Introduction: My 330V 78Joule Coilgun
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About: “Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.” Nikola Tesla
I built this for a school project faire. It has slots for different size coils so I am not limited to one barrel. It has a custom built control box with: Power, HV in, 2 switches to control which capacitor bank to charge, and a firing switch... As you can see I also made the power supply too. I bought the metal case at fry's electronics down in burbank, CA. It has a power indicator and charge indicator LED to tell when the capacitors have reached maximum charge. It takes about 30seconds for one bank to charge. Each capacitor bank consists of 6 330VDC 120uF flash capacitors.
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12 Comments
11 years ago on Introduction
will somebody get this dude a silicon controlled rectifier
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
lol :P
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
i dont get it
11 years ago on Introduction
very cool. check mine i just made one
11 years ago on Introduction
"sparky" can be charged with a camera circuit as long as you hook it up to a voltmeter to make sure it doesn't overcharge.
12 years ago on Introduction
lol. same handwritting as mine. however you could have used acrylic sheets for more aesthetic view. nice control panel awsome. a better work could have been done with your coil. what type of wire did you use
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
the one that's on it now is 30AWG
12 years ago on Introduction
what is in the power supply? is it a camera flash charger?
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Yes it is. Its all I had at the time.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
cool.
12 years ago on Introduction
Very cool!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Thank you!