If you wanted to upgrade your Red Wolf from GCU1 to GCU2 what all do you have to change out? Battery Board is there anything else?
Daystate Red Wolf HP upgrade
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You will need a different battery and connector as well.
If you have a GCU1, the better upgrade is to a Heliboard.
If you have a GCU1, the better upgrade is to a Heliboard.
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I have a battery 11.1 volt and a GCU2 board that I have taking out of a 30 caliber so all I need is a the battery connector?
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The battery, board, and cable are the absolute necessity things but highly recommended are a hardened hammer, later valve stem, and replacing the safety block flat spring with an oring. The hammer will peen over thousands of shots to the point that metal debris will start to shed into the hammer pocket. The early valve stems had a very short spring shoulder that allowed the spring to jump out of the pocket occasionally when firing at higher powers. The flat spring will break at some point when firing at higher powers and the oring provides plenty of tension when the right thickness is used.
The GCU2 can also have the software updated if it hasn't been done already.
Bob
The GCU2 can also have the software updated if it hasn't been done already.
Bob
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Thanks Bob for the much more comprehensive answer. I had forgotten about the other changes made along the way.
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Recommended doesn't mean required, though. It will be fine for a while if you want to run it while trying to source the other stuff.
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I have a RW 30 with Helliboard I bought another one with a GCU1 board I was thinking of putting the GCU2 board in it, on the RW GCU1 I am only getting 68 FP the other one with GCU2 is doing 80 FP question is should I just go with another Helliboard
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If you can program it, GCU2 is just as good. The Heliboard gives you convenience to change things like pellets or calibers without the disassembly/programming process but is no more powerful, in my experience. You're talking about switching for the cost of a battery cable with your takeoff board and battery. The recommended parts are still recommended if you go Heliboard and you would still need the battery cable .
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Thanks for answering my questions, I did shot a really great group today at 100 yards with this old Red Wolf HP 30 cal
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