having worked with tasers before, I would ask, sorry for this :lol: , "what do you want one for?"
. They are very complex bits of kit. They are illegal, yes, even in America. The type of taser you want to build is especially dangerous, firing fishing hooks into people is not the 'cleverest' idea now is it?
Enough finger wagging from me.
There are plenty of technical issues as well. If it's the challange your after, it's a great one, but for f*cks sake don't try it on any living thing.
OK, certainly enough finger wagging now... :lol:
Shooting darts is a quite complex engineering challenge. On a technical note, applying a potential across BP does NOT cause it to ignite. If you have no experience on using pyrotechnic devices I suggest you don't go down that path. Zach, you truely are terrible
! Compressed gas is a pretty good path to go down, springs are ok IF, you can get them to work.
As for the taser end, you really do need to be carful, Any Freshman, who ever that is (maybe you meen Amy??, only kidding :lol: ), seems to be under a common misconseption. The reverse emf caused by a magnitic field collapsing can deliver very large instantanious currents. Other than 100,000V being a numerical milestone, I can't see any reason to make a taser that powerful. You need to make sure you limit the current your device is capable of delivering.