Dragun TES Issues (Problem Solved)

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   Hey all,

A friend of mine came to be with his Dragun TES in search of help. I decided to aid him, and now have a malfunctioning marker in my hands. 
I've narrowed it down to an electrical problem considering that the marker is triggered by a solenoid driven sear. Whenever I turn it on, the LCD display shows me a single black line for a few seconds then goes clear. Usually, when it is working right it will show a dark black line and then say "Dragun Safety". I took apart the entire grip frame, resocketed all of the plugs and double-checked to make sure they are in the right locations. I solenoid works, I'm sure of that since by accident I triggered it by mistake (put the wrong plug into the wrong port). Since the battery wasn't connected, the capacitor must have had a charge in it so it must work as well. 

Any assistance into my query would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by Daniel Webber

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Daniel Webber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Leader of the evil lumbering Oreos Joined: 01 January 2003 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3011	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daniel Webber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Dragun TES Issues (Problem Solved) Posted: 24 April 2005 at 8:31am
	Hey all, A friend of mine came to be with his Dragun TES in search of help. I decided to aid him, and now have a malfunctioning marker in my hands. I've narrowed it down to an electrical problem considering that the marker is triggered by a solenoid driven sear. Whenever I turn it on, the LCD display shows me a single black line for a few seconds then goes clear. Usually, when it is working right it will show a dark black line and then say "Dragun Safety". I took apart the entire grip frame, resocketed all of the plugs and double-checked to make sure they are in the right locations. I solenoid works, I'm sure of that since by accident I triggered it by mistake (put the wrong plug into the wrong port). Since the battery wasn't connected, the capacitor must have had a charge in it so it must work as well. Any assistance into my query would be greatly appreciated. Edited by Daniel Webber

PB MISFIT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Salty Marshmellow Man #1 Joined: 21 September 2002 Location: Lao People’s Dem. Rep. Status: Offline Points: 6158	Post Options Post Reply Quote PB MISFIT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 April 2005 at 12:10pm
	This happened to the same marker at my local shop. After trying anything they could to get it to work, it didnt work. It was like this Out of Box. Apparently they called and had it replaced.

Daniel Webber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Leader of the evil lumbering Oreos Joined: 01 January 2003 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3011	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daniel Webber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 April 2005 at 5:27pm
	I found out what the problem was, apparently Dragun didn't take in consideration that the LCD Display will not run off of a regular 9volt battery, but requires the power of 9.6volts to work. This Dragun was pretty brand new too, saw about 2 days of play before it malfunctioned. Cheap VM-68 knockoffs.

clownshooter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Checking your underwear drawer Joined: 15 June 2002 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3371	Post Options Post Reply Quote clownshooter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 April 2005 at 9:50pm
	That's why I still have my old original Black Dragun. It's taken a licking and keeps on ticking.