Monday, March 6, 2017

[Unboxing] Nerf Modulus - Targeting Light Beam

This is my unboxing and impressions of the Nerf Modulus Targeting Light Beam. 

First of all, this is basically a modular version of the Firestrike light, though green as opposed to red. This also takes 3 triple a batteries where the Firestrike only needs 2. As with the Modulus Tactical Light, I bought this to modify it so it's stock performance wasn't that important. Saying that, it's very over priced for what it is. It is currently priced at $15CAD. You can buy legitimate laser pointers for less than that, in a smaller form factor (this attachment is relatively large). I wanted the stock look, so for me it was acceptable. I intend to install a laser module into the attachment, but still use the battery tray as well as the stock switch. 

To that point, my modification will be quite difficult due to the fact Hasbro has glued the shell together as opposed to mechanically fastening it. This won't stop me, but it will make it more of a hassle.

On to the unboxing; (As with the tactical light, I took these pictures with my phone hence the lighting).





The attachment comes in a relatively over sized box. There is no need for it to be this big.


The attachment has nothing exciting on either side



At the rear of the attachment is the battery door which is held on with one Philips screw.


The on/off switch is located on the top/bottom of the unit. It is operated by turning it clockwise/anti clockwise. It is not a momentary butting, the switch will stay on until you turn it off.



Powering on the light gives you the below pointer. The room I'm in has decent lighting, but at a close distance the light shows quite well. At roughly 10ft (3 meters) the pointer is nearly impossible to see in a well lit room. The green is just too faint to be usable. The Firestrike or Nightfinder perform much better comparatively due to the red being a much easier color to see in the light.


As you can see, in the picture below I had the attachment about 2 feet (60cm) above the bench and it's already a noticeable decrease in brightness.


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