The term "lipo ready" is another marketing ploy that brands like KWA
and a few others used to throw around to get there AEGs sold. And it
worked, not only worked but got KWA's AEG division off the ground and
made them a huge brand.
The truth is "lipo ready" means the gun is electric. A lipo is a power source. Two flavors for Airsoft 7.4v (two cell) and 11.1v (three cell) and both come in all styles just for Airsoft.
When this term was coined it was more relevant than today. The "lipo of
old" was unstable and when knocked around could become a hand grenade
in your hands, or if it was charged wrong or was too hot or shorted or
discharged completely or if you didn't buy it pie on its birthday. Lipos now have a small fusible link between cells or similar safety system because waivers cost trees.
Since lipo manufactures took liability in to account on there design
the Airsoft world switched with many road bumps and I'm sure you heard
the story's. The first company that could claim the title would be
popular in the AEG manufacturer realm. In walks the " lipo ready" and
everyone had to have one.
What does it mean?
In reality it means the Airsoft gun doesn't suck. If it could not handle a lipo stock then it has problems anyway.
When Airsoft GI did there "lipo ready your gun for 75$" it meant they
opened it and re shimmed it and checked your piston. So basically send
me your gun and 75$ plus shipping and I will give you a 15 minute shim
job. But if I say "lipo ready" everyone would do just that with a smile
back then. There are many AEGs that should not have lipos. But most
today can handle an 11.1v no prob. If it's a name brand then defiantly.
All manufactures going today got here by...
(Not in any order) 1. Not sucking 2. Lots of fan boys 3. Customer service 4. Quality 5. English owners manuals (none used to) 6. Appearance and feel of said product. 7. Product reputation via word of mouth. 8. Cost 9. Can I make it better 10. Reliability
All these pretty much are relevant to making an AEG lipo ready and all
the manufactures left in operation today have done so by doing this list
or at least most of it and through a form of Darwinism the week have
gone existing and the strong get birthday pie.
So "lipo ready?" really is a question of gearbox quality. From a JG G36 to a Systema PTW, they have good enough internals for a lipo.
It's just when they break - and they all do - the lipo will get you there
faster just because it is more rounds in less time (if that makes sense.)
A decent manufacturer can go 100,000 rounds until failure. If you're doing more rounds per second you are getting there faster.
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