Regretting Buying a CTW...

I finally got my CTW yesterday. I ordered it through evike (big mistake) along with a box of MAG mags and a 450 fps cylinder unit. Just like half of the stuff I order from evike, the cylinder unit is still on back order. I went to remove the butt plate and the cheap plastic tabs broke off. Why doesn't Celcius make their butt plates with the buttons like Systema instead of the junk Chinese M4 stocks?? I took it out today to sight it in and adjust the hop up. I got about 30 shots out of it before it stopped firing. My first thought was that the fuse had blown, but upon examination I found that my gears had bound up. Did I just get a lemon or are all CTWs this way? Am I the only one regretting buying this gun? I now get to start the process of dealing with evike's AMAZING customer service and pray that they will actually warranty the damn thing.

only issue i had with mine was i blew my fuse. i ordered from evike and everything came fine

The same on my ptw an ctw's 30 amp mini-blade fuse you can get a pack of fuse's at any auto/car store for alot cheaper. Its always got to have afew extra laying around.

http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/ryder/af/ryder/core/content/product/srm/key/BUS%20ATM30/pn/Mini-Blade-Fuse-30amp-Green-Each/erm/productDetail.do

That would be useful if it were the fuse. Anyone else had gear problems?

i have to problems with my ctw ... with the sun gear .... but after i change it .... when it's opened or without a cilinder unit it work and when i insert a cilinder unit is not working anymore......
solution ........ i bought a nother gearbox ....

broke the bevel gear after about 1,000 cycles. replaced with a Systema part (cost $44) and my XMax has been rockin ever since.

Hmm... Sounds like I should have put out the cash for the PTW since I'm probably gonna pay that much to get my CTW up and running. Thanks for the info guys.

parts for ctw are less expensive then ptw ..... i got a complet gear box with 80$ ... i belive ctw i worth all the money and it is not compareing with ptw


L.E.: the best store for ctw parts and aega is www.asiarsoft.com

Awesome man, thanks for the link. That might be what I end up having to do is just get a whole new gearbox.

i got 45$ discount from the gearbox price they are the best

Wow, how did you get that sweet deal?

becouse i had problems whit my ctw ... and they ar some kind of celcius oficial dealer .... but speak whith them ... they ar verry verry nice people

you guys having problems call up hotspotairsoft.com and ask to speak with claudio. He is the only guy that really knows how to work on these guns in the u.s. I had some issues like blown fuse etc and after dropping the gun off with him. It's better then when i bought the gun.

Tell him Bruno sent you and he will take extra care of your gun as he did my and friends with celcius.

edit: I wish you guys saw my other thread because i stated do not buy from evike as they were selling old models and broken guns/returns. They are known for that.

Yeah, evike said they wouldn't honor my warranty. Now I'm stuck with a brand new broken gun lol. Took it apart and two planetary gears and the sun gear are shredded.

exactly that hapened to my ctw .... i belive it is some factory defect ....

ultimatefighter wrote:Yeah, evike said they wouldn't honor my warranty. Now I'm stuck with a brand new broken gun lol. Took it apart and two planetary gears and the sun gear are shredded.

I'm sorry to hear that. Hotspot was the only company that warranty the guns. You can buy the parts from them it's not expensive at all.

New gears were only $30. Are there any tricks on installing them? Anything I should know?

Systema had to workout the bugs with their guns for 4 years now. They've finally gotten them to the point where they are serious, game able guns after 3 years, and celcius clone PTW can and will suffer from problems, guaranteed, for the first year, or maybe more. They are obviously not in the market to made a better gun, or likely even care about their gun after it leaves the factory.

Will the Celcius be as good as a Systema? No. from having two Systema PTW's to my collcetion and tryed them back to back and my PTW takes the win on the field. No other Chinese clones have proven to be as good as their "master", why should a clone of the most technologically advanced and expensive retailed airsoft gun in the world (special edition and limited-run stuff excluded) be anything other than a clone in need of work before it ever hits the field?.

I hear ya there, I guess I was dumb to assume a gen3 would have all the kinks out of it.