How do stun guns work?

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Can anyone explain how the circuits in a stun gun allow the 9 volt or AA or whatever battery to put out several hundred thousand volts?

2007-03-16 10:36:03 · 3 answers · asked by pilsung_shopper 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

Look here: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/stun-gun.htm

2007-03-16 10:43:29 · answer #1 · answered by Maniac8275 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Hi. They use a step up transformer. The voltage is high but the current is low. Other wise they would be called "kill guns".

2007-03-16 19:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

electricity. and the over the counter ones don't work as well as you would like them to.

2007-03-16 17:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by lucifer d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋