2006-10-28 05:05:17 · 8 answers · asked by gideongeo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I'm not 100% sure if this is the exact technology used in a stun gun... but one method of DC-to-DC up-conversion is a "boost regulator." It's been a while since I took the course where we covered the details (meaning I don't remember the details well enough to explain them myself), so I'll link you to the class notes we used for it. Otherwise, Google "boost regulator" or "dc to dc conversion".
2006-10-28 05:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It uses the principle of a transformer - there are two coils in a transformer wound around a soft iron core. The primary coil in this case would consist of a few, say 100, turns and the secondary coil would consist of hundreds of thousands, to make the leap from 9 volts to 15,000 volts. When a 9 volt supply is connected to the primary coil, it produces a charge proportional to the ratio of the number of turns of wire in the secondary coil, which is then discharged through appropriate means to stun. However, there is a catch - you cannot create matter out of nothing - meaning that though you get 15,000 volts of electricity just by winding wires, the current (amperage in the secondary coil will be very low. You lose something to get something.
2006-10-29 00:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by RaviAsrani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stun Gun Transformer
2016-12-16 10:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The voltage increase is proportional to the primary (voltage in) and the secondary (voltage out) of the transformer. The power (watts) remains the same - this is primarily why this tremendous amount of voltage is incapacitating, but not lethal.
For instance, if I were to pulse 9 volts into a transformer with a ratio of 1:3000, I would have an output of approx. 27,000 volts !
If the total input current was 0.2 amps, the output current would be approx. 0.06 mA or 60 uA - the voltage would certainly get your attention, but the amperage would not be lethal.
2006-10-28 06:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-30 01:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Krishna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More like 750,000 to a Million volts...
Not a problem...
Simple transformer coil wire ratio...
2006-10-28 05:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One heck of a step-up transformer!
2006-10-28 05:14:20 · answer #7 · answered by Jim P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/hv/stungun/stungun.html
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/181/48/
2nd one is easy to make... be sure to use it with care
2006-10-28 05:10:15 · answer #8 · answered by here to answer all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋