NERF LAZER TAG PHOENIX LTX TAGGER MANUAL
This is a very manual and slow process, not used as much today - modern electronics do as much SMT (surface mount technology) as they can since it’s much faster. On the PCBA we see IR receivers as well as a ton of through-hole soldered components.
Considering this is an indoor/outdoor action toy, water resistance is definitely a plus. It looks to be a waterproof speaker since the diaphragm is polypropylene plastic (as opposed to paper, usually black). The speaker is actually quite large and makes some impressively loud pew-pew sounds. With the inner mechanism exposed, we also find a gear train + a rack & pinion mechanism: 2. This weight rebounds to its original position rapidly thanks to a large, strong spring, and this back and forth motion makes it feel like a recoil.Īfter pulling it out of the gearbox, we find all the fun mechanisms hiding: In essence, it’s a gearbox that uses a small motor’s rotational output to drive a metal weight linearly. The Rumble Pack makes the “recoil” tactile feedback happen. Here’s what it looks like on the outside:
It’s triggered by thumb switches on both sides of the tagger, and then the inner mechanism, which is the cool part, involves two internal springs to pop out the “clip.” The ammo core release is one of the coolest parts of the gun. Here’s a neat slider switch with a plastic cover: 8. Even the biggest companies scramble to find last minute solutions. either the family mold for orange parts had some leftover space, or the part was molded in orange originally and then the designers didn’t like the assembled result, so they just painted it over. It’s also kind of interesting to note that the plastic bracket for the LEDs is orange plastic, but painted blue. A plastic bracket hides the PCB behind the LEDs. These are rectangular LEDs, exposed directly to the outside to eliminate the need for another light guide. They did this to make the accessory rail PCB look more cohesive with the weapon rail. Since it’s only for powering the LED, this makes sense: you only need 2 pads for power and ground.
So the 6 pads are effectively only 2 conductors. However, when you look closely, the 3 pads on each side are connected with thin copper traces. There appears to be 6 pads on the accessory rail PCB. However, when the sight is attached to the Phoenix LTX’s accessory rail, it gets powered and a green light will reflect onto the crosshairs. The accessory rail is used to attach a pinpoint sight accessory, which is simply a crosshairs graphic on plastic. It needs quite a few pads (8) to allow for all of these functions. The weapon rail is used to attach the Shot Blast accessory, which features two infrared emitters (double the fire power!), as well as a video game attachment for solo play. Here’s a look at one of these switches on a PCB:Īfter dissecting the switch, you can see the silicone rubber cover, conductive pill, and the copper pads: 4. They also take repeated abuse much better than dome switches or tact switches. This type of switch has a soft, bouncing click feel. Trigger & shield activation buttonīehind the large buttons, there are keypad switches similar to those found on the Nintendo controllers we tore down before. When you push on the silicone rubber pad, a conductive pill makes a short circuit between the two copper contact areas on the PCB. Here’s a picture of the outside:Īnd the inside: 3. The receiver dome has 4 red LEDs and 4 IR receivers (so you can get hit from all directions). The laser emitter is actually just an Infrared Red (IR) LED behind a polycarbonate lens: 2.
NERF LAZER TAG PHOENIX LTX TAGGER SERIES
However, the good times didn’t last too long: after a series of unfortunate events, WoW went bankrupt just 2 years later in 1988. It also pulled off a $180 million IPO in June 1986, shortly before introducing Lazer Tag. This hot hardware startup hailed from Fremont, California and got its start making “the world’s first animated talking toy,” Teddy Ruxpin. The Lazer Tag product line was brought to us by Worlds of Wonder (the original WoW), a toy company founded by former Atari employees. Before we get to business today, here’s a little trivia:
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