*TASER® X26C™ and SELF DEFENSE TASER® C2™ INFO
Poppajohn answers your questions about TASER® Devices

Poppajohn will try to tell you what he knows about TASER® (Thomas A. Swift's electronic rifle) Devices in something like a succinct manner.

To begin with there are two types of stun weapons available today. Number one is the traditional stun gun with two portruding electrodes (positive and negative) which set up an electrical circuit between the two electrodes so that current will pass between them when the stun gun is activated. more about electricity.The early models are typically powered by nine volt alkaline batteries or for most of the later models three volt lithium camera batteries which allows them to be constructed on a smaller frame. Conventional stun systems primarily effect the sensory nervous system. Something like static on the communication lines between the brain and the body, stun systems interfere with the human command and control systems. The effect is the muscles contract and relax at a very high rate causing the muscles to become fatigued through blood sugar depletion by causing it to be converted to lactic acid. However, a small percentage of people with very high tolerance for electrical stimulation can fight through the effect of these 7-14 Watt systems, more about how stun guns work.

TASER® Devices, precisely the M26C™ the X26C™ and the Self Defense TASER® C2™ weapons are much more aggressive than traditional stun guns because you need not wait until your assailant or would be assailant is close enough to touch before you take counter measures. Taser Weapons fire their electrode probes out to a distance of 15 feet (civilian) or as much as 35 feet (law enforcement) at an initial velocity of 135 feet per second which attach to the aggressor and send current through wires to the probes which sets up a current flow (circuit) between them. These probes normally are placed much wider apart than a stun guns electrodes which serves to make them more effective. TASER® weapons also use a more powerful 18 to 26 Watt electrical signal (known as EMD Electro Muscular Disruption or NMI Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation) which can completely override the central nervous system and directly control the skeletal muscles. The electrical signal transmits throughout the area where the probes make contact with the body or clothing quickly resulting in the attacker losing neuromuscular control and the ability to perform any co-ordinated actions. It is possible for the transmitted energy to penetrate as much as two cumulative inches of clothing or one inch per probe. Another good thing is TASER® Devices do not rely on huge voltage to get the job done they only use 50,000 volts as opposed to the million or two with the highest powered stun guns. Properly neutralizing an aggressive assailant depends on utilizing an automatic timing mechanism to apply the electric charge which results in a Shaped Pulse™ electrical charge. This technology that is a sophisticated pulse wave which utilizes a high voltage leading edge to penetrate barriers such as clothing around the body followed by a lower voltage stimulation pulse to cause the Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation. The TASER® Devices release the electric current in a preset time sequence (initially seven seconds followed by a number of 1.8 second breaks for a total time of about 30 seconds in each cycle).This cycle ensures that the nervous system of the target ain't gonna recover sufficiently enough to allow him to remove the probes. The following bursts disrupt the process of the mook's regaining equilibrium of his nervous system. While the would be perp is disabled and the taser is still delivering follow-on bursts, youR lady can place the device on the ground and escape. Yeah, she should SCOOT. Mooks are just generally (not nice people) you don't want her to be there when he recovers. Just a copy of the police report will get your TASER® unit replaced.

The TASER® Air Cartridge is a replaceable module that is easily affixed to the front of either the M or X Series TASER® Models. The Self Defense TASER® C2™ uses a similar cartridge which is optimized for and fits only the TASER® C2™ Models. By firing the electrodes out from the TASER® Device it allows for the engagement of targets at ranges up to 15 feet. The electrodes are fired using a blast of compressed nitrogen for a propulsion system, the cartridges incorporate the high voltage insulated TASER® wire connected to two bi-metal probes, and TASER® AFID serialization.

The TASER® Anti-Felon Identification (AFID) is a system which attempts to identify the user of the taser for each firing. Thereby possibly detering misuse of TASER® devices through enhanced accountability. The AFID includes the bar-coded ID of each and every SELF DEFENSE TASER® C2™ cartridge or TASER® X26C™ Cartridge and disperses numerous confetti-like ID tags upon activation (when the cartridge is fired). Thus allowing for tracing the buyer of the cartridge.

Laser Sight Integration is available for the SELF DEFENSE TASER® C2™ a microprocessor controls laser illumination for the laser sighting on the Self Defense TASER® C2™ when the safety switch is activated. The TASER® X26C™ is equipped with low intensity Integrated Laser sighting.

Power for the self defense TASER® C2™ is provided by an integrated power source with lithium battery cells and a solid-state memory module which tracks power consumption, power levels remaining, and allows for software updates to be distributed by incorporating them into replacement batteries.

The TASER® X26C™ utilizes a Digital Power Magazine (DPM) which incorporates lithium power cells in a single unit. The DPM memory also contains specific information of energy cell performance and life expectancy for the energy cell pack at various temperatures and for various loads.

The Taser® M26C® utilizes a Lithium Battery Pack with replaceable recgargeable batteries.

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