Build a World's Smallest Electronic Shocker!

This amazing little shocker is very tiny and can be hidden almost anywhere and give someone a surprise shock! It can operated by almost any 1.5v batteries!

So, on this instructable, I will show you how to make shockers that is smaller than a penny!

However, the biggest disadvantage of this shocker is, it is very hard to build, but it may be easy for experienced soldering iron user (like me) to build the shocker...

Please note that I am only 15 years old and I am not very good at grammar so if you find some parts of the instructable confusing, please let me know and I will try fix it.
And excuse me for some of those blurry and hazy picture. I cannot make them better...

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New and improved version!

Build a World's Smallest Electronic Shocker! version 2.5

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Disclaimer: This shocker can be dangerous, it gives out 450 shocking volts, so I am NOT responsible if you or anybody are injured or killed by the shocker, the responsibility is yours...

Step 1 Get the things!!

Hardly anything is needed for this project but the tools...

• "Boots" or "Polaroid" type disposable flash camera (You can use a Kodak camera, but they are harder to work with).
• Some wires (I got mine from broken electronic devices).
• Solder.

And the tools...

• Soldering iron with a micro-tip.
• Desolder pump (it makes everything so much easier, but you could probably get away with out one).
• Flat-head screwdriver.
• Wire strippers.
• Wire cutters.
• Pliers.
• Tweezers or micro pliers (or your hand, but you are more than likely to get a solder burn).

Also, if you don't know how to solder, read this great instructable!

Comments

[pedro120495]

Man, i have one of a new printer whit 9pin and other things, can i make something whit those, can you help me?

[Krb686]

I don't understand how this circuit works. I have seen other shocker circuits recomposed from old disposable flash cameras that are connected in entirely different ways. In your circuit, it looks like flow initially travels into the secondary coil through the 220 Ohm resistor at the center tap, and then into the top through the capacitor and diode. Then, it flows to the base of the transistor which allows current to flow through the primary coil. At this point I'm confused. How does this step up the voltage? Also, how do you have an output of 450V when the diode prevents electricity from travelling in that direction and it sure as hell doesn't travel through that 220 resistor.

[dog digger]

The transistor is making the 1.5v input oscillate, making it square wave. The transformer steps up the oscillated voltage to 450v. The diode rectifies it to half wave DC and the capacitor smooths it out

[hsarode1]

I have a question

As you told it can give out 450 volts so if we give 1.5v power will the shock be less or still 450v.

[dog digger]

it will be 450v

[MiitheWii]

plasmana can you tell me what type of diode you use and if I can use others

[Plasmana]

I think it was F1, I am not too sure... Use an 1N4007 diode instead.

[somebody12345]

i even saw in the picture- it was an f1

[jpoopdog]

what a coincidence, i cant find any in the cmeras but just bought about 500 for another project (it only reqired 1 but the store only sold in bulk), also, and im asking you plasmana, will a 6 pin transformer work, because i cant find a single camera that uses 5 pin transformers, only 3 pins and 6 pins

[dunnos]

I don't know if you still want to know this, but a 6 pin one will work too.

Just analyse the circuit and find out what pins are used for what. My 6 pin transformer had one unused pin.

[somebody12345]

What i did was just put wires where the capacitor used to be- it gives you a pretty nasty little shock. i did this because i kept trying to rebuild this and it just would not wold work for me.

[devmania]

I wanted to know the specification of the transformer , transistor and the diode.

[Sharanga]

To discharge the capacitor safely, you can use a fairly high-value resistor: this will allow a slower discharge and prevent the bright and loud spark. You will also avoid damaging your screwdriver shaft. This is especially important if you are playing around with very large capacitors taken from TVs, etc.

Hold the resistor safely with an insulated tool (be aware of insulation ratings) during the discharge; not with your bare hands. Touch the two wires of the resistor to the two wires of the capacitor, for a couple of seconds. After that, you can short the capacitor wires with a metal rod to ensure that it is fully discharged. Work safely.

[lookwhatjoeysmaking]

what wold hapin if i hooked it up to a 9v battery

[Electronics Man]

The circuit is designed to only handle 1.5 volts ans a 9 volt battery would simply fry the whole thing

[lookwhatjoeysmaking]

darn. thanks

[mikesnyd]

I don't know the difference between these two circuits but they use all the same parts. http://www.instructables.com/id/Camera-Taser-Shocker/ and he uses a nine volt battery. Might decrease the life of the circuit but it works. maybe just ramp it up a bit by adding 1.5V-7V instead. For longevity throw a nine volt on there with a voltage regulator to throw what ever voltage at the transformer you are after.

[techxpert]

I'm 14, good with a soldering iron and bad with grammar to

[tinker234]

so could it knock someone out or what

[Matrix-technician]

OK, so my film capacitor has 203k@400v. is this okay to use?

[lookwhatjoeysmaking]

what wold hapin if  you hook up 2 of them togathor wold it amplafi the volts agin

[techno guy]

Couldn't you do the same thing but bigger if you just cut off the huge capacitor from the original circuit board and touch the contacts where the capacitor used to be?

[techno guy]

I have a shocking bubble gum pack and I'm guessing that it uses a circuit like this one, but I kept shocking myself with it and now I'm immune to it. Is that bad?

[sousa]

Hello Plasmana! Can you tell me the impedance between pin4 and pin5, and pin5 and pin3? Thank you. Good tutorial by the way! Keep it up!

[Plasmana]

Hmm, I don't know the impedance of this transformer because I don't have a impedance meter, but I can tell you the resistance. Pin 3 and 5: Between 270Ω to 330Ω Pin 4 and 5: Between 271Ω to 331Ω

[jpoopdog]

that cant be right, because i have just tested all the transformers i have harvested,
and they all give readings like this

1-2 = 0.7ohm
2-3 no reading
3-4 no reading
4-5= 0.4 ohmand these are readings i get from transtformers that i cut out, not desolder.

[sousa]

Thank you! Regards.

[Plasmana]

No problem!

[joehudy]

wold somthing blow if i used a 9v

[renkun67]

Would it be possible for the shocker to give a smaller input so the pain can be just over "slightly annoying"?

[Shoemakerleve9]

I guess if you ad a resistor in there!??

[rkusı]

It already hurt someone

[pedro120495]

can you show me how to do it whit a kodak becos I can't found anotherone???

[Justdoofus]

Hey, I hope you're still on, Maybe we could get together and talk about this sort of stuff. Heh. I should really be posting this on your Orange board, or PM'ing. I am 15 aswell, I imagine you are probably around 16 now..

[ezaidejas]

So there dont need that big thing! I found only this in my camera other this is not exactly what i see there, they are too tiny... -_- Failed.

[jpoopdog]

this doesnt work, i cut all my components out, though it was time consuming, there was no way anything could have burnt out and still it doesnt work, are you sure pin assingment is the same for all transformers?
also, whats the part number for your transistor

[duckythescientist]

I'm going to add this into a CW multiplier, switch it with a bump switch (spring switch that triggers at high accelerations), put it inside of a ball with the contacts outside, and play catch. My friends are going to hate me. :D

I have made one of these before with your circuit, and it worked very well for me.

[cbarryboy]

ok so I'm actually building a real taser.. one that can with stand a 27V input.. do I just need every thing to be bigger? If so what size resistors?

[T0C]

If you wnat a big and dangerous shocker make it wih a Flyback transformer from an old TV or monitor(Those things make from arround 20Kv to about 75Kv and more so not recomended). But if you want a small one try it with a 555 DC/AC converter. And for the simplest way just use a relay (like shown on the schematic in the pic(the schematic was done at 2:05AM so it's sucky)). (I have tested all of these things and they work perfectly)

P.S. : In these shocker the amperage is the most important thing. If amperages more than 0.03ma(or A i forgot) get to your hear you will be toast... The safestway i have tried is with a relay but it's a little noisy...
P.S2 my english is sucky beacuse i'm from bulgaria and 13

[ElectricMan1]

That really isn't a good idea. That could kill someone or injure them. You could also go to jail or have a million dollar law suit on you. Deffinently not good! Keep it small. If you can build a powerful stungun, you could certainly make a small shocker.