Two-Part Trigger Rods
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:40 am
I'm interested in hearing about what these are for really, and if they are better than the traditional single=part rods.
Context - I opened an airtech 3000 [air powered Nerf gun made by Hasbro in 2003] for modding purposes, played around with the internals, and realized that this thing has a trigger rod setup unlike any I've ever seen [Nerf or water]. Normally, trigger rods consist of a single long rod that extends out from the trigger valve with a spring and trigger connection on the end. Well this one was made of 2 rods - the first being solidly attached and separated from a looser second rod by a little white coupler-like thingy. The loose rod contained the trigger and spring. The rods act as one when fired.
I would suspect that the loose rod acts to protect the valve from wearing out, yet I don't know the physics of it. If it were to serve this purpose, why wouldn't Hasbro have put it in water guns?
Context - I opened an airtech 3000 [air powered Nerf gun made by Hasbro in 2003] for modding purposes, played around with the internals, and realized that this thing has a trigger rod setup unlike any I've ever seen [Nerf or water]. Normally, trigger rods consist of a single long rod that extends out from the trigger valve with a spring and trigger connection on the end. Well this one was made of 2 rods - the first being solidly attached and separated from a looser second rod by a little white coupler-like thingy. The loose rod contained the trigger and spring. The rods act as one when fired.
I would suspect that the loose rod acts to protect the valve from wearing out, yet I don't know the physics of it. If it were to serve this purpose, why wouldn't Hasbro have put it in water guns?