Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-3362895-20180917104240/@comment-27306930-20180917145545

Oh, we're having the same dark thoughts, you and I 😁

So here's my first question. Why does the Rival rechargeable pack perform better than 6 alkaline D batteries ? I've witnessed this in both my Nemesis and Prometheus. Six fresh Ds should produce 9 volts. But the Rival pack only produces 7.2 volts (I have verified this on a multimeter). Regardless of the current, the motor RPM SHOULD drop with the Rival pack, but it doesn't. Both those blaster perform better on the RIVAL battery, with improved RPM and ROF.

As for blasters that require eight D batteries, it's pretty clear the Rival pack isn't going to cut it as a viable replacement. Eight fresh D cells should produce 12 volts. Even if the Rival pack were 9 volt, it still shouldn't outperform eight D cells.

But for blasters like the Stampede and Vulcan that use the "2 rows of 3" battery configuration I think there's a possibility the Rival pack will fit in the battery tray if the spacers were removed. I might investigate that further, later on tonight.