Build a World's Smallest Electronic Shocker!

Step 2 Slaughter the camera!

Now this is going to be a fairly dangerous part, open up the camera and get the circuit out safely without getting shocked by the capacitor...

First, pry open the camera's case apart with a flat-head screwdriver or just use your hands if you like, but you are more likely to get shocked by the capacitor.
After you taken the camera's case off, discharge the capacitor with a insulated screw driver, and you may get a big loud spark, and after that, the capacitor is discharged... (Use a screwdriver you hate so much, because a fully charged capacitor will leave a scar on the metal part of the screwdriver!)

Also, if you don't want to risk getting a shock from the capacitor, Gjdj3 recommends you to wear gloves, even the thin one will help he said.

Great! You had done the dangerous step on this instructable!

Comments

[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.

[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..

[brooklynlord]

I have a few questions:

First, what is the exact model of the camera that you used in the pictures?

Second, how many milliamps does the shocker put out?

[Plasmana]

Umm, the camera is boots brand, they come in diffrent colours.

I am not too sure, I say about 10mA.

[brooklynlord]

I thought 10 mA can kill you.

[brooklynlord]

I'm going to add another question:

Can a 130 mA 1.2 volt battery drive this? or a 300mA?

[Plasmana]

Yes.

[brooklynlord]

Should i go with 2.4 volts 130mA or 1.2 volts 260 mA?

[Plasmana]

Depending how much voltage you want coming out of the shocker, however, if you are going to run it at 2.4v, I suggest you run it for short periods of time as the shocker can overheat.

[brooklynlord]

If you want more pain from the shocker, do you increase the Voltage or Amperage?

What happens if you put a high current low voltage through the circuit?

[brooklynlord]

Also, have you tried the shocker with more than one battery?

[Plasmana]

Yes, the highest voltage I gave the shocker was 9v, it works for a few seconds generating around 1.2Kv, then the transistor exploded... :O