Is leaving your battery in ok?
 

Hey all Brett here again.
So, i've heard that leaving your battery in your AEG when not in use can kill your battery and/or cause damage. Is this a myth like gear timing? I've left my battery in multiple times overnight with no damage to gun/battery whatsoever and little to no drainage.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
-Brett

EDIT Whoa snap 300th post!

no problems. I can only see issues for extended periods of time, just like any battery, it can possibly leak. Other than that you will be okay to leave it in. I've left mine in for about a month or two but then always recharge before a game. Keep it in safe and all is good.

There's no damage. You will just loose power in it like always..
Same shit applies to phones and laptops. Why not leave it in when not using?

To be on the safe side, you should always disconnect your battery. :p

Never leave a battery connected in a PTW. It can cost you a battery.

There are a few guns that do have gear timing, but 99% of them have no timing whatsoever. And some of those the timing is not even adjustable, so in a sense it doesn't really exist.

Thanks guys for the super quick responses!

"Safe" as in so someone doesn't pick it up and shoot it or "safe" as in like battery chemicals?
I don't really care if my gun has a battery and is capable of firing, nobody touches my gun that isn't 18+ (because that's all who's ever around). Plus it's always on safe anyways........and out of reach of small children less they teleport themselves into my room :).

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I wish that rule applied to me!! ;) But thanks for the input......I have a CA :(

From a proper handling point of view, the battery should always be disconnected. That's just good practice, like ensuring your gun is empty of rounds -not simply just mag out- before putting it away.

Yeah. Leaving it in the gun is fine, I leave one in my mp5k just cause it's a pain to get the thing in and out. But as Hitman stated, it'd be best to disconnect the battery leads just to save your battery. It'll help prevent misfires too if you forget the battery is still in there.

Kuro_Neko

If you leave a battery connected to regular gun it is just like having it disconnected, there circuit is open and no current flows through. Now if its PTW from Systema or simply a gun with MOSFET trigger installed, then it will get drained overtime. Damage to the battery is debatable, as they are intended to be charged and discharged.
Good times

Lipo discharged fully is a no no.

A local fellow left his 12v battery connected in his PTW for well over a month. That battery has never been able to hold a charge since, and it took 2 days of careful cycling to get it to hold any charge at all.

So, yes, leaving a battery connected to a load for a long period of time, and letting the cell voltage drop basically to zero, and holding it there, is not good. This was a NiCad battery, btw.

Most people don't have PTW's.

But still, even with an AEG, probably not a great idea for your battery's health to keep it connected to the gun while in storage.

You're right. But there's alot of FET systems being installed in guns these days, and you can bet your ass there will be more of them in the future, from factory on up.

Just a good practice to get into.

A bit off topic, but since we're talking about things to do and not do when storing a gun. You should always fire a couple of shots in semi before storing a gun, just to make sure the spring is all the way released. Firing in full auto can leave the spring half or nearly fully compressed. If stored that way it will damage the spring and result in lessened fps.

Kuro_Neko

Wow, never thought of that. Much appreciated man.

Yup that's good advice for a newbs. That would really suck to have saved up your money only to have a newb rip his gun apart to replace an over-settled spring. Hehe.....ever had to open up a fully cocked mechbox?
Thanks for you myth-busting help guys!