JustinMKN
01-09-2007, 04:19 AM
I've used my Spider VS2 for 2 months, about 3 fields, less then 3 cases of paint because I'm fairly new at the sport. I had cleaned it good and then stuck it in my office for about a month and some change, oiled things up etc for the winter pretty much.
I recently got it out to show some friends, went out in the backyard to shoot a few rounds and now the Eyes dont work at all, wont shoot with the eyes on. When I turn them off they work fine.
I've since taken the eye panels off, cleaned the eyes very well (There was junk in there, I had never taken those panels off before). I was very carful, used a paper towel, make sure the wires were in the tracks and put the panels back on. Still no luck. I cant tell if they are on, functioning or miss aligned. I cant see any light even with the room completely black (Not even sure if I'm suppose to). It seems pretty easy to put them back in (I've taken it apart 3 times now, no problems with the process). I cant imagine them getting miss aligned.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on fixing this issue or additional troubleshooting? THe wires are all plugged in correctly as much as I can tell, and it was working before I put it away for a month. I went and played indoor without the eyes and it did fine, but I'd hate to think they're fried and its only a couple months old. I've e-mailed Kingman Tech Support but they have not gotten back to me yet (Even if I need to send it in for warrenty work, which means I'd have to pay for more shipping! BAH!!). Any help would be great (Should I spray the eyes with something? Cleaner? I just used paper towel).
Under futher investigation I took the trigger frame off the gun, inspected the rest of the wires incase something got messed up, and between the trigger frame and the top of the gun, where the wires are out of the protective sheething and twisted it looks like the ones to the led got pinched a bit, the wires arent cut, and it only looks like its the protective yellow/wire that has a small cut, the wires in it look fine. IS there anyway I can test to see if the eyes still work? or if I need to re-do some of the wiring? This had to have come from the factory like this, because until just now I never took the handle off or messed with this part of the gun.
I recently got it out to show some friends, went out in the backyard to shoot a few rounds and now the Eyes dont work at all, wont shoot with the eyes on. When I turn them off they work fine.
I've since taken the eye panels off, cleaned the eyes very well (There was junk in there, I had never taken those panels off before). I was very carful, used a paper towel, make sure the wires were in the tracks and put the panels back on. Still no luck. I cant tell if they are on, functioning or miss aligned. I cant see any light even with the room completely black (Not even sure if I'm suppose to). It seems pretty easy to put them back in (I've taken it apart 3 times now, no problems with the process). I cant imagine them getting miss aligned.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on fixing this issue or additional troubleshooting? THe wires are all plugged in correctly as much as I can tell, and it was working before I put it away for a month. I went and played indoor without the eyes and it did fine, but I'd hate to think they're fried and its only a couple months old. I've e-mailed Kingman Tech Support but they have not gotten back to me yet (Even if I need to send it in for warrenty work, which means I'd have to pay for more shipping! BAH!!). Any help would be great (Should I spray the eyes with something? Cleaner? I just used paper towel).
Under futher investigation I took the trigger frame off the gun, inspected the rest of the wires incase something got messed up, and between the trigger frame and the top of the gun, where the wires are out of the protective sheething and twisted it looks like the ones to the led got pinched a bit, the wires arent cut, and it only looks like its the protective yellow/wire that has a small cut, the wires in it look fine. IS there anyway I can test to see if the eyes still work? or if I need to re-do some of the wiring? This had to have come from the factory like this, because until just now I never took the handle off or messed with this part of the gun.