Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20161124060154/@comment-27306930-20161127011531

Good news. After rewiring the blaster with 20 guage copper, adding a thumb switch for the flywheel actuator, installing a two AA battery holder, and removing the trigger lock, the Word Tech Warrior Prime is ready for prime time. Sorry about the bad pun.

I found a simple two AA battery holder with a 9-volt style connector, and a low profile black push button at Radio Shack. I had a couple hundred feet of 20 gauge copper hanging around, so I pulled all the wiring out, got rid of the two capacitors across the motor terminals, and disabled the factory on/off switch. I wired the push button to the motors, and voilà, it shoots Elite ranges and more.

I also made a conscious decision to lose the pop-up sight. First of all, it's just a pinhole, so it's really hard to spot anything. And being a 1X sight, it doesn't really add any functional value. Second, it's makes the blaster susceptible to being damaged if it's banged around the wrong way. The sight itself is fairly sturdy, which means if you threw it down the wrong way, it's going to crack the shell, not the sight. Not to mention, aesthetically, I like the Prime without the wart on its forehead. (translated to American, "it's fugly")

So there you have it. Functional, pretty, and powerful. Just like I like my wo...odsheds. Yeah, woodsheds, that's what I meant.