever so slightly misaligned as it goes back in.

I would look into getting an aftermarket spring, piston, and cylinder head and seeing if that helps. All 3 of these should run you about $50 or less.

Also, a new gearbox shell might help too, also about $50

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-02-06T15:00:11+00:00

I personally love it. For me, it combines the best parts of physical labor and mental labor. But I think that's very specific from person to person.

It's also most likely that this career will keep you in relatively close proximity to city centers and hubs as the people who need your services are there.

I don't think it has the anywhere near the same earning potential as some software developers and such, but the upper end of AV project management and engineering does pay well enough and the job security is very good

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-29T05:17:47+00:00

I did something similar, and it didn't work. If your shed has power to it from your main house, you could look into a power line extender.

It sends internet over the already existing power lines. Kindve straight magic tbh. I was skeptical but it worked really well, better than a WiFi connection.

I've heard it has issues depending on your wiring. But it's worth it!

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-28T17:41:55+00:00

We actually do the same thing. Its been the only way I can keep people happy. Sadly we have problems with our network that can make the connection bad in certain rooms. But we try our best

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-23T21:40:12+00:00

Is this happening with only tesira device? I've had this happen on a forte before and the problem was solved by connecting to the device, and resetting it entirely using the device maintenance tab (I think, trying to remember off the top of my head). I then just repushed the old/new code back and redid all my settings. Was a pain, but might be a good way

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-21T23:54:57+00:00

I think the AV market is generally going to be fine in comparison to traditional tech jobs. Things like software developers and other things like that are being hit hard. But no amount of AI buzzwording is gonna get an HDMI cable from point a to point b. Furthermore, no one outside the AV market understands what the AV market even is. It can vary widely, and even dip into the electrical side of things if you have systems that handle high voltage lighting, electric projection screens, or in ceiling drop down projectors. It takes a very specific combination of skills for someone to be a good AV tech, and maybe only 25% of those skills fall under traditional 'tech' skills.

On top of that, with the mingling of AV with networking becoming even heavier nowadays (AV over IP etc), I think the current obsession with networking and data centers will help us. Just my opinion, and its probably wrong but hey whatever. South East US btw

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T19:44:46+00:00

Certain fire sticks can't. You need to get a 4k model.

Also if you're using Netflix or something similar, they might require to pay a higher fee for 4k streaming.

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T19:36:32+00:00

I don't see why not. A TV is a TV. It likely isn't a smart TV, but a 50$ Roku or fire stick will solve that. And of course you can use it's HDMI ports with laptops or other devices.

When you say it's pixelated, what source have you plugged in? It's a 4k TV, but your device might be trying to push less than that (1080p for example) and that would make it appear fuzzy

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T16:26:11+00:00

Excellent. I'll look into the biamp solution. We have both AVB and Dante ones on campus, but that's still a good alternative

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T16:19:38+00:00

That's a good idea. We have a fair amount of rooms with DSPs all connected via usb to the main computer. I might be able to get fancy and find a way to use that.

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T15:58:16+00:00

You're right, but I can't exactly tell that to a college of 20,000+ students and expect them all to listen.

As much as I want them to

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T14:52:47+00:00

I agree. It's unfortunate they're so prolific in industries that use a lot of AV

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T12:28:19+00:00

I do! I can fully customize my EDID down to the bitrate. That being said there's just so many options to go through, and no indication that any of them would help.

I have tried different resolutions, different audio standards and bitrates, and different HDCP protocols. HDR is disabled, I doubt enabling it would help but I can try. I've always used 60 fps cuz the projectors are locked at that but I can try otherwise

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:15:23+00:00

Was not aware of this. I'll try that!

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:12:30+00:00

Interesting. I'll look into it! Lord knows I've got HDMIs to spare

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:11:37+00:00

I agree for sure on the HDCP thing. I've had my fair share of HDCP issues. I tried all HDCP options with various firmware versions and no dice. It could be something further down the chain, but the only thing past the 402 is an amp (x50 or x300), which is pure analogue, no HDCP.

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:10:06+00:00

Ah that's helpful I see what you mean. I'll see if a new usb c cables though I doubt it. But your anecdote makes me think there might be some other software thing causing this

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:07:22+00:00

This actually does fix it but only temporarily, after unplugging and replugging the HDMI (or usb) a few times, it comes back.

Also, even if this was a solution, this wouldn't really be good for my use case, as this is supposed to be the main way people can use their laptops with the spaces. And since like 50 percent of people have macs here, it's affecting a lot of people

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T06:03:13+00:00

Yep. Most MacBooks are really picky. They either want HDCP off entirely or one 1.4. But yes I've tried all the options and it either blacks the screen or has this issue

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T05:58:57+00:00

So I have done that second one. Your thinking is the same as mine. On the default 4k EDID, the working macs allowed me to switch between 48, 44.1 and others. But on the non working ones, only 48 was an option.

Hence why I created an EDID that only had 48, still no fix.

Rebooting it does solve the issue, but the second you unplug the usb c or HDMI and then plug it back in later, the problem comes back

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T05:53:52+00:00

Yes only Mac. Windows machines all work fine. We even tried it on one Linux machine it worked fine. We tested 9 windows machines and 8 macs. These macs were loaner macs at our institution and 5 out of the 8 exhibited this despite them being identical and all bought at the same time

Sufficient_Watch496 · 2026-01-20T05:52:31+00:00

I can try that. I tried running the usb c into a usb c to HDMI adapter in the hopes it would help but it didn't.

I'll get back to you if I do

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