Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20180626060055

I'll admit, I've never been a RIVAL fan. In fact, I had forgotten that I stashed one of these away in a dark corner of the Proving Ground a couple months ago. But I finally unboxed it, and I confess, I've been having a ball with this thing ever since. Literally, and figuratively.

The Nemesis is an AWESOME blaster. You might have watched one of Coops RIVAL series reviews and seen comparisons to blasters like the Khaos. Or maybe you glimpsed Adam Savage's 1,000 round Nemesis build. But even stock, this blaster is so much fun. It's quiet, the ergonomics are great, it holds an insane amount of ammo, it's super easy to reload, and the range is excellent.



There have only been a few blasters that I didn't immediately feel compelled to upgrade. This is one of them. The only thing I didn't like was the six D batteries. Initially I loaded it up with six Duracells. The first thing I noticed was how heavy it was. Fairly quickly, I noticed that the performance started to tank as well. There are flywheels, a conveyor, plus an agitator system in the Nemesis. All of these draw power from the same set of batteries. And let's face it, these alkalines haven't changed much since 1968. Bottom line, the Nemesis is a battery eater.

Then I noticed the RIVAL rechargeable battery pack. It's only slightly more expensive than two sets of alkalines, so I figured it was money well spent in the long run. What I didn't expect was how much better the Nemesis runs on the RIVAL battery pack. Like way, way, WAY better.

So here's what I don't get. The RIVAL battery pack is listed as a 7.2 volt battery. However, six standard D cells produce 9 volts of electricity (6 x 1.5 volts), and brand new D cells produce a fair amount of current (≈1 amp). So how is it that a battery which produces 80% of the voltage, delivers 125% of the performance ? It doesn't make sense. It's like saying "this car gets way less MPGs, but it goes way farther on a tank of gas". Say what 🤔 ???

I think somebody with a degree from a way better college needs to explain this one to me.  