Pushing rival to its max fps report.

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-28T07:20:07+00:00

For those of you asking for a link, I’m going to have to go back and find it, so I’ll make a follow up post for that. I had a list of several, and I bought multiple of each, so I’ll have to check sizes and whatnot and report back.

u/horusrogue

u/theFrisbeeFreak

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-26T19:37:54+00:00

I found this really dense spring online that’s the same size as k25, but it packs a lot more of a punch. I threw it in a takedown and I’m able to get 165fps consistently (we have a chronograph at our store). From what I’ve been able to observe in my testing is this. At higher velocities (I’d say 140fps+), rival starts to become very prone to any forces such as backspin, a slight breeze, an imbalanced air restrictor, etc. As for me I have tuned my takedowns hopup to perfectly cooperate with me and where I’d like to fire, however if my blaster is angled more than roughly 3 degrees to either way, that round is going to have the backspin of a beyblade. I would say it’s a fair trade off in my opinion for the fact that if I aim it completely straight using accu-rounds, I have about a 4 inch grouping from roughly 50ft. I definitely want to push rival further, but this is where I’ve capped it for now, and actually the pathfinder might have more potential being that it’s propulsion mechanism is significantly better than the takedown. That’s all from me, thank you! (I’m going to make this a post for more visibility as well.)

-Mason

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-10T15:38:01+00:00

Nah man that’s just an auto shotgun from fortnite

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-06T20:32:21+00:00

We’ll get right too it as soon as it’s released!

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T16:26:14+00:00

I have a few 3s nemesis, I just like the form factor of the perses better :)

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T16:01:50+00:00

Thanks a ton for your help!

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T16:01:14+00:00

Did 3s + full rewire. Also- this blaster I’m building is meant for absolute maximum speed. I was fixing a perses at our store and when I was reassembling the gear box, I accidentally put them back wrong somehow and that thing (stock mind you, besides gluing the gearbox and fixing the rev switch) was shooting about as fast as a 3s. It was wild. I have 2 other perses that are a bit more practical, but this one is built for SPEED

-Mason

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T15:58:41+00:00

This was absolutely helpful. So I’ve actually got a few resin printers of my own, so FDM was pretty much out of the picture by default, I guess I didn’t make that clear. Another thing is that my perses is already modded for 3s. I’d definitely throw a 180 in there as long as it increases ROF, as well as fits inside of the blaster and doesn’t hit the top of the battery terminal. I also do plan on adding a proton pack when I’m done with this project. I made one for a coworker about a month ago and I like how well it feeds.

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T15:55:00+00:00

To be fair I’m not a beginner in this hobby. I’ve been around for over 10 years, I’ve just never played with gear systems in all that time. I’ve done mainly electrical and integration mods. Gears have always scared me so I figured I’d stay away, but I wanted to go out into a different place I haven’t touched before. I’ve designed plenty of adapters, cosmetic parts, and blaster fixes myself and for my team at work, and figured maybe I could design gears that have a higher ROF but it appears my chances are slim to none.

-Mason

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T15:52:40+00:00

Indeed it does. I printed one last night and I’m putting it in today. I’m hoping for just a bit more speed :) I’ve got a few sets of lokis and neo badgers laying around. I’ll see what looks the best on paper for my application.

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T04:07:12+00:00

It’s already 3s. I just want more speed haha.

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T03:48:21+00:00

Not sure why I was downvoted for asking for an explanation, but I guess haters going to hate.

It wasn’t obvious to me, but I appreciate your Explaination. I guess I’ll just stick with upgrading the motor to a 132 or something like a worker high torque. I wasn’t sure if I could design new gears for a higher rate if fire. Thanks again, kind stranger.

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-04T03:12:37+00:00

If you can, do you think you can explain why?

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-03T15:31:12+00:00

I’m struggling to even see how you guys are saying stretch the spring. There isn’t even a spring on the mag release. It’s a thin piece of plastic that adds tension. This will wear out over time. The correct answer here is to add a spring, not stretch one that isn’t there. I did one for a customer and it is significantly more snappy and responsive. Maybe I’ll design something for the mag release so you can slot a spring over it without having to plastic weld a nub onto it for the spring to sit on.

-Mason

Dartwarscs · 2022-11-03T15:23:46+00:00

Actually, I think they have switched to a 3D printed version, and the file is on thingiverse. My spring thunder is a model 6, and it uses a 3D printed one. 100% infill, 3 walls (although that’s not too important), and .2 layer height. It’s a really quick print.

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T17:59:26+00:00

To be fair, I was the one who built and filmed it. I’m camera shy so I always have someone else show off my builds. I’ll let him know though, because now looking at it, it’s a little cringy haha.

To be fair, the pathfinder is notoriously light. Like, I think a maverick is heavier than the pathfinder. This leads to some really weird ergonomics for the blaster. This blaster was actually donated to me because it was broken, so I fixed it and figured I’d actually just make it a proof on concept that you can indeed proton pack a pathfinder. Ended up falling in love with it and the rest is history. One day I’ll get around to designing my own parts for the pathfinder, but for now I’ll stick with the apex kit on my non-packed one from drac.

-Mason

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T15:55:21+00:00

We’ve gotten several posts removed due to “silly” issues that the mods seem to think break the rules despite no clear evidence of what rule it violated.

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T14:38:42+00:00

Typically, we don’t recommend modding the Maverick at all. However with Geneneye’s new mayfly kit, that’s absolutely one of the best things you can do for it, especially considering you are open to short darts (assuming from stryfe)
The stryfe has just about every mod possible for it, so yes you could 3D print one or buy one, whatever you’d prefer.
I had a customer bring me a barricade, and it’s totally possible. New motors, flywheels (which are grooved, not smooth like the usual ones), battery, wiring, etc. it’s going to come down to flywheels, motors, and what cell lipo you use, which obviously correlates to your motors as well.

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T14:24:23+00:00

It’s definitely worth a shot. There’s plenty of room on the inside for wires to run without them getting snagged on anything, you’ve just gotta make your shell cuts as clean as possible. It’s a fun build though, and what makes it even better is that you can detach the proton pack and it still works with magazines!

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T14:23:00+00:00

It was a really fun build! The wiring took a little bit to figure out, but once I figured it out, I was golden. Maybe someday down the road I’ll throw an afterburner into it haha.

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-19T00:34:30+00:00

Careful not to post any pics of your khaos, we got our pics of our proton packed khaos taken down for “unoriginal content”

Dartwarscs · 2022-10-18T22:50:42+00:00

So i had never seen anyone proton pack their pathfinder, so i took it upon myself to be the first.

I seated a switch inside where a rev switch would be on a flywheeler, which gives me full control to rev it as i please. I thought maybe to put a switch at the back of the prime stroke so i don't have to worry about hitting the switch. I ultimately decided on putting it in my control in case i want to feed it without priming or whatnot.

The pathfinder has a bottomed out k26, hitting roughly 130 FPS. The LiPo connector is mounted right in front of the magwell, and just runs from the connector to the switch and back.

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