Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-38684270-20200110172538/@comment-30049823-20200112215245

Hmm. I wonder how long a throw you could get out an electromagnetic pusher arm? As in, ditch the whole mechanical steam-locomotive pusher mech and just shove darts out with a magnetized metal rod inside a coil?

Think digital ROF control... heh heh heh.


 * EDIT: Looks like 10mm is the longest throw on commonly-available push-pull solenoids, so you'd need a lever to get it to push a dart far enough for the flywheels to engage it. =(

Or... retain the motor, but reverse the current to retract the pusher arm, like how electric door locks work in a car (trouble with that is, those are notoriously not-durable)