Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20191211051947

I decided to put my Titan CS-50 mod on hold for a bit and focus on a RapidStrike upgrade for Xmax. Because nothing says Happy Holidays like a properly modded RapidStrike 🤪

Believe it or not, I've never modded a RapidStrike, other than an IMR battery upgrade. It's been on Santa's list for a couple years now, so I ordered motors, a cage, voltage alarm, and a Zippy 2S LiPo for my stocking. And some candy canes.

After gutting my RapidStrike, I immediately honed in on the pusher. The 3 dart per second RS always seemed a bit sluggish to me. The easiest way to fix that is with a better motor. As luck would have it, I have a bunch of Solarbotics RM2s lying around which are ±75% faster than stock 130 motors. After replacing the motor, I timed the pusher at 5-6 darts per second. Perfect !

Next I needed to figure out how the mechanical pusher returns to its fully retracted position after you release the trigger. I won't bore you kids with details, but think about this. Whenever you let go of the trigger, the blaster needs to continue supplying power to the pusher to get it back to its initial starting position, so it will be ready for the next shot. Yeah, you didn't think about that, did ya ?

Next I have to unsolder all the electronic locks and plan out a new wiring scheme. I've already drawn the schematic. Mrs. Elliottw approves ! Out of my way kids, papa's on a mission 😜 