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JAN 2014

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UP-CLOSE PHAZZER ENFORCER ECD Variety of Cartridges The ambidextrous sliding switches on the side of the frame control the LED white light. The Mossbergstyle sliding switch at the rear of the frame below the sight turns on and off the ECD. When the PhaZZer Enforcer is turned on, a red laser pointer emanates from the top of the frame. from the top of the frame to serve as a laser pointer. The white light does not come on unless separately activated. Without a cartridge in place, the unit can be spark-tested. One pull of the trigger results in a fve-second deployment cycle. That cycle can be immediately stopped, just like the TASER, by turning the device off. The Enforcer can also be used as a drive-stun on the same subject, or another subject, after the cartridge has been fred. The PhaZZer Enforcer and TASER X26 use virtually the same technology; for example, both use a programmable microcontroller. The controls on both are fully digital microchip-operated. The high-volt section of the Phazzer Enforcer also combines the latest pulse and high-volt generation offered by today's electronic suppliers of discrete components like the gas discharge tubes. Wireless Data Port The PhaZZer Enforcer jumps over old hard-wired technology to use wireless, Bluetooth-like technology for their deployment-recordable operation (Data Port Feature) for witness and court required documentation. The Enforcer's wireless digital-information download feature is well worth noting. The Enforcer comes with the Wireless Dataport Unit installed. However, it requires the TC100 Data Port receiver unit, which is ordered separately. When the Enforcer is activated and it is within 10 feet of the computer that has the TC100 installed, a detailed weapon activity report will be automatically transmitted to the TC100. This report shows the unit identifer, time and date of discharge, and number and duration of discharge. Like the original TASER M26 and the X26, the Enforcer fres one cartridge at a time. The Enforcer uses a wide variety of PhaZZer brand cartridges. These include Dart Pro 15 Foot (Yellow); Dart Pro 21 Foot (Lime Green); PepperBall 30 Foot (Red); Rubber Bullet 30 Foot (Black); Paint Ball Marking 30 Foot (Green); Pepper Powder 8 Foot (Pink); and Dart Pro Taining 15 Foot and 25 Foot (Blue). The cost of the PhaZZer brand cartridges is the same as the cost of the TASER cartridges. Heads-up! The colors of the PhaZZer blast doors are different from the colors of the TASER blast doors for similar functions! Yellow means "15 feet" for both devices and Blue means "training" for both devices. However, the 21-foot TASER cartridge has Silver blast doors while the 21-foot PhaZZer cartridge has "I like the simplicity of the device. The device does what it is supposed to do, immobilize." — Sgt. Derick Tyler, Ford County, KS Sheriff's Offce Lime Green doors. On the TASER, Green means 25-foot Extended cartridges, while Green means Paint Ball on the PhaZZer. Neither color-coding is an advantage nor disadvantage—just be sure you know what cartridge you have loaded. Dart Spread The PhaZZer Enforcer is fully microchip operated using the latest in programmable microcontroller technology to produce pulsed energy cycles. The dart spread from the PhaZZer cartridges is slightly less than from the TASER cartridges. 48 LAW and ORDER I January 2014 The PhaZZer Dart Pro cartridge has a probe deployment angle of 3 degrees above and 3 degrees below the red laser. This 6-degree total spread is a bit narrower than the 8-degree spread of the TASER-brand cartridges. The two TASER X26 probes spread out to about 24 inches by 14 feet. In comparison, the Enforcer probes spread out to about 19 inches by 14 feet. There are Pros and Cons to how quickly the darts spread. Too little and the neuromuscular effects are lessened. Too much and one of the darts could either miss the target or strike an unintended area. The PhaZZer brand of cartridges does not have anti-felon identifcation

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