Rapidstrike Total Mod Tutorial

[@ModSquad]

I love the jam door assist addition!

[@Ro11enYT]

Picture the scene: It's 2020, I'm sitting in bed browsing KZbin, my 2014 potato rapid strike by my side, looking for some sick mods. Thanks - been looking for a while for a good, simple, mod tutorial. Also, what's the range on that thing?

[@chaconfc13]

Nice tutorial but it seems like you have to take the gun apart to switch out the batteries

[@yazadpardiwala687]

I think thats why he recommended the stock and original battery compartment as areas to keep the batteries. The battery compartment is pretty dang easy to acces, and If you used excess wire you could make it possible to remove the container out of the blaster just enough to load it without a full dissasembly. As for the stock, while a full dissasembly is unavoidable, he did show that it was pretty dang easy to remove.

[@archangel2014]

A long awaited Rapidstrike mod guide!

[@Minecraftermatt178]

Ive been thinking about modding my rapidstrike, thanks!

[@erfnay]

Nice work making this tutorial. It was very well put together and easy to follow. I especially liked how you relocated the new battery packs to both the front grip and the stock in order to balance the weight, and the spring loaded jam door was pretty cool.

[@monsterg5879]

What is the most simple mod I could do on a Rapidstrike while keeping the same batteries?

[@yazadpardiwala687]

thank you so much. Not sure if i have a lemon or if guns are to be unerpowered in my region, but my rapidstrike is a genuine potato. I have been looking to mod it for a few months, but every guide I found involved kits and lipos crap that costed more than the base blaster(my family ARE NOT tech heads, so I had to buy things as basic as a flippin soldering iron. Not expensive, but as a fourteen year old, thats more than a quarter of my budget) This on the other hand, just a nine volt AA container and snippets of wire. This was what I was looking for. THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this.

[@CyanMadness]

Very nice tutorial. Nice steady pace and very clear.

[@heavystarch100]

Nice vid. I like that you used hand tools an average kid could access. And made it simple. The jam door mod was cool. Nice work I always shout you out.

[@archangel2014]

@Deathunder theHood Not at the moment. I'm tooling up for more homemade type production as we speak... but this type of mod is pretty easy to do.

[@Kuwaga-Strider]

As much as i do wish you'd do a stryfe tutorial this tutorial is really helpful. I think i might mod my rapidstrike thank you! :D

[@MonkeyBeamish]

Best rapid strike total mod tutorial

[@andrewlarson_chasing]

Bro that gun is sick good job

[@fotis4044]

Dude that was actually very helpful respect

[@huugie025]

is it also possible to put in a lipo instead of these batteries?

[@danieldanzer4653]

Hugo van Geffen yes it is

[@ipsitagogoi4373]

Will a box with only wire work... i mean my box doesnt have the 9v connector only wire coming out from the box black and red

[@Lunas2525]

You could have removed the old battery box by removing the two screws on the front of the box. And tossing a lipo in that spot is better anyway.

[@noahbrooks6591]

i had a STOCK rapidstrike have runaways constantly, nerf sent me another one, and a free 18 dart mag, along with letting me keep the clear one

[@squidlergami9632]

Does the clear rubbery piece by the motor have to be there? Does it affect performance

[@backsflip2442]

It’s doesn’t have to be there, it also lowers FPS if it’s there

[@TurtleGalaxies]

how would you put new batteries in after they run out of power? take the gun apart?

[@CheeseHead_B0I]

Nice Freddy Krueger sweater

[@Luxonvi]

What do I need to buy

[@NewInformashun]

I DID A LITTLE MORE ON MY RAPIDSTRIKE AND ADDED 2 9V AND MINE DOESNT SHOOT THAT FAST

[@thesheepchickeno9258]

Where can someone find any kind of battery terminals? I've been searching for awhile and can't find any!

[@hARVoThe96]

Great tutorial, though when I use my over-volted rapidstrike the dart pusher continues to actuate even after releasing the trigger, do you know what this is caused by?.

[@archangel2014]

Hmm, the dart advance arm is actuated by an arm in the trigger assembly. Look at 2:42 to 3:20 to see this in action. The little electrical switch inside the assembly may be broken, I've been hearing a lot about defects in Rapdistrikes. Try firing the blaster while disassembled to troubleshoot.

[@Swoopanater]

thank you so much, loved it

[@lewisvaughan388]

Awesome video! :D

[@xphosgameing9021]

this gun is such a pain to mod

[@narenthebeesechurgerman422]

Actually, I do not th know its that hard

[@xSpeed2137]

I know date. If u new dont mod this blaster. Better First mod stryfe or ecs10 modulus

[@murrader9887]

Hey Angel sweet video. Question, do you do commissions for this gun? And how can I contact you about it?

[@jakerjac]

Nice Spyderco Salt.

[@toastwithbutter2]

the stock motors would burn out over time due to the high voltage.

[@killer11843]

Hey I cant open my blaster because of a stripped screw :( Its located next to the magazine lock, any suggestions of how I could take it out?

[@archangel2014]

Cut a little piece of a rubber band. Stick it over the screw head. The pressure of pushing the screwdriver into the screw will force the rubber to expand into the cavity. Use a larger screwdriver next time to avoid stripping.

[@killer11843]

archangel2014 I just drilled it out now, ive upgraded it to 18 volts and added a switch to chose if you want 9V of power or 18V of power. Do you recommend using 9 volt batteries, and should i keep the motor PCB and resistors in?

[@archangel2014]

Personally, I choose to keep them in but if you look around a lot of people take them out. 9V will work if you are space-limited, but they tend to drain pretty quickly and are very temperature sensitive. Use 'em if you want but typically I run AA alkalines.

[@killer11843]

archangel2014 Thanks.

[@ssgt3620]

killer11843 There aren't any resistors. Also, 9V PP3 batteries are just 6 AAAA cells (yep, there's a size smaller than AAA) linked together making them hopeless for motor applications. Aeromech Just FYI, those yellow components aren't capacitors, they're PTC thermistors (essentially a resettable fuse). The suppression caps are tiny little components on the PCB itself. You might as well keep the caps as long you don't go over the dielectric breakdown voltage (they do indeed reduce electrical "noise"), you can keep the inductors if you want (they can help although the inductors in the Rapidstrike are particularly crappy) but there isn't any need to keep the PTCs (there are more than one in the blaster). At higher currents they heat up and increase their resistance. They're basically there to prevent people overvolting the blaster (since a higher voltage will mean the motors draw more current). If you've got batteries in the stock (although I'd always advise a LiPo or IMR cells over almost any other AA/14500 size cell) you could make the stock removeable. You just need to remove the metal pin and shave down the retention latches on the grey portion of the stock. You can then use the orange button on the stock to release it and change the batteries.

[@allensbeys9330]

lol i think you frogot to put the scope piece back 15:40

[@jackanderson3940]

A time before lipos, wolverines and fangs. A much simpler time.

[@stehphenhammond4033]

are you looking to sell this gun because i would totally buy it from you if you were thinking about selling it

[@ngm1154]

You are the best .love you too much.

[@maxim90909]

Well this broke my strongarm

[@edwindiaz5262]

Nice that was easy

[@meteora8888]

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[@dragos2768]

Stryfe