1 Topic by Bfreak

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Topic: Barrel rotated under torque, no idea how to correct it!

Hi there folks,

as per the title, the motor rotated the barrel by about 45 degrees, so now the feed hole is offset.

I've given it all the wrench I can muster, but cannot get it to rotate, any ideas?

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Thanks guys!

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2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: Barrel rotated under torque, no idea how to correct it!

45 degrees is no problem, pellets will still feed.

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3 Reply by kszwab

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Re: Barrel rotated under torque, no idea how to correct it!

My brutish approach when that happened was to wire the motor in reverse and very slowly turn it back where it should be.

4 Reply by Soynuts

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Re: Barrel rotated under torque, no idea how to correct it!

I've had mine rotate about that much.  I considered it too much of a pain to try to correct when it did not seem to affect my output.