How to build a taser for free

This is a very easy, very fast and not to mention FREE way to build a "taser".

Step 1: Parts

Parts:

- Disposable Camera - You can get a free*, used disposable camera anywhere film is developed

Optional:

- Soldering Iron
- Copper wire
- Electrical tape

*I've gotten all of mine for free, but I've heard of other people spending up to a quarter for each camera.

Comments

[messmaker]

that doesnt just give u a tingle that thing is deadly. i tried it on my mate and he was on the floor for 5 minutes. like his joints were soldered together.dont try this on ur self. it is seriously deadly with a 1.5v battery (AA) 9v battery... screw that myspace.com/timmywazere

[aldude999]

1.5 Volts or even 9 Volts aren't going to hurt you. In fact, electricity wont even flow through you! You can get some sparks from touching it on metal, but it is completely harmless.

[adamnsmith]

where can you get a "FREE(=" disposable camera i cant find any

[mykiscool]

Costco film department.

[O_Kodama]

Walgreens could work, in the past I used Walmart to get what I needed just by going to the camera section and asking for the used disposable cameras. This only worked for me at one store, the rest of the locations told me I couldn't have them. Good luck!

[charchar97]

i think that you can ask around at like walgreens and places like that unno

[tswannell]

hey could u or someone show me a simplised circut like so u dont have to go buy a 15 dollar camera to make this cause i got a capaciter and a battery and some wire and some other stuff

[mykiscool]

Get them free from costco film department.

[mrwaffles2]

Wow I built one of these after doing a little research and I must say they work great! Even though I am (defiantly) below the age where I can legally buy a taser I am guessing that this is almost as good.

[Shawster BG]

I havn't tried it yet. Though it would obviously work, I havn't been able to find a ***FREE*** disposable camera.

[Aron313]

Buy a compacitor form radio shack instead.

[andy_the_circut_man]

a while back you said u couldn't find any free camera's, i went to walgreens, and asked for disposible camera's with no film, or that they took the film out of , just say your going to recycle them, and u can get some, i got 18 free with my first try, go about once a week, although i had 18, only 5 actually worked for making tasers with, and only the kodak ones, but if you press the flash button before u even open it, and hear it charge, that's a good idea that it will work. just dont take forever soddering something, because it messes up the board, and all it will be good for then is getting the battery out. :-) cheers!

[Aaamazzara]

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[Aron313]

Haha if you dont want it to spark you can use your finger.

[ryan289]

u can make these without even taking them apart

[Aron313]

Make an instructable on it!

[hellstudios]

ummm.....HOW?

[ryan289]

i use to do it all the time let me experiment and see if i can remember

[tubbychick3n]

are you talking about just breaking the flash bulb out and soldering wires onto those contacts? because a few comments up, someone was talking about that.

[ryan289]

no when u take the paper off of it there are 2 holes on the bottom and i know you stick a paper clip in each one

[hyunwoolim]

man that is soooo cooool an electric camera! i should add that on my prank list.

[superduperdrew]

so it's a bad idea...

[superduperdrew]

dude, those really hurt...

[tubbychick3n]

oh, well i guess that works too.

[Tobor 2.0]

your kidding me right. I disabled a dis. camera with the same data board to make an E.M.P. generator and i got shocked by it. it didn't hurt at all!

[Aron313]

Buy a bigger compacitor for radio shack!

[geckomage]

an e.m.p you say? you can make small range ones with capacitors and coils of wire. but true e.m.p's with any range require a large amount of capacitance, at a high voltage, and call for a coil to be suspended inside a metal tube. then at the moment of discharging the charge through the coil an explosion must take place. at one end of the tube. thrusting the coil down on the tube one turn at a time in rapid succession, creating a short circuit and forcing the magnetic wave of energy into a smaller and smaller space. compressing it. until the last coil touches and it explodes from said device carrying a large amount of energy and covering a fair distance. transferring its energy magnetically to wires and components in electronical devices (most of them are shielded so any real damage would take a lot of energy) causing voltages that are too high and currents to flow wrong ways. destroying said devices :3 you might be able to get it to knock out those little pocket games you can get at target though :D

[Tobor 2.0]

I didn't say it worked I was prototyping an E.M.P., honestly people stop jumping to conclusions

[ToddisI]

i think ill just go to radio shack and buy a compacitor... and a double A holder

[Aron313]

Haha thats what i did!

[hellwarrior]

The proper way to discharge these capacitors is to create a little jig out of 100k thru hole resistor. Take a pair of INSULATED needle nose pliers and bend the leads down like you were going to put them thru a pcb. Next step is to match up the polarity of the leads. The longer lead is the positive on the resistor. The capacitor should be marked on the can. Next holding the resistor gently with the pliers carefully touch the leads of resistor to the leads of the capacitor and keep them their for about 15 seconds or until your comfortable. You will know it works if the resistor is hot. I have found it helps to do this with the camera partially dissassembled in a panavise junior. This way you can concentrate on just keeping your hand from shaking the first time you do this! Sparking the cap with a screw driver while pretty and cool is very bad for the capacitor. Not to meantion you could hurt yourself or fuse the screwdriver to the lead on the capacitor! Hope this helps!

[acrane4]

I knew to discharge it so I did and it scared the living daylights out of me it sounded like an m-80 firecracker going off.

[Ben Mighall]

How do you increase the power of this?

[tswannell]

im a bit late but all u do is get a bigger capacitor the long brown thing that looks like a mini battery and u might need a bigger battery but be warned dont go anything doubled the size cause u will put holes in meta we put a hole clear through a blade on scissors

[dliang]

I was taking this apart and got shocked. Ow.

[adamnsmith]

well no duh of course you'll get shocked

[O_Kodama]

If you go ahead and discharge the capacitor by touching the pos and neg end with a screwdriver then you shouldn't, Just play safe kids.

[assassin867]

Me too. :(

[lolcat360]

Hook it up to Kipkay's "TickleBox"... that would be AWESOME.

[charchar97]

oh yea