Airsoft Gearbox Guides & Technical Articles

An AEG does not gain consistent compression from one part alone. The piston head, cylinder, cylinder head, nozzle, bucking and barrel must work as a matched system. Before buying parts, find the leak or...

Cylinder polishing is not a default AEG upgrade. First clean and inspect the cylinder. If the surface is coated, plated, deeply scored, out of round or otherwise damaged, replacement may be safer than removing...

This checklist starts after you understand the basic meaning of AEG gear ratios. For the full explanation of 12:1, 13:1, 16:1, 18:1 and the JVAN 100:200 notation, read the main AEG gear ratio guide....

An AEG piston is the moving body that carries the tooth rack engaged by the sector gear. It is separate from the piston head. Material alone does not determine whether a piston suits a...

Helical gears use angled teeth instead of the straight tooth form seen on many AEG gears. That changes the contact pattern between mating gears and can introduce axial loading. A helical set therefore has...

A gearbox bushing is a plain support for a gear axle. It is not the same component as a ball bearing. Before choosing a replacement, measure the gearbox-shell opening and inspect the gear axle,...

Rewiring an AEG is an electrical repair, not a universal performance upgrade. The new circuit must match the gun’s battery, motor, trigger or electronic control unit, connector and available routing space. If the existing...