[sci.electronics] Stun Guns

arie@extro (Markus Arie) (03/01/90)

From article <2037@qip.UUCP>, by bobm@qip.UUCP (Bob Maccione):
> Has anyone seen schematics on handheld stun guns / "phasors" ? 
> the kind that knock the crap out of anyone sad enough to come
> between the two electrodes.     
> 
> 
> 
> thanks
> 
> bob 

Radio Electronics ran an article complete with schematics about two years
ago.

Arie  VE3JLM / 4X6JO     Computer Design Engineer, University of Sydney.

akcs.mine@vpnet.chi.il.us (rob narloch) (10/26/90)

Ok Mike,
I've built one that can give you a nasty zap.  3 main parts to it...
first, build or find a circuit for an oscillator.  2 complemtary
transistors hooked up together with a capacitor and potentiometer should
do it <forgot the name for that kind of set up>.  Next, feed the output
into a small audio transformer so it steps up the voltage.  then on the
end of that have a row of capacitors and diodes for a voltage multiplier.
 To get maximum output, tune the potentiometer.  Just do some research
and you should be able to get decent voltage.  Hope this helps...
MINE

richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) (10/26/90)

>Does anyone have access to a copy of some schematics for a low power
>stun gun? I'm new at the electronics game and I thought this world be
>an interesting project to build; or if there is anyone who might be
>able to give me a better idea of how they step up 9-VDC to be such a
>powerfull shock. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

There was an article in the October '81 issue of Radio Electronics that
showed how to build a "Simple Tesla Coil" from a flyback transformer and
a couple of 2N3055's, that might be what you're looking for.


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Richard Foulk		richard@pegasus.com

vovut@prism.cs.orst.edu (10/29/90)

  This sounds like a neat project.  I would like to know about this, too.

  Does Radio Electronics sell back issues?


  vovut@prism.cs.orst.edu

kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent.Dalton) (10/31/90)

"The Electronic Dazer", from Hands-on Electronics 11/87 seems to be
exactly what you're looking for. It's a real straight forward project:
basically two transistors and a simple voltage multiplier circuit.

At the end of the article they have an address where you can order a kit
with all the parts, etc. The part list is so small, though, I'll bet you
could scrounge the parts up really easily.

 
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