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Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:28 pm

Hey guys just a product heads up for a high voltage spark source.
These days I notice Amazon won't ship cheap stunguns to areas even adjacent to areas with stungun restrictions, but I got mine under $6 this is cheaper, they go by a lot of names but look the same. It work's great will runs on an source 3-6v so 2 AAAs or a 3 volt lithium works fine.

The two I got have a spark gap around 0.5" so I think they actually around 40kv. Anyway I'm off to make create some bad ideas with this

DC 3v-6v to 400kV High Voltage Transformer, DC Boost Step-up Power Module High-Voltage Generator
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Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:15 am

I used this coil in my cannon, but for a number of reasons I did not like it.
I think, now I found a better solution: an electric bbq lighter. It has good and silent spark, built-in button and even little battery! And it costs around 7$.
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