Wednesday, September 16, 2015

I'm not mad, Hasbro . . .

. . . but I am disappointed.

This Zeus suddenly gave up the ghost when I was testing it last weekend, and this was the cause: a poorly-made solder join on the wire leading directly from the batteries to the motors had come loose.

The lemon lotto is beginning to feel a lot more like lemon Russian roulette; loose wires and misaligned parts are starting to feel almost routine. Poor QC is a minor annoyance to people with screwdrivers and soldering irons, but to the average consumer, this would have been a killer problem - especially if this had come loose during a game.

I've heard of other nerfers having similar problems with their Zeuses. This is no good. Somebody needs to fix their shit and fix it yesterday.

Testing has resumed as of last weekend, with no further problems.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 27, 2015 at 12:51 PM

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  2. AnonymousDecember 3, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    Hey - Sorry for the unrelated questions -- are you guys going to Nation vs Zombies this summer? It would be awesome to roll with you guys in a game.

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    1. torukmakto4December 3, 2015 at 2:14 PM

      If you mean the DZ team, we are IRL wise and geographically unrelated. We don't play together. I can't speak for the other two contributors.

      My squad *might* be going to NvZ. It's a long way.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Can the stock rapidstrike motors handle a 3S lipo? I know it is probably a bad idea, but I have replacement motors lined up. How long will they last? I have tried it a few times, and the performance is just so much better.

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    1. Herbert WestDecember 19, 2015 at 10:34 AM

      The stock motors can handle 3S just fine. See:

      http://torukmakto4.blogspot.ca/2015/08/nerf-rival-zeus-lightning-link-rs390.html

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    2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM

      I said rapidstrike. So I ask again, can the stock RAPIDSTRIKE motors handle 3s?

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    3. torukmakto4July 5, 2016 at 9:52 AM

      No. Use 2S and if you intend to run them long term, install carbons.

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  4. WandererJuly 5, 2016 at 9:56 AM

    Thanks, but a little late. I have since run three sets of motors through it and settled on rhinos.

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