T238 Nano Traser

[Cannonfodder]

The Nano tracer, as the name suggests, is the smallest traser unit made by T238 measuring 23mm by 53mm, making it roughly the size of a C cell battery and perfect for pistols and SMGs. Retailing at £30 I wanted to see if it's as good a bargain as it seems.

 

It comes boxed with a very short charging cable and an adapter to fit 11mm pistol muzzle which brings us to me making a boo boo. The traser unit has reverse threads and after checking the fit of the adapter I accidentally tried to remove it turning it the wrong way with a pair of pliers for extra grip. I didn't put much pressure on it and the whole 11mm threads snapped off. This is 100% my fault but does make me question the quality of the metal used for it to break so easily. Fortunately I was able to get the thing off and fitted it to my MP5K. It has shake to wake with a cut off after 20 minutes of not moving. Oh  and it also works with red traser bbs.

 

In both testing and use in game yesterday in worked flawlessly with every bb being lit up brightly making it easy to adjust for any second shots

 

Now the negatives. First there's the question of the strength of the adapter mentioned earlier. Next is the front and back end caps are both made of a frosted colourless plastic so every time the traser goes off the whole area around you is bathed in a blue light. I ended up covering them with gorilla tape to block it out but in the future I might take it apart and paint those bits. The last minus point is another small one. There's no master on/off switch so while travelling to and from site every time the traser unit moves it's switching itself on. Not a big problem but something to bear in mind.

 

All in all I'd say it's a good piece of kit and at half the price of a Brighter C traser an option for those on a tighter budget

 

7/10 for now. If it does decide to play up I'll post it here

[Austeyr]

My brain automatically read that as "Taser" instead of "Traser" and I thought bloody hell that'll get 'em to call their hits ?

[Cannonfodder]

Update:

 

After putting several hundred rounds though the traser I forgot to charge it for last months game so didn't use it. I tried charging it for yesterday's game only to find it's stopped working so I've got to drop that score to 1/10.