diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
index 448f5e8d018..4b4f271f101 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ effective or pretty fucking useless.
 	origin_tech = "magnets=3;combat=3;syndicate=3"
 
 	var/times_used = 0 //Number of times it's been used.
-	var/max_uses = 2
+	var/max_uses = 5
 
+/obj/item/device/batterer/examine(mob/user)
+	..(user)
+	if(times_used >= max_uses)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The [src] is out of charge.</span>")
+	if(times_used < max_uses)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The [src] has [max_uses-times_used] charges left.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/device/batterer/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/user, flag = 0, emp = 0)
 	if(!user)
@@ -40,15 +46,15 @@ effective or pretty fucking useless.
 
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M in orange(10, user))
 		if(prob(50))
-			M.Weaken(rand(3,6))
+			M.Weaken(rand(4,7))
 			add_logs(M, user, "stunned", src)
 			to_chat(M, "<span class='danger'>You feel a tremendous, paralyzing wave flood your mind.</span>")
 		else
 			to_chat(M, "<span class='danger'>You feel a sudden, electric jolt travel through your head.</span>")
 
 	playsound(loc, 'sound/misc/interference.ogg', 50, 1)
-	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You trigger [src].</span>")
 	times_used++
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You trigger [src]. It has [max_uses-times_used] charges left.</span>")
 	if(times_used >= max_uses)
 		icon_state = "battererburnt"